How To Practice Gratitude

Practicing gratitude is a life changing habit. It will always influence positively on every sphere of life. The more we appreciate the situations and possessions in our life, the more we attract great things in our life. Generally a person attracts the things on which he is focused upon. So beware that you are not wasting your time and energy in discussing negative and stressful situations in our life. One should always learn to shift his focus from negative to positive.

It`s very important to start and end a day in a state of gratitude. First ten minutes of the day should be spent in thanking God for the amazing people and things he has put in your life. In this way you are focusing your attention and energy on the blessings of your life.

Most of the times we tend to ignore the small things in our lives. But we should learn to be thankful for every simple pleasure or blessing. Consistent gratitude can change a lot in the life of an individual. It shifts the focus of an individual from what he lacks to what he already owns. A thankful attitude towards life makes a person happy, strengthens his relationships, improves health and reduces anxiety. According to a recent research, a thankful attitude not only improves your physical and spiritual health but also helps to achieve professional goals.

We should try to find a positive perspective in every adverse situation. When the things don`t go as we want, remember that each difficulty carries the seeds of equally great benefit.

This principle also works with the people around you, there are times when you are upset with a friend, relative or a coworker. The best thing you can do is to find positive traits in that person and thank God for his presence in your life. It takes a time but your thankful attitude towards a person or a situation do bring positive results.

I would recommend you to maintain gratitude journal. This practice is becoming more and more popular due to its amazing results. A gratitude journal is a tool which helps a person to focus his attention on the things he is thankful for. It is a good habit to write down at least five things a day for which we are grateful for.

There are many traits which a person needs to cultivate in his personality for maintaining a positive attitude towards life and habit of gratitude is one of the most important of them.

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10 Essentials of Daily Practice

The air at this time of year is heavy with advice, resolutions, predictions and daily intelligence for how to live a successful life. While I like to reflect, review and reassess at this time of year, I also rebel at resolutions.
I've tried but it's futile. I don't make it through the first day and then I've blown it for the year.

Rather than giving weight to an arbitrary notch in an endless continuum of time, these elements have evolved into my daily practice.

10 essentials of my daily practice

Authenticity. Be who I am; not who I think I should be; or who I think others are looking for. I am the only one here with my message; if I'm to live up to my potential and make a difference, it's important that I deliver it. If I am not being myself, how can anyone recognize me?Courage. Ironically, to be me. I'm no stranger to fear; but I've learned to recognize it's protective role, look beyond the message, and then put one foot in front of the other and do what I'm here to do.Self-care. The parallel to preventative maintenance for my motorcycle. My physical body is my home here on earth. Caring for it with a healthy diet, regular exercise, preferably in nature, and adequate rest honors who I am.Meditation and prayer. This quiet time is how I start every day. Before turning on the radio, checking email or opening any browsers, I pray (talk) and meditate (listen). It keeps me centered, grounded and in touch with who I am and what's important.Forward focus. I can't change the past. I can learn its lessons without getting bogged down in them. Grounded in the power of the present, I keep my eyes on my goals, follow the guidance I receive and apply throttle to maintain momentum. Anything is possible from this point.Say no. To people, things, opportunities that are out of scope or threaten to lead me there. There are many worthy causes and requests for my time, but I must do what only I can do and leave the rest to someone else.Gratitude. For the abundance and gifts that I'm showered with daily, the love that surrounds me in so many people and the magical beauty of nature.Trust. It is not my role to control the world. All I have to do is my part.Compassion. While I may not agree with others' points of view, we are all connected. We are each other's teachers and there are always lessons to learn.Fun! Play. Laugh. Love. Celebrate success. Celebrate friendships. Listen to the child within me and let her play.

Although this list continues to evolve, it works for me. It's easier to catch myself before going too far off track, helps with decision-making and stokes adventure!

How is your list similar? Different?

Wishing you abundance, joy, health and magical days.

Liz Jansen

Liz Jansen is an author, speaker, coach and rider extraordinaire. She's thrilled that her work brings her corporate experience together with her love of adventure.

Her inspirational advice and practical tips,often arise from her two-wheeled adventures. Through her practice, she has served hundreds of clients and her network reaches across Canada, the US and to Europe and Australia.

To learn more about her workshops, purchase Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment, or to book the author for an interview or speaking engagement, visit http://www.lizjansen.com/

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Practice Self Determination

How practicing helps you - tips for the multi-tasking folks:

Practice focusing on the bright side of things when you begin to feel negative thoughts interfering with your life. Instead of busting a gut trying to handle several tasks at once, do the most important task first, and then work toward finishing the next task. It is difficult to multi-task, so try to handle your tasks in blocks. Finish one project and then the next to lighten the load. Relieve some stress by learning meditation skills.

Try to meditate daily so that you feel refreshed. Meditation will help you relax, which makes life easier for you. Meditation is a form of relaxation to help relieve stress so that you can improve your performance.

When you are stressed, it is difficult to make good decisions. When you make poor decisions, you lose control and sometimes it leads to failure. Do not allow stress to take control of you. Learn guided relaxation techniques to manage stress.

Meditate daily to improve your life dramatically by learning to relax. Go into a dark room and focus while burning aroma scent candles. Let your imagination carry you away somewhere in a quiet domain away from any environmental interference. You will be focusing on where you have drifted off to instead of what happened during the day. This will help relieve those stressors that add up to stress.

Organizing your thoughts can help you multi-task without feeling overwhelmed. Multi-tasking folks often have more to deal with than the single tasking people. When your mind is organized it makes it easier to stay in control of your life. Your self-determination goes untouched, which keeps you focused and occupied managing the most important tasks first. Because the world career sectors are moving toward outsourcing jobs most people these days must learn how to multi-task. It is not easy for the regular person to swing this way when they are used to handling one task at a time. However, they often learn how to manage multi-tasking jobs easy.

Those of you that are natural born multi-tasking people know how difficult it is to stay focused on doing one task at a time. It breaks down your self-determination when you feel that you are losing control. You just have to learn how to focus, think, focus, and finish one task and then move to the next task. Still, it is hard on all of us, especially when clients are pushing us to finish multiple tasks at one time. Self-determination however can help you to stay focused, to concentrate, and to do what you need to do. It empowers you in many ways. A self-determined person is a leader always in charge, so everyone thinks. Sometimes leaders lose control too. This is part of human nature, an imperfection. Not one person on the earth is perfect, yet many employers try to force their workers to do and be something they are not, i.e. perfect.

With all the stress we face each day, it is hard to stay determined, let alone focused. The best way to deal with this problem is to practice each day focusing and concentrate on your determination. Do something fantastic so that it builds your motivation. When something good each day will build your determination while keeping you focused. Self-determination gives you freedom you need to keep growing. You can build your confidence knowing that you have the independency you deserve. We all must maintain determination with all things we do in life. Our actions, thoughts, and behaviors in order to live a productive life require determination.

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