Transform your Life. Step 4 of 10

Transform your life!  Step 4 of 10 effective steps on how to start creating the changes you want

I have produced this series of steps on "How to effectively create the changes you want in your life" as an outline of the work I teach with my Intuitive Life-coaching work.  
I hope you find this helpful and it encourages you to start making some changes. 
Start where you are, start one day at a time, start with one thing at a time.  Slow and steady progress is the most likely to make the longer term results.  Changes need time to integrate into your life.
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Step 4

Gratitude

Gratitude is a powerful and effective way of changing our energy field; the thoughts and intentions we are giving to the universe.  It can powerfully change your attitude and perceptions about your life.

By complaining about what we don't want in your life, we are attracting more things to complain about.  What you focus on expands.

By focussing on what is going well for us in our lives, we are attracting more of the same.

As far back as I can remember, I was always focussing on the negative.  If you have ever read the Winnie the Pooh stories, I was frequently like Eeyore, the eternal pessimist.  I was focussing on the cup being half empty.  Working with gratitude has changed my life beyond recognition.  If I notice myself focussing on what's wrong, I can change my "mood" within minutes by noticing what's right.  

Obviously, not always, however,  Sometimes what's going on is much deeper.  And for some occasions/people/situations in your life, seeking outside help in the form of counselling or therapy is very important.

But it is fantastic for those of us that seem to be complaining about all the little annoyances on a daily basis.

Start practising daily gratitude.

Either say things aloud, or write them down.

Some examples can be:

10 things you are grateful for relating to:

 - your friends and family - their support/companionship/feeling loved etc

- your senses - the beautiful things (eg a sunset) you can see with your eyesight; the lovely music you can hear with your hearing; the lovely food you can taste; the sweet smell of flowers

 - your physical body - your eyesight/hearing/good digestion/the fact that you can walk/or your skin is comfortable/you are pain-free.

If you have a lot of physical issues, it might help to focus on the positive by thinking about people that might be living in a more difficult situation than yourself - this can often make you feel very grateful for what you do have.

"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things"  Henry Ward Becker

"Gratitude is absolutely the way to bring more into your life"  Marci Shimoff

Practise daily gratitude.  You could start the day by saying thank you for your comfortable bed, your hot running water,your power shower, the fact that you can nourish yourself with a good breakfast, your loving family, your warm house.....

Stop at frequent intervals through the day and look around, notice 10 things you feel grateful for right now.

Before you go to sleep, think about your day.  think of at least 10 things you feel grateful for that happened in your day.  Send loving thoughts to the people that you encountered in your day.