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Archive for gratitude – Page 2

Why Is Gratitude So Important?

By Arlene
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

By Caroline Nettle

Gratitude is a state of mind that comes from really appreciating what you have already and being thankful for it. If you can truly look at your life and everything in it and be grateful, you are much more likely to be content, and to attract more of the same to yourself in the future.

If you are someone who has spent a long time being miserable, or envious, or sad, or grieving, or jealous, gratitude can be very difficult to find. Perhaps you grew up in a household filled with hatred, illness, bitterness or quarrels, and so your default position is far removed from grateful and content. When you have been conditioned to think that any of the above is normal, it can be very challenging to change your beliefs Read More→

Categories : Spirituality
Tags : change, grateful, gratefulness, gratitude, growth, learn, love, Personal Growth, spiritual growth

There Is A Gift To Be Found In The Contrast: Ask And You Shall Receive It

By Arlene
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

By Maria Erving

Experiencing something difficult in your life? Feeling rejected (even from God), fearful, isolated, sadness; all those feelings cause us to ask for the opposite!

But instead of looking at the asked, most people still dwell in contrast, while it’s just as easy to think “Wow! There’s a gift here, and I’m going to find it. The opposite of this experience is available to me.”

I have felt all those feelings I mentioned many times over in my past, so I’m not just voicing an opinion with this article. I really know how it feels to have been through tough times and that’s why I’m encouraging you now to see what has worked for me. My heartfelt desire is to encourage, and plant a seed of hope in others. Read More→

Categories : Spirituality
Tags : contrast, energy awareness, faith, focus, gift, gratitude, happiness, law of attraction, Mind Power, trust

Be Thankful! You’ve Already Arrived

By Arlene
Thursday, November 25th, 2010

By Renee Barnow

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I’ve written about it before, when my mother was going through a difficult transition. This year, I’m taking the opportunity to examine more deeply whether I’m doing what I’ve been put here for, my purpose and my blessing. I’m thankful for the opportunity to step back and reflect. The opportunity to express gratitude changes my entire outlook on life’s happenings and my entire sense of appreciation for who I am.

Recently, I crossed paths with a man I’d met briefly only once before. He said, “Thank you, Renee. You’ve helped me already and don’t even realize it. I read your website, and saw Read More→

Categories : Spirituality
Tags : business coaching, business consulting, gratitude, thankful, thanksgiving

Yes! Gratitude Helps

By Arlene
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

By Dr. Angel R. Adams and Dr Patricia Papciak

In my last article, I wrote about Dr Emmons’ cutting edge research on the nature of gratitude. He defines gratitude as: “A virtue and an emotion – a knowing awareness that we are the recipients of goodness”. His view is that gratitude is the best approach to life. Now let’s continue to Dr Emmons’ next 5 outstanding prescriptions for the basic practice of gratitude.

Use visual reminders. Keep an affirmation on your wall about what you do have so you see it upon rising. Keep another one on your refrigerator so you see it when you make breakfast. This can start you on the right foot and you could help the mood of your family members as they get up. It is not hard to imagine what the mood will be like when the morning commences with complaining and nagging. Even if you are thinking negatively, don’t say it out loud. Instead, look for a solution and start role modeling a positive stance through your words and actions. Read More→

Categories : Personal Growth
Tags : gratitude

Gratitude Meditation with Deepak Chopra

By Arlene
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

The word meditation comes from the Latin meditatio, which originally indicated every type of physical or intellectual exercise, then later evolved into the more specific meaning “contemplation.” In this guided meditation, we listen to Deepak Chopra soothing voice, encouraging us to remember all the people and things in our life for which we feel grateful.

Categories : Miscellaneous, Spirituality
Tags : deepak chopra, gratitude, guided meditation
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