SelfGrowth.com articles for Gratitude

What Can Children With Special Needs Really Teach Us?

orlakelly34@yahoo.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 am

OVERVIEW In this article I will discuss what children with special needs can really teach us. The reason I chose this topic is because everybody has an opinion on special needs children. Not only “outsiders” looking in but also parents of children have their own personal experiences of what ...

Change is Inevitable - Learn to Adjust

kim@theinsighttechnique.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 am

Life is filled with ups and downs, twists and turns, good and not so good times; that's what makes it interesting and often forces us out of our comfort zones. Frank Herbert said, "Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken." At one time or ...

WORLD CITIZENS PETITION OBAMA: SOLVE FUKUSHIMA - Please Sign

doreen@freetobewealthy.net — Wed, 9 May 2012 12:00:00 am

PLEASE SIGN - GO VIRAL! The original ‘Decommission Fukushima’ Petition was for Americans only. This Petition is for all world citizens to sign. Thank you for understanding. The intention of this petition is for citizens of the world to join with the 72 Japanese signatories, as well as US ...

You Can Call Me Ray or You Can Call Me J, Don't Ever Call Me Grandma

missteriusone@aol.com — Wed, 9 May 2012 12:00:00 am

I'm not sensitive about my age. BAHAAHAHA. Ok, I've gotten better about it. At least better than I was back in 2000 when my daughter blessed me with her first child (there are three now). My granddaughter Danielle was born when I was the tender age of 44. Hey, that's young to have grandkids. ...

Leave A Legacy Of No Regrets

dcarpenter@theaniyagroup.com — Tue, 8 May 2012 12:00:00 am

During my ten years of assisting families with making burial arrangements, I listened to countless expressions of regret by loved ones on behalf of the deceased. “I regret that he didn’t, she didn’t, I didn’t, we didn’t, or they didn’t.” This remorse that the deceased didn’t get a chance to ...

What more happiness right now? 11 doable things that will bring you more happiness guaranteed.

mazy1may@yahoo.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

1. Laugh until it hurts- Laughing is contagious and brings you immediate happiness and joy. Check out a laughing yoga class, it is a great way to let go and laugh until it hurts. 2. Appreciation- when you feel true appreciation in your heart it automatically brings happiness into your soul. ...

So You Didn't Win the Lottery…Now What?

RomeyLman@aol.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

Now that all the mega-lottery winners have stepped forward, the overwhelming odds are you didn't win. Americans spent $1.5 billion in their quest to win the jackpot, fantasizing about how they would happily spend the $656 million to be paid out to the winner. As it happened, there were three ...

Developing Trust in the Spirit

david@awakening-mind.org — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

Beloved One, In January of 2003 I had just returned from many travels around the United States sharing gatherings based on my experiences with A Course In Miracles. I was ‘visiting’ my peace house in Cincinnati, Ohio, and enjoying a rest period in between travels. A friend of mine had joined ...

***The Last Tomorrow

Don@ForwardMotionLC.com — Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

What would you do differently today if you knew you were going to die tomorrow? Would you make sure your family and friends knew you loved them? Would you forgive and forget a past transgression that time has made insignificant? Would you call an old friend you haven't seen or talked to for far ...

Attitude: From Negative to Gratitude

tina@tinatessina.com — Sun, 1 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

Despite the occasional temporary setback, my life is good, and I’m grateful. It wasn’t always that way, however. At 18, just after I left for college, I was essentially orphaned, and have had to go from no education or support to finding a purpose, supporting myself through a PhD, and developing ...

Life Balance

silverhammer@shaw.ca — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

We hear the term “life balance” a lot – but what does it really mean? And how do we find and maintain it? I think there are two answers to these questions. The first has to do with looking at the various roles and responsibilities in our lives; and accurately and honestly assessing how we’re ...

The Positive Effects of Affirmative Prayer

mcleodgi@yahoo.com — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

Since I currently have a job at Unity Village pending, over the past few weeks, I have learned more about affirmative prayer than I could have ever hoped to have learned in my lifetime, almost. To start with, affirmative prayer consists of, first acknowledging (or calling forth, if you will) the ...

Enlightenment is a Process

marketing@charleneproctor.com — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

Although “enlightenment” means awakening to our God-self within, it is a word with a lot of nuances. It suggests that spirituality is a destination we reach after we achieve a state of spiritual wonder, or a reward for having trekked a specific number of times to Tibet, India, or Rome. It’s a ...

Are you open to receiving

lucy@freespiritcoaching.co.uk — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

Be open to receiving 'Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into' Wayne Dyrer Each night before I go to sleep I write a list of all that I am grateful for. One Saturday evening I had written the following things: • Having a warm house to come home to when it's ...

Emotional Balance

lucy@freespiritcoaching.co.uk — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

Everyone experiences the ups and downs of living. Whether you’re going through a change in career, starting a new business, setting yourself a goal to get fit and healthy, trying to sustain or create positive relationships or just doing your best to live a happy life day to day. What is it ...

How Does A Person Find True Happiness?

jajeanty@jajpublications.com — Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

“True happiness” ….as opposed to false happiness? Why should we care when both states feel so good? How do we know the difference? Is “true” harder to come by than “false?”One thing is for certain –we all want it. Happiness –contentment- is perhaps even an instinctual drive within this human ...

Interrogating the Future

Dianne@SpiritinMatters.com — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

"Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come." ~James Russell Lowell It is curious that we humans spend so much time pondering the future that we can miss the happiness and clues for fulfillment in the present moment. Recently, ...

Join Me on March 21st, 2012 for 29 Days of Gratitude

ra@rosangelperez.com — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

They say that Gratitude is the key to happiness… I believe this is true. When my father passed away on Nov. 2009, I fell into a deep state of sadness. I didn’t want to see, hear, or talk to anyone. I spent a month isolated with very little interaction from the people I knew. This wasn’t going ...

Healthy Heart Rate

virgocurtis@gmail.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

Having a healthy heart rate is a real treasure. At first glance a healthy heart rate may seem to be referring to your average heart rate. And that’s what it is in part. Count the number of heartbeats in one minute and that’s your average heart rate. For adults there is a range of 60-100 bpm ...

Gratitude is Good for Your Health

Jane@ExecutiveCoachNY.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:33:05 pm

I’ve never understood why it is so difficult for some people to say “thank you.” It begs the question, “Are we really grateful?” and, “For what and whom?” And most important, “Can we admit it to ourselves and share it with others?” Recent research by Micheal E McCullough, a professor at the ...

You Can Do It!

drazin5000@gmail.com — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:48:58 pm

There are a lot of ways to improve your life out there, but how to you pick the RIGHT one for you? Well, first of all you have to get out there. The bottom line is "seek and you shall find" holds true to this day! If you get clear on what you want, it likely will come. Even if it doesn't come ...

Where are the crayons? (Taking Time for What Really Matters)

scottq@scottqmarcus.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

I was “row monitor” in second grade; sitting in the last seat making sure the students in my row behaved. On this day, all was quiet; no one messed with the law when Scott was around. My enforcement duties complete, I was able to turn my attention to the current “quiet time,” period that daily ...

Keep the Faith and the Universe Listens

rswartz@hypnosis4yourlife.com — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

Faith is powerful. Powerful enough to cure the inflicted, powerful enough to manifest something new and wonderful. Yet, many people are finding it difficult to "keep the faith" due to the current economic challenges that are very real and often serious. How do we keep believing that there can be ...

How can I feel better about my body, even though I’m not yet at my goal weight?

joy@thinwithin.com — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 3:54:45 pm

What are your thoughts on being grateful for you body as it is RIGHT NOW? It probably seems easy to imagine being grateful if you had the body like "so and so" or you weighed "x" amount. But appreciating even those problem areas of your body – your legs, your stomach, your arms? How is that ...

Do you know the 9 areas of focus for relationship healing?

DrErica@DrEricaWellness.com — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE 9 MOST IMPORTANT AREAS FOR YOU TO FOCUS ON TO CREATE LOVING RELATIONSHIPS? * Do you think money is the solution? If only my partner and I had enough money.... * Do you think career is the solution? If only my partner and I had better careers, positions, jobs, ...

Seed Starting Junk

robertpummer@bellsouth.net — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

When it comes to starting seeds indoors there's a special charm in some of the junk that gets enlisted to the task. Some of that junk may remain immortal due to the immense character of the moment. Like the coffee can my grandmother planted an orange seed in. The can came out of a junk pile ...

Take A Step Toward Greatness

eve.rojas@mac.com — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 6:39:51 pm

So much of this world is negative, bad and wrong. However, if we choose to stress about this fact, we waste precious moments to experience happiness, joy and blessings. We take a step toward greatness when we focus and share positivity instead of negativity, both in our lives and every place we ...

Dating Tips - For a perfect bonding

whybealonemails@gmail.com — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:56:03 am

Dating Tips is something you need to understand while you are dating seriously and to avoid follies that can topple relationships. The scenario in the net is that, you will come across a plethora of profiles while you flip through different free online dating sites. Some of them will be serious ...

12 Things to Do for 2012

moxadoodle@hotmail.com — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

12 Things to Do for 2012 It’s that time of year again…people are taking stock of where their lives are, what they have accomplished in the past year, and setting goals for the new year. What’s on your list this year? What will make a difference to actually seeing your goals come to ...

The Power of Gratitude

info@AuthenticMarketingMadeEasy.com — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

If you’ve been doing any personal develop or “walking your path” for any length of time, you’ve at least heard (if not experienced) that gratitude is an incredibly powerful tool for manifestation. However, if you’re anything like me, you may have had “a little” trouble really getting that ...

Dear Santa - A List We Could ALL use for the New Year

scottq@scottqmarcus.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

Dear Santa… There are some things I’d like for the New Year. I know that’s not within your usual bailiwick, and you’re probably pooped from a long sleigh ride, but if you don’t mind… First, please give me good health. My body carries me faithfully from before my birth until my last days. ...

Life Lesson #9: Gratitude

dr.corey.ohd@hotmail.com — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” -Marcus Tulliuscicero Definition: Gratitude is our ability to appreciate the blessings we have in our lives. Synonyms: Appreciation, giving thanks, pay it forward, counting your blessings. Meridian ...

The Irony of Man

jlieun@yahoo.com — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

The Irony of Man is not a new problem, but a repeating cyclical behavior passed down from generation to generation. Aristophanes referred to this as eiron, Greek word for Irony, and applied its usage to any shady or annoying characters. The Irony in itself was that Aristophanes himself was a ...

The Gratitude Effect

adela@adelarubio.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

You most likely have heard of the ‘Mozart Effect.’ There’s been plenty of research that Mozart’s music delivers all kinds of benefits, from improved creativity and clarity to raising your IQ. In the field of positive psychology there have also been some interesting studies. Gratitude also has ...

7 Field Trips where you’ll easily find Gratitude

adela@adelarubio.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

Want to instantly upgrade your energy? Go where there are concentrated doses of goodness! Environments are key in shifting your energy from ‘absence of’ to ‘appreciation for.’ When you’re feeling fizzled out and need to recharge with some gratitude vibes, shift your playground. There’s no ...

Giving Yourself The Gift of Gratitude

coachrochelle@comcast.net — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

Before I started to mediate today, I set an intention to see what I’m going to write about. The word that came to me was GRATITUDE. How perfect was that, since my whole life has changed, because of my being in gratitude.When I go back down memory lane, I was always in the mindset at looking ...

Telling the Truth

nheimstra@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 9:30:36 am

It’s not about the external experience. It is always an “inside job”. It is the feelings we came here to experience. I know that I have spent a lot of time trying to change or improve my life, when all that I really wanted was to Feel better. It seemed at the time that if I could just ...

The Power of Gratitude

namastekaruna@yahoo.com — Fri, 9 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

The Thanksgiving holiday has just passed and for the first time in my life, I celebrated it alone. Life seems to have been so busy and moving so quickly lately, that I felt I needed some down time to reflect on what is transpiring in my life. Taking time for myself to be thankful for all the ...

Gratitude

Divinehealingnow@yahoo.com — Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

Thank You For Being Here Being grateful makes you feel good. Beginning each day with a prayer of gratitude synchs you up and puts you in The Divine Flow. It opens the door to abundance. Being grateful will make you feel good. Feeling good is where we want to be to manifest our desires. ...

Attitude of Gratitude Brings Abundance Your Way

carrie.saba@yahoo.com — Thu, 1 Dec 2011 12:42:12 pm

Would you like to feel really good about your life and have more abundance? One way to get started is to add gratitude into your daily life. It is so easy to focus on what’s not going right or what we don’t have, but it takes a little more practice to appreciate all the wonderful things in our ...

Use Gratitude to Create a Happier and More Successful Life

wbragg@knockoutpain.com — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:37:27 pm

Every country and culture appreciates gratitude for good deeds, yet today we have grown so busy that we neglect to show appreciation. Although we all learned those warm words of thank you as a child, our world is filled technological advances that have replaced the simple and kind “thank you” ...

Aging Doesn't Have To Be Stressfull

kim@theinsighttechnique.com — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 9:10:02 pm

Life goes by too quickly, or does it? Aging can be very a stressful time for many, not just in their appearance, but also feeling like they might have missed out on things in life. Often you will hear children say they can't wait to be older and then as adults they wish they were younger ...

Accepting the Good Times

linney@infinitely-possible.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:17:59 am

What an interesting insight I’ve had this past week. I’ve been feeling very strange and directionless for the past two weeks and been trying to figure out what the heck’s going on. As usual I have picked and poked and analysed my thoughts, feelings and life experiences and ended up beating ...

Transform Your Life with These 10 Simple Strategies

angpaige@gmail.com — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 9:53:10 pm

1. Work on figuring out your unproductive and destructive habits and replace them with good, healthy habits. One of my favorite quotes is by Charles Noble and he says, “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” So if you allow a bad habit to continue it will start to define you in a ...

Gratitude Creates a Rich Life

balancingenergy@energy-by-design.com — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 am

Increase in your personal energy and uplift your spirits by acknowledging or giving thanks for something or someone good in your life. Gratitude for even the smallest of things sets a positive mood for your entire day. When you regularly express thankfulness or appreciation, you are ...

Happiness Is A Choice. Are You Choosing It?

kim@theinsighttechnique.com — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 1:47:11 pm

It’s true, lifestyle, people, things, success, and money can enhance your happiness, but that’s only half the equation. The other half of the equation depends solely on you. I am sure you have heard of people, or perhaps you are one of those people, who have everything money can buy and still ...

Thanksgiving: A Time to Be Grateful

finerandi@hotmail.com — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 2:13:40 pm

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, I find myself reflecting on all I have to be grateful for; I have much to acknowledge. Each day I open my eyes to the morning light, look out into my lovely bedroom, and am reminded of how far I have come in life. There was a time when I didn’t have ...

See Your Life Through a Different Lens

coachrochelle@comcast.net — Mon, 7 Nov 2011 11:30:31 am

Over the years, I have taken the time to spend deep reflection on all my relationships with friends and family. I enjoy looking at my life through a different lens as I evolve and embrace the lessons I’ve learned along the way. As the seasons change, so do we. We grow into different people ...

Flowing with the Nature of Winter

coachbetty@coachbettylive.com — Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:00:00 am

Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the Winter Solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice. The winter has also been described as a period of time ...

Claim Your Life

annevido35@yahoo.com — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:08:28 pm

Isn't it time to Claim Your Life? We are not victims or bystanders in our lives. We have control over our behavior, how we respond to circumstances and people in our lives. When we live through passion, soul, authenticity, and abundance, we attract more of the same. When we look at and ...