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Giving Thanks Every day Can Open Your Life in Wonderful and Unexpected Ways

We tend to think of life as the big events like weddings, births, moving, and new jobs.

But it is so much more. Each day and every moment contributes to the whole of your life.

Being grateful for the little things and little moments every day can make a big difference in our overall outlook and attitude.

“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand. Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your lives and into the lives of all those around you.” - Eileen Caddy

Sara Ban Breathnach, author of Simple Abundance shared that “life had become an out-of- body experience for me. The more I focused on lack, the more depressed and worried I became; the more depressed and worried I’d wake up, the more I focused on what was lacking in my life all day.”

She decided she needed to sit down and write at least 100 reasons for being grateful for her life exactly as it was at that moment.

She was humbled by how very rich in blessings her life really was. After that, she began to keep a gratitude journal, writing down five small things she was grateful for each day.

She became a completely different woman. After two months, she began to write Simple Abundance which has sold over 7 million copies in the United States alone.

If you begin to notice and express gratitude for 5 small things a day, will you become a best selling author or rise to the top of your field?

Maybe not but what is likely to happen is you’ll have a shift in attitude. You’ll realized how blessed you are, that life is fundamentally good, and that there is hope.

So, as you sit down to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast this year, savor the moments and notice some of the details; the sound of a loved one laughing, the scent of cloves and cinnamon in the pumpkin pie, the feel of your favorite sweater on your skin.

And try to continue giving thanks every day for all those little things. It might just make a big difference.

Would you like to be inspired to remember gratitude and make it a habit?

Click here to sign up for a free 30 day email that includes inspiring quotes and a reminder to write in your  gratitude journal .

Do you tend to focus on what hasn’t happened yet? On what you don’t have or on what’s missing?

It’s easy to do and for most of us, it’s natural to feel we haven’t done enough or gotten as far as we want.

It’s a good and healthy thing to want more. But it is also vitally important to look at what we already have and what we have done.

Acknowledging the good things in your life allows you to attract more. You’ve heard many times, I’m sure, that whatever you focus on expands.

Being grateful for what you do have can make a major shift in your perspective of your life. If you took a few moments now, to think of a list of things you are thankful for, I’ll bet you could come up with at least twenty or more things in a couple of minutes.

It seems an especially appropriate time of year and also in our world right now to build ourselves up and be inspired to use our gratitude to make a better life.

You’ve probably heard of the idea to write down 5 or more things that you are grateful for each day. It sounds simple enough. But sometimes it can be difficult to get into the habit.

That is why I created a free 30 day email gratitude journal reminder that can help you establish the habit and raise your awareness about the good things in your life. I’ve included a wonderful, inspirational quote each day that will help you to remember the value of gratitude and to focus on the good that is already in your life. Click here to get the free gratitude journal reminder.

One of the best things about this is that you begin to notice and look for things throughout your day that lift your spirits. What are your grateful for today?

Get Paid To Brainstorm

What if you could use your creative mind to help other people to brainstorm creative ways to turn their interests into income… and get paid to do it? You can you know.

I thought I would share with you a course I took by Valerie Young called “Outside the Job Box” Career Expert and Small Business Consultant.

It was a good compliment to what I was already doing as a Creativity Coach and I love to help people with ideas and strategies to create a life they love.

If helping others figure out how to “do their own thing” sounds like it would be fun to you, you can sign up to be notified when she opens the course back up.

Valerie really gives a wealth of information in the course and several real life examples.  There are several audios where you can listen in on actual sessions that she had with clients.  Also there is plenty of support if you need it.

If you are totally new to the world of coaching, consulting, or workshops BUT are a creative thinker, love brainstorming and thinking “outside the job box” you can turn your creative mind into a viable small business. All you need is someone to show you how! In fact, 90 percent of graduates had no prior experience what so ever.

Click here to learn more.