Gratitude

Feed Your Soul. Feed Your Mind.

Get in the Habit of Keeping a Journal

By Paul | Jan 24, 2022

If you have a great memory, you are one of the lucky few. This article probably isn’t going to add any value for you. For the rest of us, we have a difficult time remembering what we ate for breakfast this morning unless it just happened. Keeping a journal can be a great way to…

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Gratitude For Those That Made A Difference

By Paul | Jan 23, 2022

Over the past few days, I have written about the practice of writing things down – keeping a gratitude journal, a Happy Journal, to name a few. I just read an article in Time magazine,  The Life-Changing Practice That Will Help You Feel More Gratitude, by Yohanca Delgado that offers another wonderful practice – tracking…

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Use Gratitude to Create a Bounty of Positive Change in Your Life

By Paul | Jan 22, 2022

Consistent gratitude is one of the most powerful tools that you can use to propel yourself into a brighter tomorrow. Gratitude isn’t a magical shortcut, though. It doesn’t necessarily create any changes outside of yourself. What it can do, however, is open you up to other opportunities. As you become aware of the multitude of…

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Are you Grateful?

By Paul | Jan 18, 2022

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than a million who will not survive the week.

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Gratitude Affirmation

By Paul | Jan 17, 2022

I am thankful for all opportunities. My attitude reflects my happiness. I am thankful for all opportunities that come my way. I let go of the idea that things must be ideal for me to be happy. I recognize that every situation has both challenges and rewards. Basing my sense of well-being on the absence…

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What Oprah Knows About the Power of Gratitude

By Paul | Jan 15, 2022

There is always something that you can be grateful for. You can start by just saying, I am grateful for my breath. Oprah knows that if you don’t have anything to be thankful for, you should start by just being grateful for your breath. Focus on the good you have, not the lack of it,…

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Five Positive Ways to Express Your Gratitude

By Paul | Jan 14, 2022

A couple of days ago, I wrote about “Show Your Gratitude to Others with Compliments” – this is certainly a great way to express gratitude. In the past couple of days, a few folks have reached out and let me know that they have difficulty expressing gratitude. Oftentimes, gratitude is mixed in with other feelings…

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5 Reasons to Live in the Now With Gratitude

By Paul | Jan 13, 2022

Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in planning your future and forget about the gratitude you currently have.

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5 Easy Ways to Create Joy Today

By Paul | Jan 12, 2022

Joy doesn’t have to be hard to manifest in your life. You can create it by making a conscious effort to have more happiness. Joy, like gratitude, is an important mindset. It’s not just about what happens to you. Your reactions to events, circumstances, people, and situations are part of it. Joy may feel impermanent…

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Show Your Gratitude to Others with Compliments

By Paul | Jan 10, 2022

Don’t you love to receive compliments? It’s great for your self-esteem and just plain feels good to hear someone else’s respect or admiration. Those few words lighten your moods and give you the strength to push forward with you head held high.  Compliments reinforce that you’re doing something right and your efforts are being appreciated.…

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‘Cause Its Cool!

By Paul | Jan 9, 2022

This is one of my all time favorite scenes/episodes on a TV show.

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Stand By Me

By Paul | Jan 7, 2022

Another wonderful video – this one demonstrates how it is possible for people to come together across geographical borders and share their music. I am so grateful to see this type of collaboration! From the award-winning documentary, Playing For Change: Peace Through Music comes “Stand By Me,” the first of many Songs Around The World…

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7 Great Benefits of Being Alone

By Paul | Jan 7, 2022

Perhaps you find yourself spending a lot of time alone. Do you struggle with how to spend that time? Although you have plenty of things you’d like to accomplish, getting focused and staying that way seems to be a challenge when you’re alone. Are you wasting precious, solitary hours that you could be spending more…

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13 Life Lessons From Movies and TV Specials

By Paul | Jan 6, 2022

As the holidays were underfoot last month, all the classic Movies were played on TV. As I watched some of these, I realized that there were some great messages in these flicks. It got me thinking… What if a list was compiled outlining some great messages? What a great thing to share with others! Have…

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Ho’oponopono

By Paul | Jan 5, 2022

What is Ho’oponopono? The answer to that question can be a little difficult to explain because the practice of Ho’oponopono is actually more of a way of life than a specific set of actions or rituals. In essence, it is a Hawaiian healing technique that helps you to cleanse and forgive yourself, as well as…

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