"A tankful person is tankful under all circumstances."
Bahaulíah (1817-1892)
Whether its a relationship in turmoil, financial pressure, a lack of health, or problems in a job, negative situations arise because of a lack of gratitude over a long period of time. If we are not grateful for each thing in our lives, we are unintentionally taking those things for granted. Taking things for granted is a major cause of negativity, because when we take things for granted we are not giving thanks in return, and we stop the magic happening in our life. Just as giving thanks to others will always lead to our life magically increasing, so much taking things for granted always lead to our life decreasing.
Are you grateful for your health when its good?Or do you only notice your health when your body gets sick or hurts? Are you grateful for your job every day, or do you only value your job when you hear there will be cutbacks? Are you grateful for your pay or salary for granted? Are you grateful for your loved ones when everything is running smoothly, or do you only talk to others about your loved ones when there are problems? Are you grateful when your car is there working well? Or do you only think of your car when it breaks down?Are you grateful to be alive each day? Or do you take your life for granted?
Taking things for granted results in complaining, negative thoughts and words. So when you complain, by the law of attraction, you must bring more things into your life to complain about!
If youre complaining about the weather, the traffic, your boss, your spouse, your family, a friend, a stranger, waiting in lines, bills, the economy, the cost of something, or the service of a company, youre not being grateful, and youre pushing your dream life further away with every complain.
Now you understand that complaining, negative thoughts and words, and taking things for granted stops the good in your life. Now you understand than when something goes very wrong you have unintentionally not been grateful enough.
Its impossible to be negative when youre grateful. Its impossible to criticize and blame when youre grateful. Its impossible to feel sad or have any negative feeling when youre grateful. And the best news is that if you have any negative situations in your life currently, it wont take a long period of time to transform them with gratitude. The negative situations will disappear in a puff of smoke - just like magic!
First, as difficult as it may be, you have to look for things to be grateful for in the negative situation. No matter how bad things are, you can always find something to be grateful for, especially when you know that your gratitude will magically transform every negative circumstance.
Walt Disney, who knew about the true magic of life, showed us how to do this in his movie Pollyanna.
Disneys 1960 movie Pollyanna featured "The Glad Game" which had profound effect on me when I was a child, I played The Glad Game featured in the movie through my childhood and adolescence. To play The Glad Game, you look for as many things as you can to be glad about, especially in a negative situation. Finding things to be grad about (or finding things to be grateful for) in a negative situation make the solutions appear!
Walt Disney demonstrated the magic power of gratitude in Pollyanna, and thousands of years earlier Buddha demonstrated the way to use the same magic power when he said:
Let Buddhas words be your inspiration, and today take one problem or negative situation in your life that you most want to resolve, and look for ten things to be grateful for. I know it can be challenging to begin this practice, but Buddha is showing you the way to do it. Make a written list of ten things on your computer, or in your gratitude journal.
As an example, your problem might be that youre out of work, and despite your best efforts, youre still unemployed. To magically turn your best efforts, youre still unemployed. To magically turn this situation around, you have to do a concentrated practice of gratitude on the situation. Here are some examples of what you might say:
1. I am so grateful to have more time to my family during this period.
2. Im grateful that my life is in a lot better order because of the spare time Ive had.
3. I am grateful that Ive had a job most of my life, and that I am experienced.
4. I am truly grateful that this is the first time Ive been unemployed.
5. Im grateful that there are jobs out there, and more new jobs are appearing each day.
6. I am grateful for all the things Ive learned in applying for jobs and in going for interviews.
7. I am grateful that I have my health and that I can work.
8. Im grateful for my familys encouragement and support.
9. Im grateful for the rest Ive had, because I needed it.
10. Im grateful that through losing my job, Ive realized how much having a job means to me. I had never realized that until now.
As a result of the unemployed persons gratitude, they will attract different circumstances, and their current situation must and will magically change. The power of gratitude is greater than any negative situation, and there are unlimited ways that the negative situation can change. All you have to do is practice gratitude and watch the magic take place!
Lets take another example; a son whose relationship with his father is troubled. The son feels that no matter what he does it never seems to be good enough for his father.
1. I am grateful that most of the relationships in my life are really good.
2. Im grateful to my father for working hard so that I could have the education that he didnt get to have.
3. Im grateful to my father for supporting our family through my childhood, because I didnt have a clue then how much hard work and money it took to keep our family going.
4. Im grateful to my father for taking me to baseball every Saturday when I was a child.
5. Im grateful that my father is not as tough on me these days as he used to b e in the past.
6. Im grateful that my father cares so much about me, because he wouldnt be tough if he didnt care so much,
7. Im grateful that though my relationship with my father I have learned to have compassion and a greater understanding with my children.
8. Im grateful to my father for showing me how important encouragement is in raising happy, confident children.
9. Im really grateful when I get to laugh with my father. Some people never got to do that because they didnt have a father. And for others, who have lost their father, they will never have the chance to laugh with their father again.
10. I am so truly grateful that I have a father, because amid the tough times, there have been good times, and there will be more good times ahead with my father.
As a result of the sons heartfelt feelings of gratitude for his father, he will change their relationship for the better. The son changed the way he thinks and feels about his father, which immediately changes what he attracts from his father. Even though the son was being grateful in his mind, at an energetic and quantum level, the sons gratitude will have a magical effect on his relationship with his father. Provided he maintains his gratitude, by the law of attraction, the son must receive far better circumstances with his father, and their relationship must begin to improve immediately.
Remember, you can tell your gratitude in working by the way that you feel. You should feel a lot better about the situation after practicing gratitude. The first evidence of gratitudes magical power working is your feelings lifting, so when you do feel better about it, you know the situation will improve and the solutions you want to resolve is to focus concentrated gratitude on it until you feel better inside; then you will see the magic work its wonder in the outside world.
In making your written list, make sure you list each of the ten things youre grateful for in the following way:
I am so grateful for____________.
Or, I am truly grateful for____________.
And finish the sentence with what youre grateful for. You can also use Walt Disneys way of using gratitudes magical power if you find it easier:
I am so glad that___________.
And finish the sentence with what youre glad about.
Once youve listed ten things youre grateful for, finish the Magical Way Out of Negativity practice by writing:
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the perfect resolution.
And just for today, see if you can get through one day without saying anything negative. It may be a challenge, but see if you can make it though one day. There is an important reason to do this, because most of us have no idea how much we speak negatively, but youll gave an idea after watching your words for a day. Remember that negativity and complaint bring more of those things, and if youre aware of what youre saying you can stop and decide if you want the consequences of what youre about to say. Here is a magic lifeline you can use if you notice yourself thinking and saying something negative. Stop immediately, and say:
But I have to say that I am really grateful for_____________.
Finish the rest of the sentence with something - anything - that youre grateful for. Take this magic lifeline with you, and grab a hold of it whenever you need it.
And if any little problem or situation appears in the future , remember to put the embers with gratitude before it grows into a fire. At the same time you will ignite the magic in your life!
Magic Practice Number 7
The Magical Way Out of Negativity
1. Count Your Blessings: Make a list of ten blessings. Write why youre grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.
2. Choose one problem or negative situation in your life that you most want to resolve.
3. List ten things that you are grateful for about the negative situation.
4. At the end of your list, write:
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the perfect resolution.
5. Just for today, see if you can get through one day without saying anything negative, Use the magic lifeline. Stop immediately and say: But I have to say that I am really grateful for___________.
6. Just before you go to sleep tonight, hold your Magic Rock in one hand, and say the magic words, thank you for the best thing that happened during the day.
Its impossible to be negative when youre grateful. Its impossible to criticize and blame when youre grateful. Its impossible to feel sad or have any negative feeling when youre grateful. And the best news is that if you have any negative situations in your life currently, it wont take a long period of time to transform them with gratitude. The negative situations will disappear in a puff of smoke - just like magic!
First, as difficult as it may be, you have to look for things to be grateful for in the negative situation. No matter how bad things are, you can always find something to be grateful for, especially when you know that your gratitude will magically transform every negative circumstance.
Walt Disney, who knew about the true magic of life, showed us how to do this in his movie Pollyanna.
Disneys 1960 movie Pollyanna featured "The Glad Game" which had profound effect on me when I was a child, I played The Glad Game featured in the movie through my childhood and adolescence. To play The Glad Game, you look for as many things as you can to be glad about, especially in a negative situation. Finding things to be grad about (or finding things to be grateful for) in a negative situation make the solutions appear!
Walt Disney demonstrated the magic power of gratitude in Pollyanna, and thousands of years earlier Buddha demonstrated the way to use the same magic power when he said:
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didnt learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didnt learn a little, at least we didnt get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didnt die; so, let us all be thankful."
Gautama Buddha (Circa 563 BC- 483 BC)
Founder of Buddhism
Let Buddhas words be your inspiration, and today take one problem or negative situation in your life that you most want to resolve, and look for ten things to be grateful for. I know it can be challenging to begin this practice, but Buddha is showing you the way to do it. Make a written list of ten things on your computer, or in your gratitude journal.
As an example, your problem might be that youre out of work, and despite your best efforts, youre still unemployed. To magically turn your best efforts, youre still unemployed. To magically turn this situation around, you have to do a concentrated practice of gratitude on the situation. Here are some examples of what you might say:
1. I am so grateful to have more time to my family during this period.
2. Im grateful that my life is in a lot better order because of the spare time Ive had.
3. I am grateful that Ive had a job most of my life, and that I am experienced.
4. I am truly grateful that this is the first time Ive been unemployed.
5. Im grateful that there are jobs out there, and more new jobs are appearing each day.
6. I am grateful for all the things Ive learned in applying for jobs and in going for interviews.
7. I am grateful that I have my health and that I can work.
8. Im grateful for my familys encouragement and support.
9. Im grateful for the rest Ive had, because I needed it.
10. Im grateful that through losing my job, Ive realized how much having a job means to me. I had never realized that until now.
As a result of the unemployed persons gratitude, they will attract different circumstances, and their current situation must and will magically change. The power of gratitude is greater than any negative situation, and there are unlimited ways that the negative situation can change. All you have to do is practice gratitude and watch the magic take place!
Lets take another example; a son whose relationship with his father is troubled. The son feels that no matter what he does it never seems to be good enough for his father.
1. I am grateful that most of the relationships in my life are really good.
2. Im grateful to my father for working hard so that I could have the education that he didnt get to have.
3. Im grateful to my father for supporting our family through my childhood, because I didnt have a clue then how much hard work and money it took to keep our family going.
4. Im grateful to my father for taking me to baseball every Saturday when I was a child.
5. Im grateful that my father is not as tough on me these days as he used to b e in the past.
6. Im grateful that my father cares so much about me, because he wouldnt be tough if he didnt care so much,
7. Im grateful that though my relationship with my father I have learned to have compassion and a greater understanding with my children.
8. Im grateful to my father for showing me how important encouragement is in raising happy, confident children.
9. Im really grateful when I get to laugh with my father. Some people never got to do that because they didnt have a father. And for others, who have lost their father, they will never have the chance to laugh with their father again.
10. I am so truly grateful that I have a father, because amid the tough times, there have been good times, and there will be more good times ahead with my father.
As a result of the sons heartfelt feelings of gratitude for his father, he will change their relationship for the better. The son changed the way he thinks and feels about his father, which immediately changes what he attracts from his father. Even though the son was being grateful in his mind, at an energetic and quantum level, the sons gratitude will have a magical effect on his relationship with his father. Provided he maintains his gratitude, by the law of attraction, the son must receive far better circumstances with his father, and their relationship must begin to improve immediately.
Remember, you can tell your gratitude in working by the way that you feel. You should feel a lot better about the situation after practicing gratitude. The first evidence of gratitudes magical power working is your feelings lifting, so when you do feel better about it, you know the situation will improve and the solutions you want to resolve is to focus concentrated gratitude on it until you feel better inside; then you will see the magic work its wonder in the outside world.
In making your written list, make sure you list each of the ten things youre grateful for in the following way:
I am so grateful for____________.
Or, I am truly grateful for____________.
And finish the sentence with what youre grateful for. You can also use Walt Disneys way of using gratitudes magical power if you find it easier:
I am so glad that___________.
And finish the sentence with what youre glad about.
Once youve listed ten things youre grateful for, finish the Magical Way Out of Negativity practice by writing:
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the perfect resolution.
And just for today, see if you can get through one day without saying anything negative. It may be a challenge, but see if you can make it though one day. There is an important reason to do this, because most of us have no idea how much we speak negatively, but youll gave an idea after watching your words for a day. Remember that negativity and complaint bring more of those things, and if youre aware of what youre saying you can stop and decide if you want the consequences of what youre about to say. Here is a magic lifeline you can use if you notice yourself thinking and saying something negative. Stop immediately, and say:
But I have to say that I am really grateful for_____________.
Finish the rest of the sentence with something - anything - that youre grateful for. Take this magic lifeline with you, and grab a hold of it whenever you need it.
And if any little problem or situation appears in the future , remember to put the embers with gratitude before it grows into a fire. At the same time you will ignite the magic in your life!
Magic Practice Number 7
The Magical Way Out of Negativity
1. Count Your Blessings: Make a list of ten blessings. Write why youre grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.
2. Choose one problem or negative situation in your life that you most want to resolve.
3. List ten things that you are grateful for about the negative situation.
4. At the end of your list, write:
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the perfect resolution.
5. Just for today, see if you can get through one day without saying anything negative, Use the magic lifeline. Stop immediately and say: But I have to say that I am really grateful for___________.
6. Just before you go to sleep tonight, hold your Magic Rock in one hand, and say the magic words, thank you for the best thing that happened during the day.
