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An Attitude of Gratitude
When we see things with a "glass half full" perspective, it's just so easy to get stuck in mucky negativity and defeatist behavior. Sometimes our attitudes need an adjustment, a mental spring cleaning, a spiritual refocusing. The simple act of practicing gratitude (even when we don't really feel like doing it) can have amazing results.
Research shows that people who practice gratitude tend to be happier, more energetic, more spiritual, less likely to be depressed, anxious or neurotic and reported fewer instances of physical problems, and more likely to exercise. In other words, gratitude makes us healthier and happier people.
When we practice gratitude we move into a higher level of consciousness, where we are empowered by Love to heal our faulty way of seeing things.
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
- Melody Beattie (Mystic Cowboy)
Listen to today's guided meditation entitled "The Drop" from our friends at the Meditation Society of Australia. meditation.org.au/downloads/week2.mp3
Namaste
- Sandy Harris
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