The Amazing Power of Gratitude

<h1>The Amazing Power of Gratitude</h1>Author: <a title="Myril C Shaw" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/myril-c-shaw/105365.htm">Myril C Shaw</a> There is no greater power in the Universe than gratitude.  Being sincerely thankful is the demonstration of universal love.  There is nothing that you cannot be, do or have once you learn to grateful for everything in your life. It is easy to be grateful in good times (although it is also easy to forget), but I can hear the objections: ·         “How can I be grateful for those bills?” ·         “I am getting divorced and I hate it, what’s to be thankful for? ·         “My best friend/spouse/parent/child just died, and you want me to be grateful.” Gratitude does not mean that we have to be excited about negative events.  Gratitude means that you are honestly able to find the joy and peace in any situation. Buddha wrote, “You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.” So what about the death of a loved one?  Perhaps it prevented them from suffering.  Perhaps it is simply an opportunity for personal growth.  On the “Happiness and Peace” website, an article submitted by Larry has the following: “Before my son's illness, I was consumed in the material world. I went to work to make as much money as I could, to buy material things that I would soon become disappointed with. And the cycle would start anew. I did not take time to appreciate all that I had. Not a single moment. I was seeing happiness in how much I could achieve, acquire and consume. My son Matthew’s death opened my eyes and changed my life forever. I began to see life differently. Matthew showed me how to appreciate every moment of life. I enjoy every new day, every sunset. I appreciate those lives I encounter. It was by slowing down and appreciating, that I found the greatest gift of life- gratitude!” Gratitude is possible in every situation, every circumstance.  Once we realize that and learn to look for the gratitude opportunity, our lives change forever. There is even more than simply being grateful in the “reality of the moment.”  According to Wallace Wattles, “People who can sincerely be thankful for things which they own in imagination have real faith.  They will get rich; they will cause the creation of whatever they want.” Our ability to be grateful for both what we have and for what we imagine ourselves to have and for all that we desire is the power that allows us to create our own realities.  Once we can be grateful in all moments, the Universe will respond by giving us more to be grateful for.  Once that cycle begins, we cannot help to have the life we want, for we will be loving the life we have. Practice gratitude and that practice will bring you joy, peace and the very life that you desire.About the Author: Myril is the creator and author of the Imaginality products which help people create their own reality. Would you like to make a miracle today? You can have it. Myril is an expert on the Law of Attraction and on a variety of meditative techniques, including guided meditation and brainwave entrainment. He wants everyone to create the life they desire. Get details at <a href="http://www.yourlifeisbetternow.com/"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.yourlifeisbetternow.com/">http://www.yourlifeisbetternow.com/</a> </a>.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/the-amazing-power-of-gratitude-695421.html" title="The Amazing Power of Gratitude">The Amazing Power of Gratitude</a>

There is no greater power in the Universe than gratitude. Being sincerely thankful is the demonstration of universal love. There is nothing that you cannot be, do or have once you learn to grateful for everything in your life.

It is easy to be grateful in good times (although it is also easy to forget), but I can hear the objections:

· “How can I be grateful for those bills?”

· “I am getting divorced and I hate it, what’s to be thankful for?

· “My best friend/spouse/parent/child just died, and you want me to be grateful.”

Gratitude does not mean that we have to be excited about negative events. Gratitude means that you are honestly able to find the joy and peace in any situation.

Buddha wrote, “You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.”

So what about the death of a loved one? Perhaps it prevented them from suffering. Perhaps it is simply an opportunity for personal growth. On the “Happiness and Peace” website, an article submitted by Larry has the following:

“Before my son's illness, I was consumed in the material world. I went to work to make as much money as I could, to buy material things that I would soon become disappointed with. And the cycle would start anew. I did not take time to appreciate all that I had. Not a single moment. I was seeing happiness in how much I could achieve, acquire and consume.

My son Matthew’s death opened my eyes and changed my life forever. I began to see life differently. Matthew showed me how to appreciate every moment of life. I enjoy every new day, every sunset. I appreciate those lives I encounter. It was by slowing down and appreciating, that I found the greatest gift of life- gratitude!”

Gratitude is possible in every situation, every circumstance. Once we realize that and learn to look for the gratitude opportunity, our lives change forever.

There is even more than simply being grateful in the “reality of the moment.” According to Wallace Wattles, “People who can sincerely be thankful for things which they own in imagination have real faith. They will get rich; they will cause the creation of whatever they want.”

Our ability to be grateful for both what we have and for what we imagine ourselves to have and for all that we desire is the power that allows us to create our own realities. Once we can be grateful in all moments, the Universe will respond by giving us more to be grateful for. Once that cycle begins, we cannot help to have the life we want, for we will be loving the life we have.

Practice gratitude and that practice will bring you joy, peace and the very life that you desire.

Myril is the creator and author of the Imaginality products which help people create their own reality. Would you like to make a miracle today? You can have it. Myril is an expert on the Law of Attraction and on a variety of meditative techniques, including guided meditation and brainwave entrainment. He wants everyone to create the life they desire. Get details at http://www.yourlifeisbetternow.com/ .

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