7 Steps to Effective Gratitude

your mantra – “I am so grateful for (or that)”.

If you keep that saying at the forefront of your mind, you’ll be able to spot things immediately that you previously would have ignored. For example, if you’re sitting at a long traffic light, instead of fuming, start saying “I am so grateful that I have the time right now to look around me and see the results of creative minds – look at all these wonderful cars that people have designed.” Allow yourself to realize that man has gifts and talents and that you, too, have these same talents. Expressing gratitude for what you see around you will bring it even closer to you.

4) Say your mantra at least once an hour.

Until it becomes a habit, time yourself and make a conscious effort to be thankful for something every single hour you’re awake. At work you can stop and silently say a “Gratitude”. At home, you can take a break at a commercial. In the car, use a traffic light or a stop sign. At the gym, use a walk break or a transition between machines.

It doesn’t matter if you’re saying the same “Gratitudes” over and over again in the beginning. Initially the whole point is to remember to do it. Once it becomes a habit, you will see so many other things to be grateful for and variety will no longer be an issue for you. The whole point is to “just do it”.

5) Express gratitude no matter what the appearance of something.

Declare everything a “success” EVEN if it doesn’t look like a success right this minute. We can be so limited in what we see sometimes and we may perceive that something is bad just because it wasn’t what we wanted or expected. But since we often cannot (or will not) see beyond our nose,

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