Month: December 2017

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You made it to the final day!

If you were able to keep up with the challenge most or all days you have created a habit. If not, even one day is still a benefit. You can always come back and start over with Day 1 any time you want a refresher!

Gratitude is one of the biggest gifts you can give to yourself and those around you. Not only will you attract more good but you will radiate a higher, more positive energy that everyone around you will feel and appreciate. What a gift to give to family and friends.  The important thing is to keep these practices as a daily habit. Modify them to fit your life, but REMEMBER to give thanks. For an extra reminder, you can sign up for daily inspirational emails and get your FREE abundance meditation here. And finally, here are our final gratitudes of the challenge:

1. Write 10 things you are grateful for.

2. Scan back over YESTERDAY and make a list of all of thing things for which you are grateful. Try to really stretch your mind to remember even the little things! Then say, “Thank you” for each of those blessings you mention. People who are new to this type of thing have a hard time thinking of gratitudes, but they find with practice it gets easier. I’ve seen this time and time again in groups I’ve hosted. And the great thing is, they feel happier when they develop this skill. And research backs this up as fact! Thinking back and reliving the good moments in your life, actually CHANGES YOUR BRAIN STRUCTURE to that of a more happy person!

3. Start doing this on a regular basis. Think about TODAY, YESTERDAY, and even beyond, and list all of the gratitudes that come to mind.

4. For extra inspiration and knowledge read Day 28 of “The Magic” book. You might also want to read (or get the FREE audio trial of) “The Secret” for even deeper understanding.

5. Before bed, hold your magic rock and say thanks for the best thing that happened today.

What did you discover about yourself during this challenge? Please share your insights below. Also, let us know what you will do to celebrate making it to the final day of The Magic Gratitude Challenge! Great work!! And remember, if you’d like to get the FREE mp3 and inspirational emails sign up here. If you would like to find out more about the SCIENCE behind these techniques, as well as increasing your ability to implement happiness in your life and that of others, click here for a course by Harvard researcher, Shawn Achor. And most of all, THANK YOU for being part of  The #MagicGratitudeChallenge!

Today’s challenge is inspired by two great quotes. First, Mahatma Gandhi’s “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”  And second, the ‘Man in the Mirror’ song by Michael Jackson, which says:

“I’m starting with the man in the mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways; And no message could have been any clearer, If you wanna make the world a better place, Take a look at yourself, and then make a change.” 

Start by focusing on what we are doing right and try to add more to it. Here’s what we do for today:

1. Write 10 things you are grateful for.

2. Each time you happen to see yourself in the mirror today, say, “Thank you!”

3. Take it a step further and also say THREE THINGS about yourself for which you are grateful.

4. For extra inspiration and knowledge read Day 27 of “The Magic” book. You might also want to read (or get the FREE audio trial of) “The Secret” for even deeper understanding.

5. Before bed, hold your magic rock and say thanks for the best thing that happened today.

How did you feel sending gratitude to yourself? Share your experience below and then click here for Day 28.

Have you ever seen a baby, just learning to walk, fall down? What does he do? Get back up and try again! (Well, sometimes he cries for a moment and then gets up, but he never stops trying.) Yet, as adults, how often do we have a small mistake and just give up? Imagine if we had that attitude as babies. We would all be sitting around in strollers right now. Sounds silly, but it’s true!

Most of us are fortunate to be able to walk now, because we LEARNED from our mistakes and kept going. But are there areas of our life where we still are in a “virtual” stroller? If so, we need to get back that childhood attitude that it’s OK to fail, as long as we don’t give up! Here’s how we put this idea into action today:

1. Write 10 things you are grateful for.

2. Select 1 mistake you made at some point in your life.

3. Write down 10 BLESSINGS that came as a result of this mistake. Did you learn anything from it? Were there any good outcomes as a result?

4. For extra inspiration and knowledge read Day 26 of “The Magic” book. You might also want to read (or get the FREE audio trial of) “The Secret” for even deeper understanding.

5. Before bed, hold your magic rock and say thanks for the best thing that happened today.

 Share your experience below and then click here for Day 27.