Daily gratitude habit

Practice gratitude every day. Gratitude opens the door to seeing all of the multiple positive aspects in our lives.  You will begin to see and notice more good occasions in your life. Living with gratitude is more challenging than it seems, because it takes no effort to take life for granted. We don't even realize when, but at some point we get caught up with the every day ups and downs of living. And then one day life turns into one big oblivious blur. That's when the little things begin to escape us. The beautiful sunrise, the bird outside your window happily chirping, a clear blue sky, those moments of lifes' little miracles just tend to disappear when we are on survival mode and numb to life. 

Take the time to notice that life is actually good. Beginning a practice of daily gratitude takes effort and thought. Make a commitment to start little by little, first maybe just in the morning, then build it up to at night, and you will see that the more you do it, the easier it gets.  By being consciously grateful daily, and really making it a habit, it becomes easier and we begin to randomly do it throughout the day. It's amazing how with a little bit of work, our perspective changes. This new outlook on life allows us to notice how the little things in life actually make a big difference. The beautiful white clouds, the wonderful red and yellow of a sunset, or the glistening full moon in the dark of night. We begin to appreciate those sporadic small details of life and that is when our everyday living begins to improve. 

There is a wonderful bonus of living with gratitude, good moments begin to pick up momentum.  As they become more abundant, there is a shift that happens.  We begin to feel a balance of harmony in our lives.  When we practice gratitude, it opens our eyes to see how great life is and with this new positive perspective, multiple opportunities begin to be attracted into our lives. Before you know it, you realize that even on a mediocre day,  life is good!

Today is a new day

Another day, a new opportunity awaits. Today starts just like every other day, but is it really the same as yesterday?  It's hard to get away from the humdrum of the auto pilot that we have going on life. But really,  we can take advantage of a new day, to take it by the horns and ever so slightly change our usual route.  At least we can begin the planting of new seeds of opportunity. New plans can begin to sprout. After all, today is ours to treasure and unlock new possibilities. 

It does not mean that some gigantic over the top step needs to happen, but small steps can be taken to go towards what we want. At least to begin looking at a new direction. 

As soon as we open our minds to the possibilities of what is really in our hearts, then small miracles begin to happen. It's just a matter of trust - which is easier said than done! We just have to allow and acknowledge these miracles with gratitude. 

So today, I am going to lay the foundation for new opportunity. New opportunity that begins with gratitude, the gratitude of being just who I am:

I am good

I am spiritual

I am unique

I am special  

I am inspired

I am intentional

I am God's child

I am resilient 

I am loved

I am grateful 

I just am!

The miracle of everyday life

Miracles come when they are least expected. 

Life is funny, it's full of ups and downs, twists and turns. Just when everything gets gloomy, it shows it self in its truest brightest light. That small sliver of light glistening through as the gray clouds slowly begin to part. The light of hope. To have hope is to be patient and allow God to be in control. 

Given time, everything comes together as it should. The universe has it's own plan, we are asked to be active participants as well as to allow it to just "happen". These are the little miracles of life. Miracles are all around us. Miracles happen every day. We struggle so much to make everything perfect,  but instead we should be just looking out for these miracles and allowing them to be. Just like a flower who shoots forward, in the middle of an early frosty spring not knowing any better, but just being. Sometimes we just have to have the patience, and hope to believe in miracles and allow life to just happen. 

The gratitude of the heart

I begin each day with a grateful heart. I smile & take a deep breath. 

-Thank your heart for beating. How many times have we woken up in the morning and have taken for granted how this great body that we have is just steadily working for us? Today I am thanking my heart for doing such a good job. I am taking a deep breath and putting a smile on my face and filling my heart with gratitude. Gratitude does the heart good. 

When I am grateful I tend to see the good things in my life and the goodness in other people. My perspective is better, and I am also more resilient. I am more open to the peace and the love that surround me every day. The love that comes from the heart is the shield that I choose to protect me from the realities of life. 

I choose to love every day because love is amazing, love is everlasting, and it is love that makes the world of this girl go around.