| An uneventful or even a disastrous day is | | | | flows freely. We appreciate the intentions |
| filled with valued gifts when we take a | | | | and even the simplest gesture of kindness. |
| moment to reflect upon them. | | | | Everything in our world begins to look |
| | | | lighter, brighter and rich. |
| A long line of people stood in the checkout | | | | |
| line of the new department store in town. A | | | | We are supported in countless ways and by one |
| lady with her arms full of items, while | | | | and other through every moment of our lives. |
| holding a toddler on her hip, waited | | | | Thanks to all those engineers, technical |
| patiently for her turn to check out. A total | | | | designers, assembly workers, salespeople and |
| stranger, who was next in line to check out, | | | | many others who brought to you the computer |
| motioned to her to step in front of him. Her | | | | you are using, you begin to feel a sense of |
| face beamed with gratitude as she passed the | | | | gratitude and appreciation. |
| five people in front of her and took his | | | | |
| place in line. It was such a small act of | | | | Reflecting back to when you awakened from |
| kindness; yet, her heart was overwhelmed with | | | | sleep, go through the day's events and notice |
| happiness. She experienced a brief, but | | | | all the luxury of your life. The rich taste |
| genuine moment of sincere gratitude, with | | | | of your morning coffee is especially |
| such joy, that it altered the course of her | | | | appreciated when you think of process and the |
| day. | | | | journey of the coffee to meet its destination |
| | | | for you to enjoy. |
| Gratitude is one of the most important | | | | |
| components for attracting prosperity and | | | | As you reflect on all that is in your world |
| abundance. No matter how brief the experience | | | | and the life you live, you will most likely |
| may be, joy and abundance is the accompanying | | | | feel an insurmountable sense of gratitude to |
| emotion of gratitude. F-e-e-l-i-n-g abundant, | | | | the world. This is actually an insight that |
| prosperous, joyful, enriched with gratitude | | | | is humbling and exposes your inner desire to |
| makes it a reality. | | | | be of service and generous to others. |
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| On the surface, a sense of feeling indebted | | | | Going through the day's events in the same |
| in one way or the other to the person who | | | | way as becoming aware of your prosperous |
| took care of you or gave of themselves, but | | | | life, except this time, notice what you have |
| looking deeper, that feeling is actually an | | | | given to others generates the flow of |
| advanced awareness of being connected to | | | | abundance in the continuum of appreciation |
| another human being. From this intimate human | | | | and gratitude. |
| connection comes the awareness of being | | | | |
| connected to everything in the Universe. | | | | You will be inspired by the variety of ways |
| | | | that your wealth has increased and you will |
| When we break out of our small, self centered | | | | feel connected to the increased wealth of |
| enterprises and viewpoints with all those | | | | others as you become more grounded in |
| expectations and control dramas, gratitude | | | | gratitude. |