Monday, July 7, 2008

A Life of Inspiration: Gratitude

The Importance of Gratitude:

Hello, my name is Robert and I'd like to welcome you to my blog on how to live an inspired life. As I define it, an inspired life is nothing but one of happiness and freedom. A person who lives an inspired life has the ability to be creative, confident, and to love freely and passionately. They can achieve anything they want because they attract people and events into their lives that help them to move toward their goals easily.

This article is about the first step to living an inspired life: gratitude. You may think that this is relatively simple, and it is. Gratitude is one of the most powerful positive emotions that we are capable of experiencing. If you want to live a better life, be grateful for everything that you already have.

You will find all that you look for in this life. If you are always searching for things to be grateful for, you'll start to find them. They will become more and more abundant. You will feel better about your life, and when you feel good, good things will happen to you.

People also notice gratitude. The next time someone does something nice for you, go out of your way to show your thanks. Try to do something of equal or greater kindness for them. Also, it is a great idea to do nice things for people who have done nothing for you. Gratitude is a two way street. When someone feels gratitude for something you have done for them, you feel great. As I said before, feeling good leads to good things.

You can take the first step towards living an inspired life right now. Get out a piece of paper, or if you prefer, open up microsoft word, and write down anything and everything you are grateful for. Look at this list every morning when you wake up and every night you go to bed. Continue to add to it whenever you think of new things you are grateful for. Trust me, the list will grow substantially. You will slowly start to notice all the wonderful things that life has to offer. Do this for only a week and see how much your list has grown. All the beautiful things that you are grateful for will continue to multiply. Gratitude is a powerful tool that will begin your quest for living an inspired life.

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