Gratitude

Gratitude. A topic that has been coming up more and more frequently in my life.

As a reuslt, I have resolved as one of my resolutions to start writing down daily gratitude lists. I will admit I have had trouble making it a habit. I do my best to think of 3 things each night that I am thankful for from that day. I have had to come up with some more generic items a few times, but mostly I can find unique things each day that I am thankful for.


I am reading the book "You are a Badass" by Jen Sincero. One of the chapters - Chapter 14 - is devoted to solely to Gratitude. On p.113 she quotes " When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears."- Anthony Robbins
If you stop and think about that, it really is a great quote. By showing gratitude we release our fears and allow for abdunace in our life. The book is a great read if you haven't heard of it- I highly reccomend it! She frequently talks about the energy that your putting out into the world. If you are putting out good energy- for example by practicing gratitude- then you will get positive things sent back to you.

If you want positive out of life, you have to put positive out there. Attitude is very important to how your life goes. If you have a bad attitude, you will attract bad things (or negative energy). Sincero goes on to quote on p. 115 " You cut yourself off from the supply of awesomeness when you are not in a state of gratitude." Then goes on to say later on that same page, "Having gratitude goes way beyond just having good manners, however. Manners are a form of custom, gratitude is a state of being.

Focusing on all that you have, instead of all that you don't have is a great way to shift your mindset. Once you shift that mindset, you really will notice a shift in your life. It doesn't take huge changes. Small changes make a big difference too.

I am going to continue working on my 3 daily items that I am thankful. If you would like to join me that would be awesome!

I will use yesterday's example:
I was thankful for a nice breakfast out with my boyfriend and his friend.
I was thankful for our little roadtrip out in the woods exploring a new property.
I was also thankful for a nice homemade meal (by me! ;-) lol) with the same 2.

A peaceful Saturday just has a great way of winding down the previous week, and setting you up for success in the next week.
I vow to continue trying to stick to this until it is a habit.

It takes 21 days to make a habit. So let's see if I can make a pattern and create 21 days in a row! I am at like 6 right now I think. Though, I did have to make up one day that I had missed, if I am being honest.
I will for sure be checking in on this topic later.

If you took the time to read this, thank you! :-)

*Amber*