“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
