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Gratitude is a magical and sacred practice.
- How Gratitude Changes Everything
Gratitude is a sacred practice - a way
of knowing and thanking God. It lifts our spirits, changes our
perspective and
softens our hearts. When we are grateful we are humble; we are awake;
we are
filled with wonder. Gratitude helps us appreciate what we do have
instead of
focusing on what we don't have. (Unity
flyer)
- Practice
Gratitude: We will regularly reflect on what
we're grateful for, because
it brings perspective, dissolves negativity, and grounds us in what's
most
important. (One of three 2015 Avaaz
pledges; see here
and here,
posted 2015, accessed 13 January 2015)
- Gratitude
is our
most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter
how
crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for.
(Terry
Lynn Taylor)
- Let
us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at
least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we
didn't
get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die, so, let us all be
thankful.
(Buddhist Quote)
- One
single grateful
thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer. (G. E. Lessing)
- If
the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you", that
would suffice. (Meister Eckhart)
- Keeping
your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos -
the
trees, the clouds, everything. (Thich Nhat Hanh)
- I
have tried many methods in my life and have carried out many
experiments, but the day I acquired the habit of consciously
pronouncing the words ‘thank you’, I felt I had
gained
possession of a magic wand capable of transforming everything. (O.M.
Aïvanhov)
- How to Be Thankful
by wikiHow (excerpt
accessed 21 September 2013)
- Relax
- Live
in the Moment [be present]
- Start
with your senses [e.g. smell the roses, savour your food]
- Cherish
any kind of
lightheartedness in your life
- Take
a vacation [with the idea that absence makes the heart grow fonder]
- Keep
a Gratitude Journal [or every night before sleep, think of several
things you are grateful for]
- What
if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it
–
would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In
order to
attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly
appreciate
what you already have. (Ralph Marston)
- One
way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never
seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?" (Rachel
Carson)
- It
is people who pause to appreciate life and give thanks who are
happiest. If we
change our thoughts, we change our world! Love and peace to you all. (Brittany Maynard,
posted 2014, accessed
3 November 2014)
- Be
grateful simply for being alive. When you are grateful for life, pure
and simple, your life becomes one you can be grateful for. That may
strike you as circular or even backward logic, but your attitude really
does have an effect on how things work out. When you can't change your
life any other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do,
your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be
surprised to see how much more love is returned to you. (Bernie Siegel,
MD)
- 'Thank You' Process to Help
Lovemaking (Adapted from Susan Bratton & Dr Patti
Taylor emails and webpages here
and here)
Cultivating
a safe feedback loop between you and your lover is a critical
communication
skill that allows you to keep improving your sexual satisfaction with
each
other. When you agree not to take any commentary personally, and just
accept it
for “what is,” without projecting your own fears or
shame into it, you can use
the information to learn to give each other more pleasure. The best response to any feedback is a simple,
“Thank you.” If she can blurt and you
can adjust, she can stay in her
turn-on and you can take her higher. You adjust by offering/leading two
options
intended to enhance the fun. You can use
Susan's mantra, “There is no failure, only
feedback.” This
allowed Susan the freedom to speak during sex which blew the doors off
her
passion with her partner. Read more in-depth about this most helpful
lovemaking technique here.
A well-trained lover surrenders
his or her ego to
the goals of more fun, pleasure and turn-on. So:-
- Explain
to her about how her
animal and her mind are separate and not only do you
WANT feedback,
you won’t take it personally because you know her animal
isn’t under her
control and she means well.
- Tell
her you want her to communicate to you and
show her how you’ll just say, “Thank you”
so she feels safe.
- Tell
her she can
just blurt out anything she wants to communicate with no need for
manners and
that you’ll give her options to consider.
- Show
gratitude every day for the life you have received from God, for this
life
enables you to discover so many treasures. Give thanks for the
happiness you
derive from having good health, a family, friends... Think too of all
the
unpleasant encounters and all the accidents that can happen during the
course
of a day and which you have avoided. When you get home safe and sound
after a
car journey, do you think to thank heaven? It can take very little
sometimes
for an accident to occur on the roads, and there are so many of them!
When you
say the words ‘thank you’, it is like a source of
light, peace and joy
springing from your soul. And this source pours into all your cells.
Little by
little, you feel something in you becoming more alive, stronger and
brighter.
This is why, when the day comes where you have to face great
difficulties, not
only will you not collapse, you will still be able to continue to give
thanks.
Don’t forget: the ability to give thanks during difficult
times helps you to
overcome them. (O.M. Aïvanhov)
- Gratitude
is the
answer Gratitude
is the cure for broken or difficult relationships, for lack of health
or money,
and for unhappiness. Gratitude eliminates fear, worry, grief, and
depression,
and brings happiness, clarity, patience, kindness, compassion,
understanding,
and peace of mind. Gratitude brings solutions to problems, and the
opportunities and wherewithal to realise your dreams. Gratitude is
behind every
success, and it opens the door to new ideas and discoveries... Take
gratitude
with you wherever you go. Saturate the magic of gratitude into your
passions,
encounters, actions, and life situations to make all your dreams come
true. In
the future, if life presents you with a challenging situation that you
think
you have no control over, and you’re at a loss as to what to
do, instead of
worry or fear, turn to the magic of gratitude and be grateful for everything else in your life. When you
deliberately thank the goodness in your life, the circumstances around
the
challenging situation will magically change. Say the magic words, thank you. (Rhonda Byrne cited here,
posted 19 March 2012)
Thank
you for you, for me, for nature, for the sun, for the angels, for
God/Goddess.
Thank You!
The
morning rises through the trees
And
the first thing that passes my lips is the words 'I thank you'
Another
miracle is beginning
And
the only thing that makes sense to sing is 'I thank you'
Thank
you to the Earth for holding this body
And
thank you to the Fire burning in the sun
And
I thank you Wind for blowing my peace of mind
Thank
you to the Water for keeping me flowing
And
thank you to these teachings for keeping me growing
And
I thank you for simply being alive
Am
I am remembering to remember to give thanks
I
am remembering to notice all these miracles
I
am remembering the power that we have
I
am remembering to give thanks
I
am remembering to give thanks
('I Thank You' Morning
Gratitude Song by Susie
Ro)
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