The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 13

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 13


Make All Your Wishes Come True 


Day 13: Make All Your Wishes Come True


If you have been doing the daily challenges everyday, you should be feeling it working in your life. The more intensely you practiced, the more you will feel it working in your life.Today we are going to put all those practices to use. You are going to start working on bringing your dreams and desires into your life.The law of attraction states the "like attracts like" and "thoughts create things", which means you must create a likeness or thought of what you want in your mind. And then to attract those desires you MUST feel as though those thoughts are already here, that you already have the dreams and desires you want. The key to doing this challenge is FEELING the gratitude for what you are imagining as already here. By using the power of gratitude you hold the keys to making your dreams a reality!

  ~~~~~~~~~~~FEELING GOOD!~~~~~~~~~~~




Gratitude is what you do before you receive anything in life. We are trained to only give gratitude after receiving something. But the real magic is when you use it before and after you receive something. By being completely grateful you are staying in the vibration that attracts the things you desire into your life. The best part about this is that is all you have to do to make your dreams come true. It is as easy as 1 2 3...

1. You MUST FEEL as though your dreams and desires already exist.
2. You MUST FEEL gratitude for them as though they exist.
3. You MUST STAY with the thought and feeling and truly believe that it is true. 

The rest will magically be done for you. You will not know when you will receive it and that is not your job to worry about. Your job is to create the thought and feeling.

Okay do you remember in the beginning where I asked that you write down ALL of your desires? I asked you to get very clear on what you wanted. I told you I had to scramble to get it done because I didn't complete mine. So I could move forward in the challenge. I wrote 15 pages in complete detail of how I saw my life and the things I wanted to come true. If you didn't complete yours you will do so now. I suggest you really get clear on what your dreams are and take it very seriously. It may not take you 15 pages, but make it very clear...detail by detail of what you want.  Like you are ordering your life from a catalog or menu! Have fun and let your imagine take over! Here are a few ideas to get you started.

• Health and body (for you and your family)
• Money
• Career 
• Relationships (all of them)
• Personal desires (get creative here)
• Material things (dream home, cars, clothing, anything material that you dream of having!)
• Hobbies/Passions (think of all the things you have longed to do)
• Travel (where you want to go, how you want to get there)
• Family (anything you dream of...get togethers, closeness, etc)
• Spiritual/Religion 
• Pets & Animals ( I have always wanted a horse, cow and pig. I guess a farm! LOL So I added that to my list!)

  The list could go on and on. Sit in a quiet place and get creative and most of FEEL excited as you are creating your list. Please don't feel silly. Open your heart and really do this challenge! This is your future you are creating, it is serious business! It is fun, but serious!


After you have your list, look through them and pick your top 10 desires. This is kind of like how we do the Magical Rock moment each night. We have to pick the ones that mean the most! That doesn't mean you don't or won't get your other desires. When you choose your top 10 desires. You will sit down and write them out as though you have already received them! Like this...


Thank you, thank you, thank you for our dream home which has everything we wanted right down to the last detail! (FEELING the feeling as though it exists!)


Thank you, thank you, thank you for my completely healthy body, I am so active, fit and feel so alive and well! (FEELING the feeling as though it exists!)


Thank you, thank you, thank you for doubling our sales figures this month!!! (FEELING the feeling as though it exists!)


Writing thank you three times is so powerful! It prevents you from throws the words away and makes you focus on them more. Concreting them in your mind!


Now it is time to saturate your desires with even more gratitude. (If you need to you can come back later on in the day or do them right after you complete your top ten list.) To saturate each of your desires with gratitude you will start with the first desire and using your imagination you will answer these questions as though you have already received them!

1. What emotions did you feel when you received your desire? (FEELING the feeling as thought it already exists!)
2. Who was the first person you told when you received your desire, and how did you tell them? (FEELING the feeling as though it truly happened!)
3. What is the first great thing you did when you received your desire? Include as much detail as you can in your mind. (FEELING the excitement of what you first did!!)

Finally reread each desire and really emphasize the words, THANK YOU, so that you feel the feeling of the gratitude for it.


Another great idea is to create a Magic Board (Vision Board), where you attach pictures of your desires. You can print them out or cut them out of magazines. Place the board where you will see it often. Also place the words THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU in bold letters on the board. You can use your refrigerator as a board, as well. If you have children have them help create the board. They love doing it! Children are innately more in tune with the law of attraction because they use their imagination more frequently! Imagine that everything you place on the board is magically moving closer to you. FEEL the feeling as you pin each one up. Your continued gratitude will magnetize all your desires into you life. Look at your board several times a day, FEELING the feeling as though they exists!

Make sure you do your 10 "Count Your Blessings" and add your Magical (Gratitude) Rock blessing from last night to the list! Tomorrow we will talk about having A MAGICAL DAY! If you have any questions, comments or suggestions you can email me @ ascreaminggoodlife@gmail.com!

~Meme

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 12

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 12


Magical People Who Make A Difference


Day 12: Magical People Who Make A Difference


 I am a little late posting today's challenge. I have been under the weather. I was a little worried about not being able to post until I remembered this quote...

So, I am thankful. I did yesterday's challenge from my bed. I thanked all the things in my life. I thanked simple, everyday things like my bed, my sheets and my cozy pillow. I thanked my big, bright, beautiful bathroom...And my oh so glorious bathtub, oh how I love my bathtub! I thanked my three sons who helped me by bringing me ice cold water, medication, for rubbing my sore neck and putting up with me moaning and crying. I thanked my a/c that kept me cool as I bundled up under a pile of blankets. I even went through Day 4's challenge about health as I laid there. I thought about how blessed I am to be so healthy and well. I thanked my wonderful immune system for working so hard to heal me quickly, so that I could resume my normal life. I thought about what I wanted to do with my healthy body once I was feeling better and how good it would feel doing it! We take our day to day life for granted so easily. So, this 28 day challenge is helpful in remembering why we are here and to be thankful for what we have. Okay, now on to the challenge!

We all have people who have been by our side during difficult times. Some who have lifted us up and inspired us to push through our fears and achieve goals we didn't know we could achieve. And some who have rekindled a passion within us by showing us their own greatest. And in seeing their greatest we also see that same potential greatest inside of our self. Sometimes that person alters your life forever. Sometimes it is so small that we do not even recognize it's effect on our life until later on down the road it's greatness is realized.


I can remember so many people who have given me the strength and wisdom I needed to push forward and become who I was suppose to be. They were like guides who I followed and emulated down life's path. I had some that guided me to be a better wife and mother. And others who gave me a passion to pursue my dreams fearlessly and with a strong knowing that I could be just as great as they are. I have had people who just gave me a smile and a kind word on my darkest day that lifted me out of the darkness and into the light. There are so many people that have made a difference in who I have become. And so many more to come.

Day 12 Challenge:


Today you will find a quiet time to list 3 people who made a difference in your life. Go down the list and talk out loud to each person telling them the reasons you are grateful for them and how they affected your path in life.


Once you are done you will feel your heart overflowing with love and happiness! It feels so good to remember who has touched your life and why. This challenge is also changing your future as well. Remember our thoughts and feelings are creating our future! So, you are setting your future experiences up to be more joyful, happy and content!


Another twist to this challenge that I added in is to remember times that you have been a light in someone else's path. And to continue being that light for people in the future! We all have something to give and lives to touch!

You will write your daily 10 "Count Your Blessings" list and your "Magical Rock" moment. I will see you back here tomorrow! If you have any questions, comments or suggestions email me @ ascreaminggoodlife@gmail.com!

~Meme

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 11

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 11

A Magic Morning

Day 11: A Magic Morning

The best way to start your day off is through gratitude. Incorporating gratitude in your morning is easy and simple to do. And the great thing about this daily gratitude challenge is it will not slow your morning down. You will start your new morning routine when you first wake up by giving thanks. Your life is a gift, every single day you have is a gift. Why wouldn't we give thanks for such a beautiful gift?

  Today as soon as you wake up you will say the words, 'Thank You!" As your feet hit the floor again say, "THANK YOU!" You will continue to go through out your morning giving thanks for everything.

Here are some ideas to give thanks for:

• Your good night's sleep ~ If you have a good night's rest be thankful!
• Your bed, sheets, blanket ~ If you have these you are so blessed to have these essential things!
• Towels, hand towels, wash clothes~ If you have towels you are blessed!
• Your bathroom ~ If you have a toilet, a bath and/or shower, sink with fresh, clean water...It makes your life so much more comfortable. There are some who don't have a functioning bathroom and your ancestors had to go outdoors. We often take this luxury for granted. 
• Toiletries ~ Your shampoo, conditioner, hair products, toothbrush and toothpaste, make-up.
• Your wardrobe ~ If you have a choice when it comes to dressing, you are blessed! 
• Breakfast & coffee ~ If you have food to eat and coffee to wake you up. You are blessed!
• Appliances ~ If you have a dishwasher, a refrigerator, an oven, a microwave, a washer & dryer. You are blessed to have these time savers. Imagine having to hand wash everything, having to cook you food over a fire, and having to worry about spoiled food! We have so much to be thankful for! 
• Electricity ~ If you have electricity, you are so blessed. You have lights, plug outlets, a/c and heating. Your electricity helps you stay comfortable and helps you use things like alarm clocks, radios, TV's, hair dryers, blenders, appliances...to name a few.

As you go through your routine today give thanks for everything you touch, see, and think about! There is no such thing as too much gratitude! You will do your daily 10 "Count Your Blessings" list and your "Magical Rock" moment. I will see you back here tomorrow!


~Meme

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 10

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 10

Magic Dust Everyone


Day 10: Magic Dust Everyone

Gratitude is so powerful that when used correctly and with deep feeling it can move mountains, mend bridges and heal a lifetime of pain and suffering. It is said that when you give your full attention to something or someone with an open heart filled with gratitude, it will be returned to you with even more of what you originally had given. I have seen miracles happen, lives transform and love renewed. Gratitude is a powerful feeling and wherever you direct that feeling is where it goes. The author of The Magic, Rhonda Byrne, has a fun way to visualize directing gratitude toward anyone or anything. She suggests that you think of gratitude as a magic dust. When you want to direct your gratitude toward anyone or anything, you visualize literally magic dusting whatever you are focusing your energy on.

Most of us come in contact with many people through out our day. Either face to face, on the phone and through the internet. Some are a part of our life and others drift in and out of our lives. Some bring us joy and happiness, others we feel like we could do without. There are many that give service to us and our life without us stopping and appreciating their services. Like the young lady who served you at the local pub, the gentleman who took your cell phone payment over the phone and the boy who delivers your local newspaper to your front door. There are so many people who serve us on a daily basis. Supermarkets, gas stations, restaurants, dry cleaners, electricians, plumbers and remodeling contractors. There are even people we don't see that work behind the scenes. The janitors who clean public facilities, the stockers who stock our shelves at our favorite stores, the people that help build our roads, the list could go on and on. We can't thank all of them personally. But we can say, "thank you" and visually "magic dust" them, directing the powerful feeling of gratitude toward them. When you are out in public you can use the magic dust to dust everyone who serves you.

 The opportunities to magically dust is endless. Like your lunch break at a local restaurant. Magic dust the hostess who seats you, the server who serves you, the manager who cordially asks how your meal was, the busboys who clean the tables after we are done with our meal and the chefs who make the delicious food that we eat. When you are at the super market, magic dust the produce department for organizing and keeping the produce area tidy, the butcher who cuts your steak a certain way, the checkers who check you out and the baggers who help bag and load your groceries in the car. In traffic you can magic dust the person who lets you in her lane to be able to exit off the highway, the police officer who directs the traffic to help it run more smoothly and even the driver who looks like he is having a bad day may need a little magic dusting, as well. We need to remember that not all the experiences we have are as pleasant as others. And not every person we encounter will be joyous and happy. Remembering that The Law Of Attraction is ALWAYS working, you need to always show up with an open heart filled with gratitude even when it seems a little hard to do.

Your gratitude can not depend on the actions of others. It may be helpful to think about what might be going on in the other person's life. They may be going through something that is so painful and tragic that they are taking it out on the world. They may of lost a loved one, going through a heartbreaking divorce, have a life threatening disease or struggling to find work in this economy. There are many factors that can cause people to act rudely and unjust. By thinking those possible scenarios you will help yourself focus on staying in the magical world of gratitude. To further strengthen your positive foundation you are building up, think about everyone you come in contact with as someone's beloved child, sibling, parent or friend. That person is deeply loved by someone else. I seem to never get upset at teenage boys and young men, I know it is because I have three sons about that age. I imagine them being in the other person's shoes and my heart becomes sympathetic and fills up with love and understanding.

 I have moved that love and understanding into other situations. And make sure to remember that every person I encounter is someone's loved one. Like the grumpy old man around the corner. He always has a scowl on his face and looks miserable. I magic dust him a lot and I even wave knowing he will not return the gesture. I am doing it because I know the secret to life. The secret is it all lies in me and my journey here on earth is to love without expecting love back. To give without feeling like I need something in return. To be an example of what God wants us all to be. Pure love and kindness. I am not a door mat either. I don't allow people to run over my kindness. My kindness is strength, wisdom and love all rolled into one. By not expecting things you don't get disappointed and upset. You are not worried if someone responds to your kind gestures. You are complete and whole because you know your own value.

When saying thank you remember to be expressive and to let the other person FEEL that you are truly grateful. Look them in the eyes and say something like, "Thank you so much for your help! You made my day!", "Thank you for going out of your way to help me, it means a lot to me!", "Thank you for understanding the importance, you made this a lot easier for me!" If you are on the phone or through email, you can just use your words to express your appreciation. Use magic dust for everything you are grateful for, things that need extra love and attention and to think positive thoughts about the future. In the book, the author, Rhonda Byrne, magic dusts her daughter as she is leaving to drive back home, thinking about her safe arrival as she is doing it. She sprinkles magic dust on a project before starting it. The possibilities of using this visual exercise is virtually endless!

 

Today you will magic dust a least 10 people that serve you. It doesn't matter if you see them in person or over the phone or even just visualizing times that people have served you recently or behind the scenes. Here is an example.

Example: "I'm really grateful for the janitors who worked through the night to make sure that my office building was clean and ready for a new day. The restrooms are spotless, the furniture is all dusted and the floors are mopped and vacuumed. I never thought about how grateful I am for this service they provide me. Which is done without expecting appreciation or gratitude. Thank you for your service, janitors!"

Really be visual when sprinkling your magic dust. See them glistening with the dust. FEEL the power of the dust working in their life and yours. Knowing that this magic dust is really working and is so powerful!

When you get some time today sit and write 10 different instances where people have gone above and beyond for you. As you are writing, visualize yourself dusting each person for their kind service.

Tomorrow is  Day 11 "Magical Morning". Read through it today because we will be doing the challenge when we first wake up! I will try to post Day 11 Challenge today for those who don't have the book. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email me @ ascreaminggoodlife@gmail.com! I want to personally thank each and every one who is doing this challenge! I love reading your gratitude lists and hearing about how this challenge has changed your life! Keep the emails, comments and phone calls coming! It is magic dusting me! Lol! ;)

~Meme

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 9

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 9

The Money Magnet

Day 9: The Money Magnet

Most people don't think they complain about their money. But they do complain by worrying, being jealous of others successes and having negative thoughts and feelings about money. The biggest complaint is when we have to pay a bill or dip into our finances. It is difficult to not complain or worry when you are financially struggling or feel like you have more bills than the flow of money. But as The Law Of Attraction states, "Thoughts become things" and "like attracts like!" So, we have to learn to train our self to think abundant thoughts about money. So, when you pay out bills you need to change your thought process about it. In the book, the author, Rhonda Byrne, has a wonderful idea. She asks that when we pay our bills that we be grateful for the service or goods we received from them. She says by learning to do this you will be a money magnet! When you are paying your bills, you will think about how much you received from the services that were provided. Here are a few examples.

Example 1: The mortgage/rent ~ I am so grateful for this bill from my mortgage company/landlord. Having a home is such a gift. I enjoy my home and all that it contains. I am grateful that there is such a thing as a mortgage/landlord or I would have to save up the money that was needed to purchase a home. What a blessing it is to be able to pay as I go. Thank you, thank you, thank you mortgage company/landlord for your service!

Example 2: The electric bill ~ I am so grateful to have electricity. It makes my life more comfortable. I am able to have lighting, heating and cooling and be able to use all my appliances to make my home run more smoothly. I am thankful that I don't have to endure what my ancestors had to. I am able to do my laundry in no time compared to working my fingers to the bone hand washing and line drying my clothes. I save so much time because of it! My food stays fresh and I don't have to worry about spoilage. I am able to have ice cold drinks and beverages in an instant. My freezer is so great because I can keep things fresher longer! Ahhh...and the a/c is the joy of all joys. I am able to stay cool and refreshed at all times. I can enjoy the summer heat knowing that a/c is just around the corner! In the winter I am able to stay warm and cozy with my heater. Without having to worry about being cold or freezing too death. What a blessing this electricity bill is! Thank you, thank you, thank you electric company for making my life easier and more enjoyable!!!

You have think of a million things to be grateful for when it comes to any bill you need to pay. Phone, internet, gym membership, schooling, the list could go on and on! You just need to take the time to think about what each service provides you and FEEL the feeling of gratitude filling up your heart with love and appreciation! I promise that you will feel better after you do it. The author, Rhonda Byrne, has a great tip to write on each bill, "Thank you-Paid," for all the bills you are able to pay. And for the bills that you have not paid yet- "Thank you for the money!" When you are able to pay the bill you would then write, "Thank you-Paid," on them. I have taken this a step further and write on all my receipts, "Thank you-Paid!"

Today you will take any unpaid bills and write, "thank you for the money!" You will FEEL the feeling of how it would feel to have them fully paid. If you do online billing. You would forward yourself an email and write in the subject line, "THANK YOU FOR THE MONEY!" Next you will take 10 bills you have fully paid and write on them, "Thank you-Paid." Feeling the feeling of how grateful you are to be able to of paid them in full! What a blessing! The magic here is feeling the feeling of gratitude for the money you have and the money that is on it's way. The more you can fill your heart up with love and appreciation, the more you are able to change your future money situation. You will be blown away when you see this working for you in your life! It truly works like magic! It is your thoughts on money that are holding you back, not your financial situation! If you can continue to do this practice and feel how grateful you are for it. You will continue to bring more money into you life.

 And last but not least, start to realize your thoughts and words about money. The worry, the jealousy or feelings of not having enough are not helping you to change your money situation, they are hindering them. When you begin worrying about money think about all you do have and all the things that are going right in your life. As for jealousy, be happy for those who have more. Try to be as happy as you would if it were you. Think about all their hard work to get to where they are or how blessed they are to of been in the right place at the right time. NEVER mock or shame them for what they do have. It is only hurting you and your own future. The more you practice this, the better you will get. This is my second 28 challenge and this time around I am more aware of my thoughts and words about money. I am more open to writing on my bills and receipts because I know it does help to get me in line with The Law Of Attraction. Because like attracts like and my thoughts become things!

You will do your daily 10 "Count Your Blessings" list and your "Magical Rock" moment from yesterday. I will see you here tomorrow! As always you can email me with any questions, comments and suggestions at ascreaminggoodlife@gmail.com! I love hearing from you!

~Meme

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 8

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 8


The Magical Ingredient


Day 8: The Magic Ingredient

Food is something we don't think much about until we are hungry. Most of us are blessed to be able to open our refrigerator and pull out our favorite foods. But do we stop and feel gratitude for our food? Do we think about how much work is into making our food? All the farmers, growers, pickers, packers, transportation drivers, and distributors. It takes months of treating and nurturing the soil and watering the plants until harvesting. All to bring you convenience. Could you imagine having to grow your own food 24/7 and 365 days a year? I have a small garden that we started. It is a lot of work trying to get them to live let alone grow! :) What about all the ranchers, fishermen and dairy farmers? That is a lot of work to get you fresh, safe cuts of meat, seafood and dairy products. Not to mention your coffee and tea makers, juice makers and the purified water you drink. It all takes a lot of work to make it as convenient as it is for us. Yet, most of us don't stop to think about our food until we are wanting to complain about something.


 

 In the book, the author, Rhonda Byrne, talks about the gift of water. Everything we have is because of water. Without water there would be no vegetables to grow, no meat to produce and we human beings would not be able to stay alive as well without the gift of water. Water is used for so many conveniences. Like supplying water to our bathrooms, water to our water heaters and cleaning up our home. We boil water to cook with and to drink our coffee and tea. Water helps to support our hospitals, doctors, manufacturing facilities and transportation.

 The food and water we are blessed with is such a gift, huh? One way to honor it is to slow down and savor each bite. When you slowly eat and think about how grateful you are for your food, your thoughts and feelings for your food and water supply changes. You will notice when you are feeling grateful that the flavor of the food and water is enhanced. Your taste buds are more alive.

Day 8 Challenge:

Today you will take more time eating your food and savoring your water and beverages. As you consume them think about where they came from, what might of went into producing them and how grateful you are for them!!! You will give as much feeling of thankfulness as you can. FEELING your heart fill up with love and appreciation. The author, Rhonda Byrne, uses a visual of sprinkling magic dust over her food by waving her fingers over her food or drinks. She imagines that it is purifying the food and drinks. It is a fun way to bring a little humor and playfulness into this challenge! ;) If you forget to say thank you for your food and drinks, you will close your eyes and go back in your mind and visualize that moment and give thanks. Making sure to feel the feeling of your heart filling up with love and appreciation!

You will do your 10 "Count Your Blessings" and your "Magical Rock" Moment today, as well! If you have any questions, comments or suggestions you can email me @ ascreaminggoodlife@gmail.com!


~Meme

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 7

The Magic Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 7

The Magical Way Out Of Negativity

Day 7: The Magical Way Out Of Negativity

Do you struggle and feel overwhelmed with your life challenges? Does your relationships, money, health and even your day to day stresses weigh you down? Being ungrateful brings more negativity into your life. When you have negative thoughts and feelings you feel angry, stressed out and take things for granted more. As The Law Of Attraction states "thoughts become things" and "like attracts like". Your negative thoughts, feelings and actions are only attracting more negative thoughts, feelings and actions for your future. When you are more grateful your thoughts, feelings and actions are focused on finding more things to be grateful and happy for. You don't have time to be negative. In fact, did you know it is impossible to be negative when you are feeling truly grateful? You can't have anger, stress, sadness or any negative feeling when you are in the feeling of gratitude. And anything you are dealing with now will soon diminish when you change your thoughts, feelings and actions to more positive ones.

 So many things in my life have transformed virtually overnight with the practice of gratitude! My closest relationships are healthier, happier and less stressful. My finances have improved dramatically. My health has improved and I feel more alive and well. And my day to day stresses are minimal. When I do have something stressful or disappointing happen to me I get over it a lot quicker. I am constantly looking for what I am grateful for, and thinking, feeling and acting on all the dreams I want to come true. I don't have time for negativity! And I feel so much better without all the negative feelings they bring! When anyone who is negative comes into my personal space, I don't give my energy (thoughts and feelings) to them. I don't even get irritated or upset by their actions (remember like attracts like and feeling irritated and being upset will only attract more of that). I just silently wish them peace and happiness. If I can walk away, I do. If not, I put up an invisible wall and will not interact with them negatively. I try and guide the conversation toward more positive things if I can. When you have negative things happen in your life, the best way to handle them is through gratitude. You have to be able to find the good in every situation. By doing that you are attracting more good things into your life.

 Day 7 Challenge: 

Today you will take something you are struggling with and find 10 good things to be grateful for in that situation. It is hard to do, I know. But it will make you feel better about the situation. And it will uplift you to where you need to be to attract the things you want to attract. The author, Rhonda Byrne has two great examples in the book. Below I listed a few examples from the book to give you an idea of how to do the challenge. Example #1 is about someone who is out of work and example #2 is about a son's troubled relationship with his father.

Out of work examples:

1.) I am grateful to have had more time for my family during this time.
2.) I'm grateful that my life is in a lot better order because of the spare time I have had.
3.) I'm grateful that there are jobs out there and more new jobs appearing each day.
4.) I'm grateful for my family's encouragement and support.
5.) I am grateful for my health and that I am able to work.

Son's troubled relationship examples: 

1.) I am grateful that most of my relationships in my life are good.
2.) I am grateful for my father for supporting our family through my childhood, because I didn't have a clue then how much hard work and money it took to keep our family going.
3.) I am grateful that through my relationship with my father I have learned to have compassion and a greater understanding with my children.
4.) I am grateful when I get to laugh with my father. Some people never got to do that because they didn't have a father. And for others, who have lost their father, they will never have the chance to laugh with their father again.
5.) I am truly grateful to have my father. because amid the tough times, there have been good times, and will be more good times ahead with my father.

After you are done listing 10 things you are grateful for about a negative situation. You will write this sentence below the list- "Thank you, thank you, thank you for the perfect resolution!"

Today you will play a game where you will try not to say anything negative. You may be shocked to realize how negative you are. Once you realize all of the negative things you say and think. You will then be able to stop and change those words and thoughts in action. And decide if it is worth risking your future happiness. I have a feeling you will think twice like I do! If you do catch yourself speaking and/or thinking negatively, the author, Rhonda Bryne, suggests that you immediately stop yourself and say..."But I have to say that I am really grateful for ____________!" It can be anything that your grateful for. When you start using gratitude on negative situations. You will learn to get over things more quickly and bring more peace into your life. You can tell if gratitude is working for you by the way you feel after you practice it. When you concentrate your thoughts, feelings and action on gratitude you are helping to attract better situations into your life.


You will do your daily 10 "Count Your Blessings" List and your "Magical Rock" Moment and I will see you back here tomorrow!


~Meme