LIVING IN GRATITUDE

I do a lot of reading. I like books and I now love my kindle. But with all the reading that I do I just realized that I often put things I read to the test. It is often not enough that the writer has sound reasoning or describes things really well. No matter what they have seen I want to prove for myself. I am not suggesting that this is the behavior one should have. But I share this because I have just had some new experiences that I have read about for years, but have recently seen come to fruition.

Often on shows like Oprah, in books by Wayne Dyer, we hear about living in gratitude and the joy it can bring and the changes that occur when you are really grateful. For the past several months I have been intentionally focused on how grateful I am, not just for things (even though I include things) but for people, situations, health, relationships, everyday happenings, etc. The results of my focused gratitude is an enlarged experience of all things for which I am grateful. Improved relationships, better health, less tension, new ideas to help create more of what I want. All these things because of less criticizing, less attitude about what was happening, and my determination not to bring complaints into any situation I was experiencing.

I write this encouraging you to try this path for yourself. Take one 24 hour period and watch how often you are critical or complain about something. LESS COMPLAINING = LESS REASON TO COMPLAIN. Now isn't that amazing! When we move to a position of purposeful gratefulness, life changes. The more we live in gratitude the more we experience things differently. Try it!

Peace!