Have a wonderful time, full of gratitude. Grateful you are here, on the forums.

My Mother gets up every single day, (She's almost 80) and always has, and throws open the front door and says, "Morning World!" She does so with gusto and growing up, I can tell you it was embarrassing to me.

But as I grew mentally, I realized that this how she chose to start her day, being grateful. I thank the good Lord above that she taught me how to start mine.

As the girls have said, gratitude is a choice. Make the choice each day to have a good day and watch what follows. The thing I have found to be true is that once you've set your mind on the GRATITUDE CHANNEL, you can't go back. Once you've learned to be thankful for, and to look for the good in things, you can't go back to being negative and down.

Yes, things happen and you have to deal with them. Be grateful that you have the THINGS to deal with. This means you are alive and can make choices!

Think about this. Who wants to be around someone who is down all the time? Who is negative? You've all testified that you've had situations like this and couldn't wait to get away from the negativity. This alone proves that the world WANTS and NEEDS to feel good.

Feel good. It's easy. It's your choice.

SOME THINGS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR TODAY TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20TH

My heart maintaining a steady, rhythmic beat.

Leaving the doctor's office with a clean bill of health.

Sunglasses shielding you from the sun's powerful rays.

A friend listening to my story with an understanding heart.

A shoulder to cry on or a great big bear hug.

The ability to express love and receive it.

The opportunity to live yet another day.

Eileen and Kathy

Today I am grateful for a beautiful yellow sun, clear blue sky and temps in the upper 30's, perhaps even hitting 40.

Today I am grateful that I have a partner that loves me, wants to spend time with me and grows with me each and every day.

Today I am grateful that I am alive, well and healthy.

Today I am grateful for all of the people in my life that I love completely and without hesitation.

Anno

Today I am grateful that I got a good chuckle from my friend, Anno, thinking the upper 30's is warm!

Time for a story.
I had to go to the ophthalmologist today. It was a new patient visit to this particular doctor, but I had been to this facility before. The young lady at check-in asked if all my information was still correct. I said "yes", but had already handed her my insurance card. She found me in the system, so really didn't need my card, but before returning it to me, she checked it against her computer screen. My co-pay had been $25 and she noticed (from my card) that it had risen to $40. She was apologizing left and right, "I am so sorry. It has gone up, I am so sorry. I'll have to ask to see your credit card again, I am so sorry." I handed her my credit card and, without thinking, said, "I'm thankful it isn't $100." And, guess what, it wasn't a trite remark... I actually felt IT! It was an unconscious recognition!!! Heehee, progress.

Yeah! Gimster!!

I'm grateful that you're seeing progress!

cool Gimster a nice example....

celtic

FEBRUARY 21ST: SOME WAYS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR GRATEFULNESS PRACTICE:

Give thanks every morning to set the tone for the day.

Before eating, give thanks to your food.

Thank your loved ones for the little things they do.

Find a gratitude partner and share by phone or e-mail.

Go for a walk and notice all the beauty there is in nature.

Praise a fellow worker for a job well done.

Send out thank you notes more often.

Eileen and Kathy

Wow gimster...I guess that's what all this is about. Nice story.

I'm just wondering...Is there any way that a negative person can be changed? Has anyone ever been able to accomplish that?