#thankfulness
What Is Gratitude Anyways?
Is it an emotion? Is it a practice? Well, it’s both and more. Gratitude has been referred to as an appreciation that comes from within, it’s a tool we can use to shift our attention to the good we have, and it’s also a conscious choice we can make to return kindness back into the world.
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~Oprah Winfrey
Are There Benefits?
Many researchers have studied the long and short-term effects of practicing gratitude. Here are some of the benefits (there are a whole lot more!):
-Helps us focus on the positive, resulting in a happier life
-Increases resiliency
-Has a positive impact on self-esteem
-Improves relationships
-Helps us become more generous, give from abundance
-Reduces depressive symptoms
-Improves sleep hygiene
-Helps the mind focus on good things, when bad comes it doesn’t feel as bad
What Does the Bible Say About Being Thankful?
The idea of thankfulness (Hebrew: yadáh) shows up in the Hebrew Bible 102 times and (Greek: eukharistÔ) shows up 71 times in the Christian Bible. It’s clear that the idea of giving thanks is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, indicating that it is a crucial part in being in a relationship with God and others.
We see this in books such as Ecclesiastes, Job, and the Psalms, where people are in various places of prosperity and suffering, yet hold to trust and gratitude toward God.
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; For you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.” ~Psalm 23:4-6
Even though the Psalmist is near death and surrounded by enemies, they are sustained by their gratitude for God’s presence and gifts.
Materialism
Another benefit of cultivating gratitude is it can help you become less materialistic. This world we live in is all about the next best thing, new this, new that; and in our materialism we are ravaging the earth God trusted us to take care of. Being grateful for what we have helps slow us down and appreciate the gifts God gives us like the everyday food we enjoy, the constantly-changing weather, good art and music, and the people we love.
From Transactional to Transformational
With the idea of materialism comes the idea of a transactional life, and giving to get. We often just use prayer like a transaction:
“YOU’RE SO GREAT GOD! — NOW IT’D BE GREAT IF YOU DID THIS THING FOR ME.”
But praying from a posture of gratitude turns our shallow transactional habit into a transformational relationship. Waking up and giving thanks for the gift of another day, of our breath, and of the person God is ever creating us to be — this worshipful practice of gratitude transforms us into people who love God, love ourselves, and love others.
Cultivating Gratitude
HERE ARE SOME APPROACHES TO HELP YOU ESTABLISH A PRACTICE OF GRATITUDE IN YOUR OWN LIFE!
Gratitude Journal; start a habit of writing down just a few things every day.
Write a thank you letter to your friend.
Prayer; slowly and intentionally thank God for things you appreciate.
Find your breath, slow down, and be present in the moment.
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Seven ways you can #attract a specific person like an ex using the law of attraction. so there is someone in your life or someone who isn’t in your life that you are desperately trying to attract this could be an ex, it could be someone that you really admire or just the ideal soulmate or twin flame of your dreams
The first way to attract a specific person is something that I’ve personally used in my life, and it’s actually the way that I attracted my fiancée. Write a pros and cons list. In the pros write down everything you want in this person, or if this is an ex write down everything good you now want to see in this person and all the things you want to happen with this person. In the cons list write down everything you don’t want in this person, and again, if this is an ex write down all the things you no longer want to have happen in that #relationship. Soon you will find that everything you have written down you will begin to see, because what we focus on we attract!
The second thing that you need to do to attract a specific person is you need to become really aware that we attract who we are. So if you write everything in your pros list about the kind of person that you want to attract, so perhaps you want to attract someone that is really friendly, is a great communicator, perhaps someone who has good relationships with their family, someone who is kind-hearted, who is nice - we attract what we are! So if you find that there are some things that you’ve written down about the person that you want to attract and you are so contradictive to that, so perhaps you want someone that’s fit and healthy but you just sit down you watch TV all day and eat pizza. You need to be what you want to attract - so become more like the person that you want to attract! If you want to attract someone that’s lovely and kind - be lovely and kind to people! If you want to attract someone who is fit and healthy start becoming fit and healthy!
The third thing that you need to do to attract a specific person is you want to become very good at #visualizing. So you may want to just spend five minutes a day visualizing your partner or the person that you want to attract. So if this is someone you know. like an ex. then all you have to do is just think of your ex, and think of all the emotions you have with that ex, perhaps you want to feel gratitude, being grateful - the universe loves gratitude! So if you’re really grateful for your ex, and the #manifestation as appearing in your life, it will happen much quicker.
The fourth way to attract a specific person is you might want to come up with an #affirmation, or an #incantation, to really help you get the feeling of attracting that person. So it could be something like “I am so happy and grateful that this person is coming into my life” and you just keep on repeating and repeating it. You also want to make sure that you have the feelings of feeling good, feeling alive, feeling #grateful while you are doing this. Perhaps you want to do it while you’re exercising, because again like I said about visualizing, sometimes it’s really good to be actually moving our body, to be standing in a resourceful state to be able to make those affirmations even more powerful.
The fifth way to attract a specific person is you want to become the best version of yourself. In the process of becoming the best version of yourself and you’re growing, and you have more #ambition, #growing your personal development, you’re growing that business, you’re growing your income, you’re doing whatever it is that you consider being personal #growth. By becoming the best version of yourself, doing those daily practices, so like exercising daily #meditating daily, being kind and considerate to other people, by doing these things we are attracting new people into our lives new experiences new circumstances, so we can find the person that we are truly meant to be with.
The sixth way to attract a specific person is when you go to bed at night only think about things you want to #manifest. I used to be thinking of all the things going wrong in my life before I went to bed, I used to have feelings of worry and the things that weren’t currently working. Try not to think of these things before bed, only think about the things you want and by doing so you will attract better things into your life, including the person you are trying to manifest.
The seventh, and the last way, to attract a specific person is to let go of the outcome. Now, I feel like is the most problematic thing that people find when it comes to the law of attraction, and manifesting, and the reason why this is because it seems contradictory. We get what we focus on we get, but we need to let go of the outcome!… Visit: www.christineloveridge.com
