Gratefulness.
One word that can change your world.
Gratitude is the first technique I teach every client. It’s the first attitude I adopt every day. It’s the one thing standing between me and arrows in my back.
You may not realize all you have to grateful about. That’s why I’m holding this new challenge.
I normally have a client compose a list of three things in the last twenty four hours that they can be grateful about. The positive changes gratitude bring is a long list. The best benefit is clear. When you practice daily gratitude you will train your mind to recognize the good in your life with more ease. Stop and think about how amazing that could benefit your life.
All too often someone will tell me they can’t think of three good things in their lives within the last twenty four hours. That’s a simple challenge I welcome. I even expect it these days. That’s why I’m going to build a list of one hundred things I’m grateful about in my life. Each item on the list brings a true smile to my face. It might even make me laugh or cry. Every item on the list touches me in a way that brings positivity to my life.
Without further jabbering. Here’s my list.
- Sight
- Hearing
- Touch
- Taste
- Smell
- Music
- Free Radio
- Books
- Libraries
- The internet for the access to the world’s knowledge.
- Compassion
- Kindness
- Great Sex
- Hugs
- Smiles from strangers
- Laughter
- Each on of my children
- Kissing
- Movie Theaters
- Cars
- Road Trips
- The beach …especially white sand
- The oceans
- The moon
- Jupiter
- Mythologies
- Trees for the air we breathe
- My health
- My job
- Writing
- Hypnosis
- Michio Kaku and Brian Green
- Telescopes
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Planes
- Florida
- Raves
- DJ’s
- Good bartenders
- Spiced Rum
- The Dalai Lama
- Tumblr for one amazing connection
- Facebook for the network
- Grandma
- My entire family
- Food on the table
- Clean water
- Electricity
- Showers
- Martial arts
- Sushi
- Several blogs that I read daily
- College
- WordPress making this easy
- PureVision making this pretty
- Twitter for tracking blogs
- Tarot
- Runes
- NLP
- Mindfulness
- Summer
- Swimming
- Sunscreen
- Umbrellas
- High Fives
- Horror movies for the screams
- Comedies for the laughs
- Adam Sandler for being awesome
- My Pets
- The smell of air conditioning
- Lucid dreams
- Evolution
- Napster for changing the internet and world as we know it
- Smart phones
- Hand made goods
- Friendship
- YOU
- Seth Godin for being the great teacher he is.
- The sky for always changing
- Rain for the life it feeds
- A cool breeze on a hot day
- Storms for the awe and power
- Microscopes to see the littlest details
- Philosophers
- Sunglasses
- Chicago Cubs for bringing people together
- Chicago Bears for making Sundays awesome
- Chicago Bulls for 6 championships
- Fantasy Football
- 670 the score for all the shows
- Spell check
- Microsoft Windows
- Nyquil for the coughing sneezey nights
- Caramel Machiattos
- Empathy
- Warm coats
- Air conditioning in the summer, heat in the winter
- Public Restrooms
- The awareness within each and every one of us that is the mystery of consciousness.
There it is. One hundred gratitudes that make my life better.
I could add more to the list. I’m sure I didn’t think of others. Every day brings another opportunity to discover another gift in my life. Practicing daily gratitude allows me the chance to notice when those positive gifts appear.
What’s your list? Do you think you can do one hundred? How about the daily recommended three?
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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