Practice Gratitude & Initiate Blessings

 

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9

As a human being, it is our obligation to be thankful and grateful for all the things we have. Do not wait until you hit the lottery or find your soul mate to initiate gratitude. We are surrounded by things to be grateful for from the moment we wake up.

There are millions of benefits of gratitude. You must observe that people who are practicing gratitude in their daily lives are the happiest persons on earth. Gratitude and thankfulness provoke positive feelings and emotions inside you.

According to researchers, people have concluded that gratitude strengthens our immune system and makes our heart stronger as well.

Research by UC Davis psychologist Robert Emmons, author of Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier, shows that simply keeping a gratitude journal—regularly writing brief reflections on moments for which we’re thankful—can significantly increase well-being and life satisfaction.

Never underestimate the power of thankfulness and gratitude. They have the power to turn struggles into blessings.

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." Author-Melody Beattie

My Gratitude story:
When I began to hear about the law of attraction and how "You bring about what you think about", I was hooked.  The problem I had was that I didn't know how to get started and make it work for me.  How do you change the way you think?  I eventually figured out that what I allowed to enter my mind affected my thoughts and feelings on a daily basis.  So, I started to feed my mind Joel Osteen sermons.  I listened to them in the morning while I got ready, on my way to work, on my lunch break and any time I was on the road.  I found one sermon about confidence and I felt that I lacked confidence at work.  I listened to that sermon every single morning before I walked into work.  Two years in a row I was the employee of the year and I know I owe it all to changing my mindset by imprinting the right messages into my thoughts.  There is power in repetition.  See what other tools I used to imbed powerful thoughts here. 

Put Positive on AutoPilot!

If you need to improve your life, follow these tips and tricks.

1.   If you want to say thanks to someone you adore but do not have the courage to say it to their face, simply write an old fashioned thank you note.

2.   Make a gratitude calendar. Write one thing which you are grateful for and put it on the calendar. Practice it every day.

3.   Try to find out happiness in small things around you. A simple hot shower is truly a blessing because not everyone can afford that luxury. Think of it as a blessing of god and be grateful.

4.   Look in the mirror and say, "I appreciate you," or, "I'm thankful for you."

5.   Share positive posts and pictures on social media and try to spread the sense of gratitude all around you.

6.   Appreciate yourself. Appreciate whoever you are. Embrace all your flaws and say thank you to yourself for surviving all this time.

7.   Donate your money or more importantly your TIME to a charity or support a noble cause.

8.   Call or visit your parents and siblings and tell them how grateful you are due to their presence in your life.

These are just a few ways to show your gratitude and thankfulness. Come up with your own ideas as well and together we can make this world a better place.here