Gratitude:

11 Universal Gifts for ThanksLiving

…perhaps all year long?

The Gift of Thanksgiving

It’s easy to be grateful around the Thanksgiving holiday. But what if we were able to find ourselves feeling grateful year-round? What might that change about your life?

The Gift of Who Past

To whom in the past are you grateful? Someone who gave you a break, someone who cared about you, inspired you, believed in you, or someone who simply listened to you? Have you ever sought them out to thank them, perhaps just a phone call to say thanks? As someone who has made those kinds of calls, it really feels good to express your gratitude. And as someone who has had the privilege of being on the receiving end of those kinds of calls, it sure can make your day, your week, or more.

The Gift of Who Now

For whom are you grateful for in your life right now? Have you let them know lately how much you appreciate them? If not, give the gift today!

The Gift of Attitude

Gratitude is simply an attitude. The one thing we can always choose each day, in any situation, is our attitude. Therefore, we always have the ability to choose an attitude of gratitude.

The Gift of Abundance, Part 1

One great benefit of a gratitude attitude is you become much more aware of the abundance you already have in your life.

The Gift of Abundance, Part 2

Another great and unexpected benefit of a gratitude attitude is that, with this consistent attitude of gratitude, you seem to be able to draw even more and more abundance into your life.

The Gift of Abundance, Part 3

Author Stephen Glenn has this definition of abundance;

“In terms of the population of the planet, you have abundance if, when you wake up each morning, you have: a choice of what to eat, a choice of what to wear, a job to go to, and a way to get there.”

The Gift of Lacking

If we focus on all the things we want and don’t have, we wind up feeling lacking. Not a great state to be in.

The Gift of Blessed

When we focus on all the many things we need and want that we do have, we wind up feeling blessed. A pretty great state to be in.

The Gift of Focus

Have you ever noticed that what you consistently focus on tends to be what happens? I’ve also noticed that when we focus on what we lack, we tend to get selfish, looking out only for ourselves. On the other hand, when we focus on our blessings, it’s much easier to look out for others as well as ourselves.

Yes, it really can be that simple.

The Gift of “Betcha”

I’ll “betcha” that if between now and next Thanksgiving season, you focus on developing a consistent, year-round gratitude attitude, your life will be even more blessed this time next year.

BONUS Gift:

“A thankful attitude opens windows of heaven. Spiritual blessings fall freely onto you through those openings into eternity. You cannot yet live in heaven, but you can experience foretastes of your ultimate home. Thankfulness opens you up to these experiences, which then provide further reasons to be grateful. Thus, your path becomes an upward spiral: ever increasing in gladness.” ~ Sarah Young

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