Attitude of Gratitude

How to Live Every Day with an Attitude of Gratitude

Below are some great ideas to use every day. As this site grows, I will explore each of the following in more detail. Check back or subscribe to this site to know when new information has been added

• Say thanks every day for the big things in your life and, more importantly, all the seemingly little things. This will help to keep your mind in a positive place and help to keep you away from focusing on the negatives or the things out of your control. Work within your circle of influence and don't become over burdened with the things out of your control.
• Intention is one of the most powerful tools we have. Make your intentions very clear and renew them often. They provide the road map through our life. Take time every day to really acknowledge what your true intentions are.
• Prayer is also one of the most powerful tools in our life. It is a quiet time where you commune at your deepest soul level with your higher self and powers beyond yourself. Around our world people pray in different ways, find what feels right for you. If you don't like the word 'prayer' give it a word that makes sense for you. Prayer provides us with strength, hope and faith and it is a way to renew your intentions. Make prayer a part of every one of your days.
• Meditation is an amazing tool of renewal. It is a quiet time during your waking hours. Click here to read more about the many benefits of meditation and guidance on how to meditate.
• Letting Go is something we all need to do.  Remembering how to do this gracefully will help to keep us in a great healthy space.
  
• EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique is a wonderfully simple tool that can be used at any time to help you get back to a good state of mind. It makes use of tapping on acupressure points while in an emotional state and using constructive self talk.
• Hooponopono (ho-o-po-no-po-no) is a Hawaiian word meaning 'to put right'. I learned this simple technique several years ago and have found it to be a wonderful mantra to calm my mind and to bring love and healing into any situation.
• The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is something that I refer to constantly in my life. These 4 agreements are beautifully written and adhering to them can only help that attitude of gratitude to flourish within you.
• Social media detox is the idea of doing a fast from social media. TV, Internet, newspapers, radio, magazines, etc. can fill our brains with unhealthy information that can then affect our thought patterns, decision making processes and attitudes. Just as you would do diet cleanses throughout the year why not also incorporate social media detoxes throughout the year?
• Be mindful of vocabulary that you choose to use - both spoken and unspoken (in your thoughts). Language is extremely powerful. Consciously choose your words and phrases carefully. Replace harsh, mean, prejudiced or cutting words and phrases with kinder vocabulary. The English language is amazing in that there are a million ways to say the same thing. Get your meaning across without doing any harm.
• Use the words of others. People have been expressing sentiments since the beginning of time. Quote others who have said beautiful things in very inspiring ways. Integrate their words into your own life.

I use positive quotes all the time in my life. They emphasize wonderful thoughts that help me to stay focused on having an attitude of gratitude. I have quotes written in all my journals, up on the walls in our home and all over this website.

As this site grows I will share my entire collection of quotes with you. Here is one that I love, a beautiful reminder; (Read this twice. If you forget the words, remember the essence)

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we subconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."   -Marianne Williamson

Do your very best to maintain an attitude of gratitude, make an effort to be that happy and balanced person that you were meant to be. You deserve to be that person and everyone around you deserves to be in the company of that person!