gratitude

got this from the Secret Gratitude Blog by the author of OAP.

"Gratitude is one of the most powerful emotions you can use to bring all-good into your life in absolute abundance. No matter who you are, no matter where you are, gratitude can dissolve all negativity in your life, no matter what form it has taken. Let me explain how something as simple as gratitude can completely transform your life.

When you are grateful for the things that you want to come into your life (the perfect relationship, the dream job, absolute health, total abundance) before they actually appear, you are sending out a frequency to the Universe that you already have those things. The law of attraction does not know if you are imagining something or it it is real, so by giving heartfelt thanks for it now, you must attract those things to you. This is an immutable law, and when used correctly it is unfailing in its response.

To maximize all the power of these words of wisdom and truth, read them slowly, say each word emphatically and with intensity, and feel them deeply within your heart:

1. Before you begin to write anything, sit quietly and silently say “Thank you” twenty times. Feel the feelings of gratitude as you silently repeat the words “Thank you.”

2. Always list the things you are grateful for in the present tense, whether you have them now or not. If you write the things you want as being in the future, then they will always be in the future. For example, “I am so grateful for all the abundance that will come to me” could result in the abundance always just “coming”… and not arriving! To harness the power of the law of attraction, you have to give thanks NOW for the things you want, as though you have already received them.

3. When writing your list, begin each sentence with “I am truly grateful for…” OR “I am so grateful now that… ” Or “Thank you for…” Or any other similar words of gratitude that feel good to you.

4. First write down the things you are grateful for in your life now and feel the feelings as deeply as possible with your heart.

5. When you have finished your daily “Gratitude Now” list, immediately write down your gratitude list for all the things you want to come into your life. Remember to write them as though you have them now.

The more you use gratitude every day, the greater the good you will bring into your life. It is all you have to do to completely transform your life in every single area, and on every single subject. There are no limits to the good that you can bring forth to you, and by practicing gratitude daily, you will increase and maximize your magnetic power to attract a life beyond your wildest dreams. And for you to live a life beyond your wildest dreams is my dream come true."

- Rhonda Bryne, Author of the The Secret