Gratitude Day

Tomorrow, a friend of mine and I are having our second gratitude day.  A gratitude day is a day when you give thanks for all that you have; and you share that thanks out into the world in some tangible way.  The purpose of this is to engage the positive energy in the world rather than the negative.  What we focus on is what we create.  I don't know about you, but I want to create things that I will be grateful for - so I practice gratitude every day.

Last time, we made art to put up in our home to remind us to be grateful.  Now, every day as I walk out my bedroom door in the morning, I see the artwork I placed there and I take a moment to ennumerate the things for which I am grateful.

This time, I'm going to suggest a slightly different take.  I want to write letters of gratitude to our parents, friends, or anyone who has influenced us in a positive fashion.  This way, rather than keeping the gratitude, we can share it with our loved ones.

Take a moment to think about what you are grateful for.  Perhaps you could start a gratitude journal.  There will be some days in your life when you are mired in negativity and a gratitude journal would be useful at those times.  When you can't focus on what you are grateful for in the moment, you can read your journal to see all the wonderful gifts you have received up until then.  This can shift your attitude enough to allow you to open up to receive whatever may be coming your way.

In this vein, I have spent that last couple of days recording all of the affirmations out of The Wealthy Spirit - Daily Affirmations for Financial Stress Reduction, by Chellie Campbell.  I have to tell you, that I've been wrestling with a little negativity myself for the last couple of weeks.  Not sure what prompted it, but it was stubborn - no matter what I tried, I couldn't pull myself out of it.  In recording these affirmations, I broke the cycle of that negativity and I have a whole new outlook on life again. I've never been a big fan of affirmations before - positive visualization, yes, but not affirmations - but I'm a believer now. 

With Chellie's permission (Thank You, Chellie!), I am putting these recordings onto my podcast so that you can all share them.  I should have them edited in time for either next week or the week after so keep an eye out because they will be a bonus podcast.  If you haven't already read Chellie's book, I recommend you pick it up today.  It does wonders for a positive mindset around money.