Gratitude

The Power Of Gratitude Toward Emotional Healing

Emotional Healing begins with Gratitude and Thanksgiving.

I know when you hurt inside, it’s hard to feel grateful… but it’s even harder to maintain negative thoughts with genuine gratitude in your heart.

My closest and dearest friend shared some advice while our family seemed plunged into chaos a few years ago. One thing kept happening after another.

She said to give thanks not just when thing go great but to give thanks for the problems in your life too.

I thought she was nuts and said "Are you crazy? won’t that attract more problems?"

I took her advice with skepticism. Actually, the opposite happened. Instead of more problems, solutions for the current ones showed up.

Giving thanks not only produces new ideas and solutions and increased your personal power to solve problems, it also provides the means that personal desires and dream can be fulfilled.

Gratitude Attracts Good To You

The results got me hooked on the power of gratitude and thanks.

In Robert Russell’s book, God Works Through You*, he writes "Gratitude becomes a magnet for Good by establishing a positive state of mind within yourself, nothing can keep your Good from finding you. Help comes to you through your positive state of mind and through your attitude of praise and thanksgiving."

15 Things to Be Remembered About Gratitude

excerpt from God Works Through You*

1. The ultimate goal of all spiritual practice is to be so fully conscious of God’s Presence that you are unconscious of anything unlike God.

2. Since God is the Source of all supply and the giver of every good and perfect gift, the closer you live to God the more spiritual benefits you will share.

3. The best method living close to God is the practice of whole-soul gratitude. The mind that is always grateful never knows need.

4. If you are grateful for the good things you have now, you keep your mind open to receive Good. When you are truly grateful for everything, you constantly receive more of everything.

5. A consistent attitude of thanksgiving brings the mind of man and the Mind of God into perfect reciprocal action

6. The grateful mind is a powerful mind. It always accomplishes everything it sets out to do. It is tireless, buoyant, joyous, alive.

7. The thankful mind is always positive to the good. It looks for the best and so brings the best out of everything. Seeing only the good, it causes everything to produce good.

8. The grateful soul is cumulative. The practice of thanksgiving keeps the mind in the ascending tendency. The higher the mind goes, the greater is its possessions. The more grateful it is, the more power it has.

9. The thankful soul lives in the NOW and expects everything in the present. It doesn’t live in the future.

10. In love is love reflected. The grateful person sees the best in everything, expects the best of everyone, finds something good in every situation, and consequently draws friends, opportunities and supply toward him.

11. The grateful soul is always a satisfied soul. Drawing it Substance and Life from within, it is always complete.

12. The thankful soul is a productive soul. Living close the Source, it not only attracts more but produces more in every sphere of activity.

13. The grateful soul is a regenerative soul. In the consciousness of real gratitude, a healing force is always at work counteracting negative conditions.

14. The grateful soul is a balanced soul. In whole-soul gratitude, supply and demand are always equal.

15. The grateful soul is joyous.

The moment the emotion of gratitude touches you, your spirit lightens, your burden grows less and your smile comes more readily.

*Robert A. Russell’s God Works Through You is now out of print and maybe difficult to find. His book "You Too Can Be Prosperous" is still available. Chapter 4 – The Magic Box goes into the Law of Increasing and gratitude.

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Inspirational Sayings | A Penny

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A Penny

Author Unknown

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband’s employer’s home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.

The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. The husband’s employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants. Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.

As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband.

He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment. Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts.

Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up? Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her.

Finally, she could stand it no longer. She causally mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.

A smile crept across the man’s face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?

"Look at it." He said. "Read what it says."

She read the words "United States of America."

"No, not that; read further."

"One cent?"

"No, keep reading."

"In God we Trust?"

"Yes!"

"And?"

"And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God’s way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!

When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change.

I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message. It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful!
And, God is patient…

Have a blessed day!!

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Inspirational Video: Gratitude and Thanksgiving Quotes

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Philip Watkins, an Eastern Washington University psychologist said "Troublesome thoughts pop up less frequently and with less intensity, which suggests that gratitude may enhance emotional healing. Thankfulness helps the brain fully process events, Watkins speculates. Grateful people achieve closure by making sense of negative events so that they mesh with a generally positive outlook."

The moment the emotion of gratitude touches you, your spirit lightens, your burden grows less and your smile comes more readily.

Make gratitude a part of consciousness… enjoy this collection of Gratitude and Thanksgiving quotes and video.

Thanks & Gratitude Quotes

Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. We need to literally “count our blessings,” give thanks for them, allow ourselves to enjoy them, and relish the experience of prosperity we already have.
~ Shakti Gawain

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
~Albert Schweitzer

God’s gifts are never loans; they are always deposits
~ Author Unknown

Develop an "attitude of gratitude." Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.
~Brian Tracy

Many people who order their lives rightly, in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude
~ Wallace D Wattles

Preparation for something better begins with gratitude for what we have.
~Author Unknown

Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy — because we will always want to have something else or something more.
~Brother David Steindl-Rast

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
~Epictetus

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
~Psalm 106:1

Many people who order their lives rightly, in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude
~ Wallace D Wattles

Grow flowers of gratitude in the soil of prayer.
~Verbena Woods

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
~W.T. Purkiser

And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
~ Wallace D Wattles

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.
~ Johannes A. Gaertner

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated
~ William James

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
~ John F. Kennedy

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[Money Mindset Challenge] Day 19 – The Law of Circulation

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Today’s session dovetails into yesterday’s topic on gratitude.

What goes with gratitude? Giving

Giving – A.K.A. Law of Circulation – Law of Tenfold

Think of the law of circulation like a pond. If water only flows in, it stagnates and can’t support life. If water only flows out, the pond dries out and can’t support life.

Water needs to flow in and out of the pond to support life.

The law of circulation works the same way. When you circulate money freely, more money flows into your life.

Law of Circulation operates under several components: Release, Seeding & Receiving.

Law of Circulation & Releasing

Throughout this challenge, I talked about letting go, releasing old money beliefs, make room for money and getting rid of clutter and chaos.

Day 8 of Money Mindset Challenge, Make Room for Money, went into more detail about removing clutter and giving away things you no longer use or want. Nature abhors a vacuum and refill up the space created by giving things away.

In order to increase what you have, you must let go of what you think you need to hold onto. Developing an attitude of gratitude will lead to a giving mindset.

Law of Circulation & Seeding

The seed money principal is based from the law of circulation and the law of tenfold. Planting money seeds aid in developing a grateful mindset. It assists and reminds you that everything comes from God/Universe.

When you trust God will provide for all your needs and everything comes from Him, you can release. Holding onto things you don’t need translates into holding onto a mentality of lack.

I’m a firm believer in God, but you can use Universe, Higher Power or whatever term makes you feel comfortable. There were years during my recovery of abuse that I got rid of "God" and used a sphere a light instead.

Giving back to God is part of the seed money principal, often called tithing.

You honor God and put him first by giving back 10% of what you receive for your income. This action reminds you that everything you have comes from Him. It keeps you connected to the source of all. It’s a wonderful way to protect you financially, emotionally, spiritually and physically.

I learned tithing is different from giving. Tithing is a dedicated percentage given to where you receive spiritual guidance. This act increases the effectiveness of your tithe.

Law of Circulation & Receiving

Giving is the key to receiving. Tom Pauley, author of I Am Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams, says tithing get you into the school of success. Giving freely sets you ahead of the class. I let my money honey guide me where to give.

Giving and tithing creates a hole and you know how nature feels about that empty hole. The Universe is compelled to fill it up again.

Giving freely activates the Law of Tenfold Return… for every good you give, you receive a minimum tenfold return. Whatever you want more of… give it away.

You must be willing to receive. Many of us fall short on this area. Think about compliments. How gracious do you receive compliments? Make sure you’re willing to accept.

Don’t refuse gifts… when you refuse a gift, you stop the other person from receiving their tenfold. You may not always receive from the source you gave to; your tenfold return most likely will come from someone else.

Keep money flowing to you by becoming a gracious giver and a gracious receiver.

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[Money Mindset Challenge] Day 18 – Attitude of Gratitude

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You’ll find many books on financial success sitting on my bookshelves. The majority of them contain a recurring subject matter concerning the flow of money.

Even Wallace D. Wattle’s classic "The Science of Getting Rich" devotes an entire chapter to this subject.

The Law of Gratitude – Being Thankful

Wallace D. Wattles says: "gratitude draws the mind into closer touch with the source from which ALL blessings come…

It is easy to understand that the nearer we live to the source of wealth, the more wealth we shall receive; and it is easy also to understand that the soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than the one which never looks to Him in thankful acknowledgment…

The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best; therefore it tends to become the best; it takes the form or character of the best, and will receive the best.

Also, faith is born of gratitude. The grateful mind continually expects good things, and expectation becomes faith. The reaction of gratitude upon one’s own mind produces faith; and every outgoing wave of grateful thanksgiving increases faith. He who has no feeling of gratitude cannot long retain a living faith; and without a living faith you cannot get rich by the creative method.”

Gratitude Keeps Lack Mentality Away

But the value of gratitude does not consist solely in getting you more blessings in the future. Without gratitude you cannot long keep from dissatisfied thought regarding things as they are… Wattles

Gratitude starts with expressing thanks for everything in your life right now.

I must admit, when I started developing an attitude of gratitude, it didn’t come easy. There was much upheaval in my life and it appeared like nothing was happening according to plan.

My best friend encouraged me to give thanks during the stormy times. I thought she was nuts. Following her advice, began feel sense of hope coming upon me… something I hadn’t felt for quite some time.

I started to notice all the good in my life and stopped focusing on what I didn’t have.

The Power of Appreciation

How many times do complain about the lack of money… yet you walk past a penny, nickel or dime on the ground without picking it up?

The universe provided you with a gift that you didn’t accept or didn’t think it was "worth" enough for you to bother picking it up.

If you don’t appreciate the little gifts, why would the universe give you more?

Think how you felt when you gave something and the recipient didn’t appreciate it? Did it make you feel like you wanted to give more to this person?

Whenever you find unexpected money, no matter what the denomination, say "Thank you Money Honey!"

Morgana in her Proven Steps to be a Money Magnet book says money doesn’t always show up in dollar amounts. She gave an example of going to the doctors and receiving a clean bill of health. Thank your money honey… something wrong would cost more than the doctor visit.

She said she give thanks for no line at the DMV.

Always give thanks and acknowledge with gratitude for what you already have. Appreciate what you have right now, no matter how little it seems to you.

Think how you would feel and react if you receive genuine thanks and appreciation for all you did. Imagine how God with unlimited resources will react when you show appreciation.

Gratitude really does keep you connected to God, Universal Source of all things.

The Gratitude Box

To help develop this new attitude and habit, I created a Gratitude Box using a small box for organizing photos. I wrote Thank You God in big letter on the lid. I took blank sheets of paper and cut them up into note size blocks. I put the "note" size piece into the box with a pencil.

Every day for 30 days, I wrote out a thank you note to God for something I was grateful for… some days it could be several thank you notes. I even thanked God in advance for something I requested but didn’t receive yet.

WOW… talk about major changes… more and more blessings kept coming into my life. I still do the thank you notes to this day.

Take a good look at what you’ve got right now, you may find yourself happily surprised and then watch how it will begin to blossom and increase.

Your 21 Day Money Mindset Step:

Download today’s action sheet for your Money Mindset Play Book and complete Day Eighteen action steps. You’ll find the download link in your email alert.

See you tomorrow.

Ann Rusnak
PS Share something you’re grateful for today

The Power Of Gratitude Toward Emotional Healing

Gratitude Attracts Good To You

15 Things to Be Remembered About Gratitude

Inspirational Sayings | A Penny

Inspirational Video: Gratitude and Thanksgiving Quotes

[Money Mindset Challenge] Day 19 – The Law of Circulation

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[Money Mindset Challenge] Day 18 – Attitude of Gratitude

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The Power Of Gratitude Toward Emotional Healing

Gratitude Attracts Good To You

15 Things to Be Remembered About Gratitude

Inspirational Sayings | A Penny

Inspirational Video: Gratitude and Thanksgiving Quotes

[Money Mindset Challenge] Day 19 – The Law of Circulation

Other posts of the series

[Money Mindset Challenge] Day 18 – Attitude of Gratitude

Other posts of the series

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