Self Improvement

Gratitude 10 Practical Steps

Do you get up in the morning determined to have a good day and before you know it, you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, and that you can’t wait for the day to be over so you can rest? Do you feel like you are existing from day to day rather than living a life of joy? Do you…

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Time Management

Gratitude Improves Your Attitude

In the 1980s, I started a daily practice that I still maintain today. I was attending an intense personal growth workshop at Deerwood, Minnesota. One night, as I lay on the top bunk in a rustic dorm room filled with a dozen women, someone mentioned her practice of gratitude. Aware of my natural tendency to focus on the half-empty cup,…

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Time Management

We Create Our Own Reality

It’s really no secret that we create our own reality with out thoughts. Everything that we are or have is with us because we’ve wanted it. Whether it’s conscious or not, we bring things, people, and experiences to our lives with our way of thinking. Much like the verses in the bible that say “ask and ye shall receive”, our…

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Time Management

Gratitude Will Improve A Retiree S Outlook On Life

Thanksgiving week is a perfect time to think about gratitude and to be thankful for the people and the events that have made our lives what they are. But gratitude, practiced daily – all year through – will improve anyone’s outlook on life. When we stop dwelling upon things in our lives that are not perfect or things we’d like…

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Self Improvement

Attitude Of Gratitude

An attitude of gratitude? People often to think it will come from having some great luck or fortune. Of course it could feel great to win the lottery, and great friends, money, houses, travel – these are all good things, but not enough by themselves. The right frame of mind is necessary to fully enjoy life. You need the attitude…

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Time Management

Secrets Of Success

Truly one of the most inspiring things anyone can do for themselves is to find gratitude in their everyday life. Contrary to how bleak life may look to you at times, if you could state at least 3-5 aspects of your being with gratefulness, your attitude and outlook will shift. I believe that Wayne Dyer was the person who stated:…

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Religion

The Power Of Positive Thanking

“Gratitude has a cleansing effect on the soul,” according to spiritual leader and author, Marianne Williamson, “healing us from the inside out.” The very act of saying “thank you” makes us humbler, gentler and more loving people. “When something good happens and we give thanks for it,” she goes on, “then its positive effect expands within us.” What about expressing…

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