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A Thanksgiving We All Need – Badly!

PowerMeUp — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:08:39 +0000

Has the economy filled you with a sense of fear and dread? Here are some tips for coping, including how to practice a little more gratitude and optimism during these trying times.

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Gratitude Can Change Your Life

PowerMeUp — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:54:57 +0000

We can change reality by shifting our beliefs and emotions toward a positive intention. However, it is easy for the mind to contradict intentions that are not yet reality. Fortunately, gratitude is hard to argue with. Gratitude enables the mind and emotions to notice those things that we currently feel positive about. If you want to generate prosperity, notice the small things that you are currently grateful for. That feeling of gratitude and prosperity will grow into a brighter more abundant future.

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Be Thankful, Happy and Grateful

PowerMeUp — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:00:49 +0000

Be thankful for your life and each day in it. Have an open heart and fill it with feelings of gratefulness. Live life with gratitude and you will truly be blessed!

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Gratitude – And That Feels Like, What?

PowerMeUp — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:29:11 +0000

Being grateful by definition is being appreciative or thankful I wonder how many times we actually consider what we are grateful for? Maybe if we all did this more often we would realize what we have. From the air that we breathe and the fine body we have to breathe to everything else we can think of.

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Positive Affirmations For a More Confident You

PowerMeUp — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:08:10 +0000

Positive affirmation has been a practice that has been going round since a very long time ago and now you can be a more confident person with the benefits of this method. It is not classified as a technology, although the old ideals behind this method has spawned many a scientific arena and machinery (some of note include the ever famous Dream Machine). The root of this method can be tracked back to methods that have been compared to things like creative visualisation and gratitude, which use the same methods of message and visual bombardment to shape the mind into a positive attitude and get rid of all the bad associations that the subconscious might be keeping; affecting your behaviour and how you react to experiential situations.

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Does Gratitude Help?

PowerMeUp — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:03:16 +0000

Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others ” – Cicero, 420 AD. Recently one of my friends told me about a book called Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Dr. Robert Emmons. It’s a fascinating book that shows his very poignant research findings which are relevant for all of us who are struggling with financial issues, parenting challenges, and everyday trials and tribulations. Dr. Emmons stated that at first he thought gratitude was a simplistic emotion, but he discovered in fact that it is a very complex phenomenon that can measurably change people’s lives.

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Self-Help For Getting Gratitude to Work

PowerMeUp — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:33:01 +0000

When you’re reviewing what you’re grateful for, make your gratitude specific. Instead of saying, “I am grateful for all my friends”, say, “I am grateful for Ken, or Suzanne or Sallie. Or, you can be even more specific and say, “I’m grateful for my friendship with Caroline”, or “Thank you for Paul’s caring”. Play around with the language until it feels right for you.

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Gratitude – And That Feels Like, What?

PowerMeUp — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:52:23 +0000

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A Simple Way to Increase Happiness

PowerMeUp — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:47:13 +0000

People who practise this simple technique as little as once a week have been shown to be less likely to be depressed, anxious, lonely or envious. By now, I am sure you are all wondering what can possibly achieve all these incredible results. The answer: gratitude.

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Yes! Gratitude Helps

PowerMeUp — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:58:17 +0000

“The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake; The five most important words: You did a good job; The four most important words: What is your opinion?; The three most important words: If you please; The two most important words: Thank You; The one most important word: We” – Anonymous. In my last article, I wrote about Dr Emmons’ cutting edge research on the nature of gratitude. He defines gratitude as: “A virtue and an emotion – a knowing awareness that we are the recipients of goodness”. His view is that gratitude is the best approach to life. Now let’s continue to Dr Emmons’ next 5 outstanding prescriptions for the basic practice of gratitude.

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