Theme: Gratitude and happiness

Joana and her friendships

Once upon a time there was a girl called Joana. One day she met a friend and they started hanging out together.

That friend was the Complaint, who always expressed her opinion, even if it was unpleasant. All the time she pointed out what she didn't like, criticizing things, without caring about anything.

Joana soon got used to the way of Complaint and soon they were acting the same.

Joana was even pleased to be like that. She and her best friend Complain complained about everything.

But it turns out that, when they were already very close, the Complaint presented Joana to another friend, Sadness. Joana did not like this new friendship very much, as she felt badly close to her, but Complain insisted on having Sadness close by, explaining that they were old companions.

As Joana did not want to be without the Complaint, she started to have to walk with Sadness too, up and down.

Joana and her best friend Complaint continued to complain about everything:

"How boring is to have to go to school!"

“Do you only have that for lunch? I don't want to eat any of this!”

"All my clothes are ugly."

“I didn't like this gift! I would rather win a good cellphone!”

And after the two complained, came Sadness and confirmed:

"For sure! Everything is bad in your life, Joana! There's no way! Nothing is going to work!”

This made Joana feel very bad, believed in Sadness and becoming increasingly unhappy.

The permanence of Sadness with the girl was very unpleasant and it got bigger and bigger. Joana no longer saw grace in anything.

But one day Joana got tired of so much sadness and decided to end that situation. She decided to end her friendship with the Complaint and strive for staying away from her.

Joana decided to look for another company and found a new friend, very nice, very different from the previous one, called Gratitude.

With Gratitude, Joana learned new things. She came to realize how much good she had. With her new company, Joana keeps saying:

"I'm glad I have a house, I have a school, I'm healthy, I have a   family!"

"What a tasty food, which ends up my hunger and makes me feel  good!"

"How good it is that I have a clean and comfortable bed to sleep in!"

"Thank you, mom! Thank you, Dad! Thank you dear god!"

After a while, when the girl was already getting accustomed to hang out with Gratitude, she introduced her to a very dear friend and said that they were very close. Her name was Happiness.

Joana really enjoyed getting to know Happiness. She felt very well on her side.

Happiness keeps saying things like this:

“You are very blessed. You are very cared for and loved.”

"Everything will be fine, you have a lot of resources."

"This is not such a big problem, if this is not good, many other things are."

"Your life is great."

Joana realized that now she has chosen the right companies. When the Complaint wanted to approach, she pushed her away with energy and immediately called on Gratitude to be on her side.

And that's how Joana was always very happy. 

Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com

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