A powerful secret to happiness (and getting what you want)

With Thanksgiving upon us, I’ve been reflecting on this past year in a big way. (You know, aside from just marveling at the fact that it’s Thanksgiving already.)

I know you’ve heard it before, and ’tis the season and all. But I truly believe that gratitude really is the key to living a purposeful life, and getting what you want out of it.

I’ll admit that when I first started really paying attention to gratitude (instead of just paying it lip service), it wasn’t easy. Which seems silly. I mean, of course, gratitude should be easy, right? For example, I have a roof over my head. I’ve never been hungry. My apartment has central heating. Hello!

(You know what I’ve been really grateful for lately? Soap. Soap is, like, the best thing EVER. Especially the organic handmade soaps from my fave local peeps… ever had chocolate soap? All my Platinum clients are getting chocolate soap in their goody bags from here on out. I’m tellin’ ya…!)

I think the tough part for me was this: giving thanks for the things in my life meant giving thanks to myself. Being nice to myself has never been easy. Being grateful for the good things means acknowledging my substantial role in creating those good things… something my “squishy mind” resists. (Can you relate?)

But something miraculous happened when I started to really and truly give thanks every day. I started to feel sooooo much better. Feeling good is truly priceless.

No, I didn’t manifest a zillion dollars in five minutes. But slowly yet surely, those good feelings started to attract more good things to me. And when I took the time to actually receive and accept them energetically – instead of blowing them off – more started coming.

You’ll find the gratitude practice that works best for you. Here’s what works really well for me: giving thanks every morning before I get out of bed. Positive thought first thing in the morning is one of our most powerful tools for creating our day. (And heck, it’s cozy under all those covers!)

My coach’s request to you – perhaps my challenge to you, depending on where you are – is this. If you don’t have a gratitude practice of some kind, start today. Then, don’t wait ’til next year’s Thanksgiving to give thanks again. Give thanks every day.

Yes, gratitude is a practice – dare I say a discipline – before it becomes a habit. Keep it going, every day. Bright blessings & massive success to you….