Attitude of Gratitude

Gratitude is the attitude that changes everything.

We can stop the negative thoughts deep inside our minds by redirecting them toward abundance. This simple shift can change your world. An attitude of gratitude allows your mind to focus on the positive. Thus, you will see, discover and create more of the same. You will experience more abundance, prosperity, well-being, love, joy, and happiness. Who doesn’t want all of that????

The other thing to note is that gratitude is a choice. OMG, back to the word choice, but it is a fact. I have friends that ooze gratitude and it shows in everything they do. The have a glow about them and opportunities just seem to naturally come their way. I also had (notice past tense here) a friend that was just the opposite. Negative, no attitude of gratitude and his life, more like lack of, consists of watching four hours of mindless TV each night along with 2-3 Captain/cokes. Being around someone like that sucks the life out of you and if you are not careful, that person will drag you down with them (I was on that path). Remember, you are who you associate with. We are driven by those around us in life and we can quickly get complacent (this was me) when the people around us do not live with gratitude running through their veins.

  

How do we get gratitude you might ask? Well, gratitude can be a productive habit, but only with discipline. With continued practice, having gratitude will create more abundance, prosperity, well-being, and happiness than you thought possible. Remember like attracts like. An abundant state of mind will allow for your inner creative genius to work its magic.

Let’s take a look at some staggering statistics:

If your combined household earns more than $24,600 a year you are in the top 10% of all income earners in the world.

The average monthly salary for someone living in Afghanistan is only $14 a month.

37 million Americans live below the National poverty line. That’s 1 in every 8 Americans living in poverty.  3.5% of U.S. households (that’s people within a home) experience hunger every day. That’s 9.6 million people each and every day.

An estimated 750,000 people in America experience homelessness and out of those people only 56 percent find shelter at night for sleeping while the other 44 percent end up sleeping on the streets.

Also, did you know that only 34% of American adults say they are truly happy??

So on with that gratitude list:

I am thankful for…

1. My children, Caroline and Catherine.
2. My mom, may she rest in peace.
3. My dad.
4. My step-mom.
5. My bother and sister.
6. My nieces and nephew.
7. My many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
8. My dog Annie.
9. My home.
10. My job.
11. My ability to pay my monthly bills.
12. That I discovered the importance of gratitude.
13. That I am loved by so many people, and they love me unconditionally.
14. My friends, all of them. I really am blessed by the good friends I have.
15. My gym (and I need to use it more).
16. That I never go hungry and always have plenty to eat.
17. My health. I am pretty healthy.
18. My health, dental, and vision insurance.
19. The flowers, because they never stop making me smile.
20. My neighborhood, it is peaceful.
21. My neighbors. They are all very pleasant.
22. The ability to laugh and maintain a positive outlook.
23. The sunrise, what an amazing thing in nature.
24. My ability to reflect.
25. That my bank account has a positive balance!
26. My teeth, they’re pretty nice.
27. Being self-confident.
28. All of the wonderful vacations I have taken and will take.

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude – Thomas Jefferson

So make your gratitude list and review it daily. What are you most grateful for?

  

Here’s to getting off the comfort couch and living life ~ Lisa