Thursday, January 08, 2009

Yes, I'm grateful

"Yes, I'm grateful. Very grateful. "


That was the answer to a question I was asked
this week. "Rob, With all that's going on
with the economy and people losing their homes
and jobs; can you say you're grateful for that?"


And that's important - because I've learned that
being grateful is one of the most important life
skills you can have.

I call it the "Discipline of Gratitude"...

Now I know there could be a bettername,
because it sounds like a lot of work.
But stick with me, because
it's actually really simple...

It's just a matter of consciously taking time on a
regular basis to acknowledge everything you have
to be grateful for.

And trust me, we all have LOTS to be grateful for.

Take five minutes right now, and just reflect on
everything that you're grateful for... this is
even more powerful if you actually speak those
things out loud. And it's even better if you write
them down.

Go ahead... take a few minutes and do it right
now. I'll still be here when you get back.

...

...

...

So how did that feel? Do you feel happier?
Lighter? More alive?

This really is a wonderful exercise to do each
morning when you wake, or at night when you go to
bed.

But here's the magic part - when you exercise the
Discipline of Gratitude you will not only be
happier... but you're going to start to achieve
more in your life.

Now I know this is starting to sound really "out
there" and "woo woo" - in fact, I almost deleted
this because I know a lot of people just don’t
believe that it can work for them

But trust me, this is powerful stuff. I have
experienced it over and over in my life.

It comes down to this: you can go through your
life with a chip on your shoulder, wondering why
things aren't coming easier to you... or you can
go through your life feeling grateful for all you
have.

It's your choice.

But I've been around a LOT of super-successful
people, and they pretty much all fall on that
gratitude side of things.

Bottom line - when you want to achieve great things
in your life (and great success), then the
Discipline of Gratitude is one of the key
life-skills you need to master.

The good news is that it's also one of the easiest.

With an awareness of Oneness,

Rob

1 comment:

Jeannette J. said...

This is so true. I used to keep a gratitude journal where I would write down everything I was grateful for first thing in the morning. At first it was 5 things then 10 things and now I see gratitude popping up all around me. For instance "I am grateful for the farmers who grew my vegetables for dinner, for the people who picked and packaged them.
I think I'll revist the gratitude journal!