Let us thank ALLAH, For the things that we have, for the caring people around us, for the friends that we have, for the Paryers that are heard, For the prayers that are not, for the wishes which are fulfilled, for the wishes that are not. For He knows what should be given, and what should not be. He is aware of everything, surely we are not. Some lovely things are lost, some lovely people are gone, Some dreams are broken, shattered and sometimes we’re left alone. All of them are countable, All of them are few. His blessings neither countable, Nor are they few, So, why shouldn’t we thank HIM to our level best, through our words and our actions ? He is kind and merciful. Prostrate to Allah , He knows you better than you.
We should definitely remember to thank Allah for all his blessings....don't be ungrateful even for the smallest things. Sometimes when I'm upset or angry about petty little things I take a step back and think about all the wonderful things Allah has given me and I don't just mean material things like a home but more importantly the ability to see, to hear to smell to touch to breathe. I thank Allah for my parents, siblings, husband, children....education, job, food etc...etc...there is so much to thank Allah for...if you think about it we are truly lucky.
But along with thanking Allah I believe that we should also ask for forgiveness!! Asking for forgiveness is just as important as thanking Allah for his blessings upon us.
I just want to make myself a better person by that I mean…I want to have good intentions for others, have good and pure thoughts, want good for other people even those people whom i don't get along with...i'm not perfect...sometimes i can get jealous, competitive etc...i want to make myself a better person and rise above all this. I want to make my daughter a good honest, caring, considerate woman who worships Allah and is a good muslim.
I've said some bad things, done some bad things and thought some really bad things and even though it may not affect anyone, it affects me and makes me ashamed of myself. So i even ask Allah to forgive me for the bad things that sometimes cross my mind even though no-one, no-one knows about them...but i know about them and that's enough.
I agree, there's always something to be thankful for, always someone who's worse off than you, Allah has bestowed many blessings on us and the least we can do is be thankful.