Practice Gratitude to Improve Your Life Today
As I swooshed down the Zoom Flume water slide at Shipwreck Island, my two-year-old son Gareth yelling "Fun! Weeee!" from his spot on my lap, I felt pure jubilation. The sun kissed my skin, water splashed up around me and the breeze carried a salt tang from the ocean mingled with the scent of sun screen. I could taste joy as it tingled in every cell of my being.
To experience joy is our purpose in life. If you want to know if you're going in the right direction in life, follow happiness, do what feels good to you. And when you feel joy and happiness, whether you go searching for it or stumble upon it inadvertently, savor it. Like attracts like. Joy multiplies quickly if given attention.
Next comes gratitude. Be grateful for the things that bring you joy! If you feel joy, follow it immediately with gratitude. Joy is a tremendous gift. When you feel gratitude for the joy in your life, you are attracting more joy and gratitude into your life. Which is a really fun game! Joy, gratitude, fun -- a recipe for success.
Think of all the little things that cause joy in your life that you have to be grateful for. The more you focus on them, the more joy you will experience. These are some of the things that have brought me joy in the last few days: Gareth laughing, singing, talking, sleeping like an angel with his alabaster cheeks lit by lamplight. A banana split with lots of whipped cream and cherries. My favorite summer TV show. Dancing and singing with Gareth in the living room. My new business. Being alive. Washing jewel toned grapes and observing the droplets of water clinging to their deep purple-red skin.
Sometimes we stand with our hands on our hips going, "where's the joy in my life?" and really there are a million little wonders all around us. To create the bigger things you want in life, you must appreciate the little things. You must savor every bit of joy around you. Living is a great gift in and of itself. By actively looking for joy and gratitude, you are magnetizing yourself, becoming irresistible to happiness and passion and fun.
So take notice of the little things and have gratitude. Create your own cosmic game. See how many times a day you can find something to be joyful about and be thankful for. Remember the joy of living and all the delicious things you have to enjoy. In this game, there are only winners. So play life!
Copyright 2004, Alexia Alderson Chamberlynn
Alexia Alderson Chamberlynn is the Co-Owner of Prosperity Power Training, LLC, a national training company specializing in e-learning, life coaching and live group training. To contact Alexia or sign up for free services such as a Free 7-Day Training Program, free monthly newsletter and free quote-of-the-day club, visit the website at http://www.prosperitypowertraining.com. Alexia expects to release her first novel in 2005. Alexia lives in Florida with her son Gareth.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Power of a Positive Attitude
You wake up in the morning sleepy and fatigued; the... Read More
Change and Transition - 10 Steps to Surviving Change Elegantly
If I say the word "CHANGE" how do you feel?... Read More
Discover The 8 Steps To A Mountain Moving Faith
" If you have faith as a grain of musterd... Read More
Potency
No, not that kind.Power and potential are synonymous. Your ultimate... Read More
Not A Negative Thought!
Turn negative thoughts into positive ones.Negative thoughts can be very... Read More
Positive Thinking: Are You Truly Being Positive?
Positive thinking in this day and age is a tool... Read More
Getting Over Your Fear Of Success
The fear of success is more common than some might... Read More
Why You Must Learn to Forgive for the Sake of Your Own Happiness
Your ability to forgive those who have hurt you in... Read More
My Attitudes
"If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing... Read More
Universal Thought Systems #4
Before we are able to use the Universal Thought System... Read More
A Major Block to Constructive Change
A Yale University study a few years ago revealed that... Read More
Failure is Celebration Time
Failure is my favorite subject. For I have spent my... Read More
Beware: Your Mind is a Battle Field!
WhenWhen we have feelings for someone or something, we have... Read More
Why We Shouldnt Worry
Almost everyone experiences some form of worry one time or... Read More
Doubting Your Way To Success!... Ridiculous... Oh?
Ever had a problem with doubts? Ever felt that nagging... Read More
The Illusion of Failure
The most dangerous thing is illusion. ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonFailure... Read More
5 Tips on Turning a Negative into a Positive
I thought this was fitting sense I just experienced a... Read More
Have a Present Moment!
It was the 10th day of rain, and I walked... Read More
The Language of Confidence
The language we use programs our brains. Mastering our language... Read More
Positive Things To Do For Yourself
Being a mom can take a toll on your body,... Read More
Im Loving Me... Right Where I Am
I heard these words from a client who had been... Read More
Theres No Negative In My Program - Part 2
Well you know about the young hero who saved his... Read More
The Problem With Affirmations
Do you know the problem with affirmations? You know, the... Read More
Winners vs Whiners
It started out as a windy, rainy day. A tropical... Read More
Scary Stuff
Life can be downright scary - sometimes more than others.... Read More
Taking Responsibility for Yourself
This week I happened to catch a few minutes of... Read More
To Compete or Co-create? - That is the Question!
As a financial economist my motivation has long been to... Read More
A Good Joke Can Lighten the Mood
A joke is a way of getting people to laugh.... Read More
Positive Self-Talk
One of the most powerful influences on your attitude and... Read More
Never Quitting is an Attitude
Never Quitting Equals Success Most people who achieve fortunes in... Read More
If Youre Stuck Then Make a Different Decision
Many people don't really understand the gift they have been... Read More
Living with Lunatics: They?re Crazy and They?re in Charge!
They're out there? they look like people you know, but... Read More
Scented, Spiritual Waters
Water is an important tool for magic rituals in many... Read More
Practice Gratitude to Improve Your Life Today
As I swooshed down the Zoom Flume water slide at... Read More
Community After Tragedy
One Friday in November, I began a journey from New... Read More
Positive Changes Achieved by Exercising Mind, Body & Spirit
My story explains the struggles I had as a 23-year-old... Read More
Is The Glass Half-full Or Half-empty?
Keep focusing on the fullness of your life: Keep remembering... Read More
Why Motivational Posters Arent Cheesy!
I don't want to say people are basically negative but?..if... Read More
We All Send Signals
Think for a moment about all of the signals people... Read More
The Map Is Not the Territory
Just in an average day we can experience many things... Read More
Self-esteem: Does It Really Matter?
Some people are full of confidence and able to meet... Read More
In A Slump?, Rejoice I Say, Rejoice!
Yea, I know........I hear you saying "that's easy for you... Read More
How You Treat People Matters
I encountered several interesting people that really taught me something.... Read More
How To Live A Life Of No Problems
For most of us our lives are a problem which... Read More
Use Your Imagination to Create the Self You Want
"Every prayer - every thought, every statement, every feeling -is... Read More
Success, the Only Option
One often hears people say they can't sketch because they... Read More
Cant Take a Compliment?
"Putting ourselves down, is an insult to our worth." --Helen... Read More
Fighting Terrorism With Enchantment
Many of you may look at my title and wonder... Read More
Growth From Discontent: Lifes Way Of Giving You A Little Push
That strange, gut-wrenching feeling you have is not the sushi... Read More
The Trouble with the Mind
Bernard always had a problem with money.He was always lacking... Read More
Living Mindfully
Normally I race around multitasking. I am always thinking about... Read More
Distortions are False Beliefs Programmed Every Day by Self and Those Around Us
Distortions are False Beliefs Programmed every Day by Self and... Read More
Creating Positive Environments, Part 1: Using Art
One of our most active senses is sight. What we... Read More
The Difference Between the Curmudgeons and the Serene
Have you ever noticed how many unhappy people there are... Read More
Short Cut to Self-Confidence: Say Yes to You!
You are the only one that can give confidence to... Read More
Doubting Your Way To Success!... Ridiculous... Oh?
Ever had a problem with doubts? Ever felt that nagging... Read More
Taming Your Gremlin
"Who am I fooling?" "I'm a loser," "I'm too old,"... Read More
The Art of Thankfulness
With Thanksgiving approaching, I thought it would be especially appropriate... Read More
Life as a Burden Vs. Live as a Privilege
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is the glass... Read More
Mastering Mindfulness: A Thinkers Ode to Meditation
I'm lucky.When I was fifteen, I was the sole survivor... Read More
Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life - Books to Help You Find the PMA Inside You
Many of the books on this page were inspired by... Read More
Change Your Focus and Change Your Results
In his all-time bestselling record The Strangest Secret, author Earl... Read More
Anger - The Truth Beneath
The other day one of my "challenging clients" and I... Read More
How to Stay Motivated Despite Negative People
Getting motivated is sometimes easy enough to do, at least... Read More
Power Talk: The Two Most Powerful Words In Language
I don't know about you, but for me, the technological... Read More
Are You Inviting Misery into Your Life?
Often, I've come across individuals who, while in conversation, will... Read More
Positive Attitude Tips |