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Gratitude

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You know – I realized that the perfect follow-on to my doggie saga would be a discussion about Gratitude and David Wilson’s comment below made me realize that I should have included it in my writing about Jackie. Gratitude is so important. Another one of my friends, Steve Sisgold, mentioned that I should be living in gratitude for Jackie, not just focusing on what my other vet advised (Steve was so good to me on Tuesday, letting me just cry). And I realized that I have a website in memory of Crystal and that I could just as easily create a blog to honor Jackie but not wait until she’s gone. And I will do that this weekend. I know it will be filled with the humor of Julia Child Wurzbacher who had to call her friends to learn how to boil potatoes – oh well….

But Gratitude is such an important part of success in life and since your relationships are part of life, the gratitude is vital there too.

Take a minute and ask yourself how you express your gratitude. That will force you to determine if you even feel gratitude and if you don’t, then that’s the starting place for you.

I have had many people reach out to me in the past two days because of this event. I was so touched. The folks at work are all dog lovers and they have reached out and allowed me to have a day and a half off. I needed to be with her (I spent most of yesterday either cooking and swearing as the water boiled over or trying to soothe her pain) and they allowed me that freedom. The people at both vets have been wonderfully supportive.

And most of all, I feel gratitude because of the fact that although Jackie is in pain and still has a long way to go until we control this (I’m thinking positively), I still have her. There are dogs at the specialty vet I go to that don’t have that hope and I watch the owners sit with them as the tears fall down their cheeks. I feel so much for these owners and wish I could do something to ease their pain or that of the dogs. I am grateful for what I have  and have had with Jackie. It’s hard to be grateful when she’s in pain but it’s the most important thing I can do.

You have to concentrate on gratitude every single day of your life.

  This is one of the reasons I created the Gratitude Journal for everyone. It’s up on the web and it’s free to download (it works on PCs only and at least works on Vista – not sure about  Windows 7 – would be glad for any feed back). Go try it out. It’s a daily journal and has a sticky for you to leave on your desktop and quickly jot down things as you think of them. Those items of gratitude are immediately transferred into your journal.

Have you hugged your Gratitude Journal yet today…Tell people you love them, tell them thanks, whatever you do, make sure you show your gratitude.

Thanks to all of you for your support and to David and Steve for bringing the Gratitude part home to me this week.

Terrie

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Start your own 21 Day Gratitude Journey

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I found this blog “What The Bleep Do I Eat” by Annette Nack as part of a 30 day Blogging Challenge started by Connie Ragan Green

This is a 21 Day Gratitude Journey started 12 days ago (I think) by Annette. And, although I didn’t stumble upon it until today, there is absolutely no reason why we can’t start our own personal 21 day Gratitude Journeys today!!! I encourage you to go to Annette’s Blog and see what a great idea  she has and how she’s structured it – she even gives you assignments each day so that you can keep on track. Way to go Annette! Thank you for doing this.

Remember to use your Gratitude Journal for this (and post your comments on her blog or ours … or even both). Don’t have your Gratitude Journal? Pick it up here.

Get started and let us know how you’re doing!

Terrie

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Gratitude, Tithing & Seed Money

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I have to write this because I’ve had such a great last two days (Thursday and Friday) – when I was in the DC area I was actively involved in supporting St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. They had annual radiothons for fundraising. Imagine my surprise when I arrived in San Antonio (the 8th biggest city in the US at that time) and there were no radiothons..horrors. I missed being “involved.
Well, imagine my surprise again the other day when I was in the shower and heard the country radio station that I listen to announce that their radiothon was going to begin in a half hour. I was ecstatic. So, while at work I listened to the entire two days of the radiothon and felt alive again. I was able to give alot and support alot. San Antonio raised over $300, 000 in our very first radiothon AND we had over 1000 partners-in-hope sign up as well. How cool is that.
So, what about the title of the post. Could I consider the money I donated a tithe? No, I can’t. That was seed money. A tithe is given to the source of my spiritual support. Even though I feel terrific after donating to St Jude, the hospital is NOT the source of my spiritual support/supply. So, therefore it is not a tithe.
Seed money is what you give to the universe (in this case via an organization that does so much good for parents and children when a child has been stricken with a catastrophic illness). It is placed out there and will come back to you often in the form of divine surprises. But with that money you’re planting the seed of good and as we know, that good will return multiplied and running over.
You MUST tithe or your spiritual supply will dry up. That’s a fact. In fact you MUST tithe and you MUST express gratitude in order for your prosperity faucet to pour forth!
I’m still ecstatic….
Terrie

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Gratitude, Tithing & Seed Money

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I have to write this because I’ve had such a great last two days (Thursday and Friday) – when I was in the DC area I was actively involved in supporting St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. They had annual radiothons for fundraising. Imagine my surprise when I arrived in San Antonio (the 8th biggest city in the US at that time) and there were no radiothons..horrors. I missed being “involved.
Well, imagine my surprise again the other day when I was in the shower and heard the country radio station that I listen to announce that their radiothon was going to begin in a half hour. I was ecstatic. So, while at work I listened to the entire two days of the radiothon and felt alive again. I was able to give alot and support alot. San Antonio raised over $300, 000 in our very first radiothon AND we had over 1000 partners-in-hope sign up as well. How cool is that.
So, what about the title of the post. Could I consider the money I donated a tithe? No, I can’t. That was seed money. A tithe is given to the source of my spiritual support. Even though I feel terrific after donating to St Jude, the hospital is NOT the source of my spiritual support/supply. So, therefore it is not a tithe.
Seed money is what you give to the universe (in this case via an organization that does so much good for parents and children when a child has been stricken with a catastrophic illness). It is placed out there and will come back to you often in the form of divine surprises. But with that money you’re planting the seed of good and as we know, that good will return multiplied and running over.
You MUST tithe or your spiritual supply will dry up. That’s a fact. In fact you MUST tithe and you MUST express gratitude in order for your prosperity faucet to pour forth!
I’m still ecstatic….
Terrie

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7 Steps To Effective Gratitude

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How many times a day do you say “Thank you”? Who do you say “Thank You” to? Every time you say it, you should remember and record it. Gratitude is power.

There are several universal laws – so much more than the Law of Attraction! You’ll uncover more of them as you delve deeper into metaphysics. But the way to get results faster is to have Gratitude for everything….Effective Gratitude is when you consciously express gratitude during as much of your day as possible. It really is fun!

1) Start and end your day with Gratitude.

As soon as you wake up or get up start saying your “gratitudes”. Some folks say “thank you” even before their feet hit the floor. Others wait and start their daily “thanks” as they are brushing their teeth. No matter which one you choose, make sure you start before you leave the house in the morning – before you leave your bedroom area would be best.

Each night before you go to sleep repeat the process. Once you start doing this you’ll realize how much has happened during the day and you’ll have even more pleasant dreams.

2) Journal your “Gratitudes”.

Take some time each day to jot down those things that happened to you each day for which you’re grateful. They can be big things or little things. The more little things you “track”, the bigger your next “Divine Surprises” will be. You can journal in a notebook or online but there is something extremely valuable about writing down your “Gratitudes”. If for no other reason than to be able to look at your journal when you think things aren’t going so well for you. Glancing back at your track record will lift your spirits immediately.

3) Make this your mantra – “I am so grateful for (or that)”.

If you keep that saying at the forefront of your mind, you’ll be able to spot things immediately that you previously would have ignored. For example, if you’re sitting at a long traffic light, instead of fuming, start saying “I am so grateful that I have the time right now to look around me and see the results of creative minds – look at all these wonderful cars that people have designed.” Allow yourself to realize that man has gifts and talents and that you, too, have these same talents. Expressing gratitude for what you see around you will bring it even closer to you.

4) Say your mantra at least once an hour.

Until it becomes a habit, time yourself and make a conscious effort to be thankful for something every single hour you’re awake. At work you can stop and silently say a “Gratitude”. At home, you can take a break at a commercial. In the car, use a traffic light or a stop sign. At the gym, use a walk break or a transition between machines.

It doesn’t matter if you’re saying the same “Gratitudes” over and over again in the beginning. Initially the whole point is to remember to do it. Once it becomes a habit, you will see so many other things to be grateful for and variety will no longer be an issue for you. The whole point is to “just do it”.

5) Express gratitude no matter what the appearance of something.

Declare everything a “success” EVEN if it doesn’t look like a success right this minute. We can be so limited in what we see sometimes and we may perceive that something is bad just because it wasn’t what we wanted or expected. But since we often cannot (or will not) see beyond our nose, something that doesn’t look so great right now may actually be the best thing that has ever happened to us. Just declare it “good” or declare it a “success”.

6) Take complaints and make them “Gratitudes”.

Use this as an advanced technique of expressing your gratitude. At the start it may be easier to use other people’s complaints because you can be more objective about them. Let’s take a common one at this point in time – people complaining about the cost of gas. What can you be grateful for about the high cost? How about, changing family values and activities. Maybe the cost of gas will be causing people to spend more time with their kids and engaging in activities together at home. What a novel idea? Maybe even the cost of gas means that kids won’t have as many cars or be able to go out as often. Perhaps that will decrease the number of car accidents or even exposure to drugs and alcohol. Just find something to be grateful for in every situation.

7) Stressed out? Unable to think of a “Gratitude”?

That’s ok. You’re not in a creative writing class here. You’re simply trying to let the Universe know that you are grateful. And if things don’t seem to be going great, just repeat frequently that you’re grateful you’re alive and breathing and able to walk and talk and think. Be grateful for the “little” things – things that really aren’t little but we take for granted. The Universe will be very happy to hear you thank it for your body and your mind. Again, the whole point is to BE THANKFUL for something. When this seems hard, use the easiest of all – “I am so happy and grateful that I am alive!”

Once you begin to pay attention to the occurrences in your life, you will actually start to have fun by saying your “Gratitudes”. You’ll begin to look for new and exciting things to add to your written journal (and you’ll be forgiving and understanding if a few times, you just write the same thing over and over again – you’ll know that just the act of doing that is what has to happen).

As you start becoming attentive to your life and the wonderful things that happen in it, you’ll wonder why you never learned this before. Your outlook will change completely. And best of all, you’ll start having more in your life to be grateful for. There is always supply and all you have to do is express your gratitude to the Universe and it will, in turn, shower you with more!

Try it – I’m pretty sure you’ll like it.

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