Since I have been reading The Magic by Rhonda Byrne, I have seen how the power of gratitude has made a tangible difference in my life. However, I will admit that I got distracted and stopped my daily practices of gratitude for a little while.
Instead of beating myself up about slowly returning to some of my old, more negative thinking patterns, I just got right back to practicing gratitude in my life. This was truly a blessing for me, because I can now look back and see that there is a major difference in my life and well being when I am in a state of gratitude vs. when I am not!
You see, I was on a roll with being thankful. I was feeling increased happiness with each passing day. I really was seeing the glass as half full instead of half empty! Then I went on a little trip and stopped my daily gratitude practices for a little while.
After a couple of days, I noticed that I was starting to think a lot more negative thoughts. Instead of looking for the good in a situation, I would start to be more cynical and critical. This just snowballed and manifested into an overall unhappy feeling. Then I realized the reason why – I had stopped my daily gratitude exercises! I looked at myself, at my spirit, and connected the dots.
But it’s really amazing how quickly you can turn this around – within a couple of days! Just make sure that you are thinking or writing down exactly what you are thankful for, and then each night think of the best thing that happened to you that day – what you are the most thankful for.
Like definitely attracts like. So when you start to fall into those negative thinking habits again, make sure you realize that this will only attract more negative feelings and situations in your life. And instead of feeling guilty about having those negative thoughts, just start practicing gratitude again. It will make a difference in your life so quickly.
What are you thankful for?
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A Gratitude Stone is a special stone you hold in your hand while expressing gratitude.
As I have written in my previous post, I am reading The Magic by Rhonda Byrne – it’s giving me many ideas for how to stay in a state of gratitude.
One of the recommendations is to use a gratitude stone, also called a Magic Rock.
How do you find your special Gratitude Stone?
You can look for your stone at a place you are fond of – maybe a special park, a trail you like, or even in your own back yard. Basically, just look for a stone that looks good and feels good to you. I told my daughter to go outside and find a special rock for me. She came back with an almost perfectly round, small speckled rock. She told me how she carefully picked it out for me. So my gratitude stone is special because my daughter hand picked it for me.
How do you use your Gratitude Stone?
I am using it as it is recommended in The Magic – basically, I hold it in my hand at night, right before bed. As I hold it, I think of all the things that happened that day that I am thankful for. I must pick one thing that happened during that day that made me the happiest – that I am the most grateful for. It can be something small or something big.
When you do this, you are forming a habit of showing gratitude instead of feeling ungrateful. Instead of thinking about how this or that went wrong or all of the things that are wrong in your life, you are forming the habit of thinking peaceful and happy thoughts!
The Law of Attraction and the Gratitude Stone
The Law of Attraction basically means that like attracts like. So if you are constantly thinking negative thoughts in life, then you will naturally attract more negative into your life. Oftentimes, we find ourselves thinking too many negative thoughts. You may think that you are not good enough or that you will never be happy again – these types of thoughts will just manifest more of those negative thoughts and situations.
The Gratitude Stone is a physical action step that you can take to form more positive thought patterns. Make it a bedtime ritual – before you go to sleep, hold the stone in your hand and think of what made you the happiest that day. Repeat this every single night and you’ll start to feel more thankful and have a more positive outlook on life.
