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“It is necessary, then, to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” -Wallace D. Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich or Financial Success Through Creative Thought

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” -Melodie Beattie

Why is gratitude important? When we are grateful for what we have, we draw more things to us to be grateful for.

In my advanced coaching club I suggest at the end of each call that my students take a little time each day to express their gratitude. This shouldn’t be reserved for Thanksgiving or Sunday weekly prayer, but needs to be integrated into our daily lives permeating all of our interactions.

Experiencing and expressing our gratitude does not have to be limited to to receiving gifts or favors. True gratitude is about looking deeply at our lives and understanding how truly lucky we are to be alive at this moment in time.

Every night and every day I meditate on the things I am grateful for I have a huge list of things, as do all of us: family, friends, colleagues, students, employees, health, financial success, future successes and advancements. When it rains (and here in the Pacific Northwest it rains a lot) I am grateful because I know that’s part of why the area is so lush and fruitful. I am grateful when the sun comes out (because, as I mentioned above, here in the Pacific Northwest it rains A LOT).

I’m grateful for simple things and complicated things. And throughout my day, I stop to consider other people’s situations, whether they be more challenging or easier than mine, and I am grateful for the struggles I’ve had to endure, and grateful for the things I accomplish with ease, both, because these are the things that have made me what I am and brought me to this point in life.

There are times in life when we believe things aren’t going as smoothly as we’d like. Maybe your health isn’t perfect. This is the most powerful time to be grateful. Instead of cursing your body for what it can’t do, be grateful for what it can.

I love this old Irish proverb, ‘Count your joys instead of your woes; count your friends instead of your foes.’ It’s all in where we place our focus. It’s all in what we choose to highlight and what we choose to minimize.

As you begin to take notice of all that is good in your life, this gratitude will turn your life around.

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