A morning exercise to stretch your Gratitude Muscle

Here's an exercise that I do every morning.  It's changed my life. 

Each morning, for the rest of your life, let gratitude be your waking thought.   Researchers point out that our waking thoughts or ‘what side of the bed we get up on’ set the tone for our entire day - directing our subconscious to notice some things and ignore others. 

     

As soon as your alarm goes off, or you wake up, it’s time to program your day.  Get up, go to your bathroom and run cold water over a washcloth.  Lay back into the bed (setting a second alarm if you are afraid you’ll go back to sleep), fold the wash cloth over into a three inch strip, and place it over your eyes.  This will help activate your brain and keep you awake. 

     

Lay very still.  Focus on three people you should be grateful for.  Two from yesterday and one that will help you in the coming day.  Start with positive results, then work backwards to a human source.  When you’ve locked into them, say their names out loud.  Say their names again, and attach a sentence that describes their contribution and what it means to you.  It’s OK for your list to be the same from day to day, in the beginning it likely will be. 

     

When you finish, getting up to start your day, you’ll notice energy and vitality.  You’ll feel a sense of confidence that you are on a roll, and that you are not alone in life.

I've had dozens of friends and seminar attendees try this too, with similar results.  I'd like to invite you to try it for a week, then send me a note and tell me how it's working in your life.  I'll use one person's testimonial in my next book, Today We Are Rich (FB Page for it) and make a donation to your favorite charity in your name as a way of saying thanks.  

 

 

Comments

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Life has become so much better ever since I have adopted an "attitude of gratitude". I became more relaxed and my relationship with other people improved. After a hard days work I am always thankful for everything that have happened, even the negative ones. This attitude attracts a lot of positive energy to me.

[Renew life]

If a waking thought sets up a tone for the entire day - it's pretty sad, cause this means that a person can't change his mood quickly, therefore he is prone to depressions. it's not my tipe of personality. I change my moods every 5 minutes, which makes me very mentally stable.

[Dave Solomon]

Really enjoyed the gratitude post. Strongly agree that what we consistantly believe in will become our reality and that the key to success in life is to share your spirit freely and to help those around you become successful. I am also a strong believer in sincerely thanking people and catching those in my sales team, friends or family, doing something right as often as I can.

Best wishes for continued success.