Wednesday, December 13, 2017
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Gratitude Empowered Relationship Skills/Rituals/Habits #1
See the whole person, learn what to let go ,when to let go,not revisit and move on
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Ask ten people what is the real world and you will get close to 10 different answers.
So what is real?...The World you choose to see
So what is real?...The World you choose to see
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My Favorite Rav Kook quote
For me this embodies "Can"ditioning , Living a life of possibility and fulfilling potential
“The truly righteous [lit., the pure righteous ones] do not complain about evil, but rather add justice; they do not complain about heresy, but rather add faith; they do not complain about ignorance, but rather add wisdom.”
For me this embodies "Can"ditioning , Living a life of possibility and fulfilling potential
“The truly righteous [lit., the pure righteous ones] do not complain about evil, but rather add justice; they do not complain about heresy, but rather add faith; they do not complain about ignorance, but rather add wisdom.”
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Gratitude Self Talk Boost Script B.A.R(B.elieve A.chieve R.eceive)
(repeat 5x daily)
(repeat 5x daily)
I am grateful
I assume nothing and appreciate everything
I give constant thanks
I am blessed
I am living a miracle
I am a miracle
I am open to seeing the abundant miracles all around me
I see every second of life as a gift
I am open to receive the fullness of G-d's gift of my life
I believe in me because G-d created me
I see the gift in everyone and everything
I find joy in the simplest of things
I will focus on what I can do
I choose a life of possibility and potential
I see life as happening for me
I see obstacles as on the way and not in the way
I choose to sublimate any complaints into heartfelt prayers
I have infinite value and worth that is unchangeable by anything or anyone as it was given to me by G-d
I assume nothing and appreciate everything
I give constant thanks
I am blessed
I am living a miracle
I am a miracle
I am open to seeing the abundant miracles all around me
I see every second of life as a gift
I am open to receive the fullness of G-d's gift of my life
I believe in me because G-d created me
I see the gift in everyone and everything
I find joy in the simplest of things
I will focus on what I can do
I choose a life of possibility and potential
I see life as happening for me
I see obstacles as on the way and not in the way
I choose to sublimate any complaints into heartfelt prayers
I have infinite value and worth that is unchangeable by anything or anyone as it was given to me by G-d
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13 steps for improving your self-esteem
1. Find at least five reasons to be grateful for you-G-d is
2. Change to Positive Self Talk.
3.Don't Compare yourself to others.Learn from others don't become others
4.Know that only G-d is perfect and your best at only one point in time is what you need to strive for("Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." --Vince Lombardi)
5.Don’t beat yourself up when you make a mistake , we all make mistakes G-d is not looking for a substitute learn from your mistakes
6.Focus on the things you can change at any one time
7.Do positive things that you enjoy, daily, schedule them in.
8.Make , a big of and celebrate the small stuff, the simple things in life.
9. Celebrate even the smallest win, progress, achievement every day, they add up.
10.Write a list of your strengths if for some reason you cannot ..look for 10 strengths that you would love to have that you see in others.The good news is if you see them in others that means you have them in you no matter how dormant they have or if you have not yet recognized them
11.Always focus on what you can do and look for what can be done in any situation-" Can" ditioning
12.Don't embrace, entertain of engage that the negative debilitating destructive thoughts let them play out like an old movie each time they attack.Thoughts are illusions given life by the attention we give them
13. Allow into your heart that nothing and no one can change or harm your self worth as they never gave it to you , G-d did, so don't act otherwise.
Keep up the P.R.E.P( P.ractice R.esilience. E.nergy P.ersistance) constantly
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Never A Given Always A Gift
Midrash Tanchuma(Shemot,16:4)
מכאן היה רבי אלעזר המודעי אומר:
כל מי שיש לו מה יאכל היום ואומר מה אוכל למחר, הרי זה מחוסר אמנה
Anyone that has what to eat today and says what will I eat
tomorrow,he is without Emuna
There is much to be learnt here and obviously the point is not to ignore what is going on, should plan, make constant effort etc.
However one important point is that we should not let tomorrow destroy to today , we should live in appreciation for whatever we have no matter how long we have it and through focusing on what we do have we open ourselves up to receiving all that G-d sends our way whenever G-d deems fit that we see it and get it
Midrash Tanchuma(Shemot,16:4)
מכאן היה רבי אלעזר המודעי אומר:
כל מי שיש לו מה יאכל היום ואומר מה אוכל למחר, הרי זה מחוסר אמנה
Anyone that has what to eat today and says what will I eat
tomorrow,he is without Emuna
There is much to be learnt here and obviously the point is not to ignore what is going on, should plan, make constant effort etc.
However one important point is that we should not let tomorrow destroy to today , we should live in appreciation for whatever we have no matter how long we have it and through focusing on what we do have we open ourselves up to receiving all that G-d sends our way whenever G-d deems fit that we see it and get it
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
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“We wait for G-d to bless us while G-d waits for us to accept the blessing.”
— Betsy Otter Thompson
— Betsy Otter Thompson
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Gratitude Ritual
Take one day a week or even some time every day where you decide you are not going to correct your spouse, children etc,you are not going to criticize them ,preach to them,"teach" them any type of lesson etc.What you are going to do is let them be themselves as they are now,as G-D has let them be at this very moment. Experience , them ,enjoy them , love them,let them express themselves for who they are and exactly as they are right now. Be totally present in the privilege of being around them ,let them flourish and shine.
Take one day a week or even some time every day where you decide you are not going to correct your spouse, children etc,you are not going to criticize them ,preach to them,"teach" them any type of lesson etc.What you are going to do is let them be themselves as they are now,as G-D has let them be at this very moment. Experience , them ,enjoy them , love them,let them express themselves for who they are and exactly as they are right now. Be totally present in the privilege of being around them ,let them flourish and shine.
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"Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself."-Maxwell Maltz
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Always try& be a source of S.U.C.C.E.S.S in relationships
S.upport
U.nderstanding
C.omfort
C.are
E.ncouragement
S.ensitivity
S.elf less others more
S.upport
U.nderstanding
C.omfort
C.are
E.ncouragement
S.ensitivity
S.elf less others more
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A Prayer for any moment
Hashem I stand before You
Without complaint
In constant Prayer
Full of Appreciation
Immersed in Gratitude
Enveloped in Your Blessings and Miracles
With Thank You always on my lips
I stand open at every moment open to receive the fullness of Your gift of my life with the sight and understanding You grant me in this moment
Hashem I stand before You
Without complaint
In constant Prayer
Full of Appreciation
Immersed in Gratitude
Enveloped in Your Blessings and Miracles
With Thank You always on my lips
I stand open at every moment open to receive the fullness of Your gift of my life with the sight and understanding You grant me in this moment
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T.ake T.ime E.ach D.ay:-
To think of those whose life might have changed overnight and their world now looks totally different.
G.ratitude T.ake A.way
I will hug and cherish every moment in my life and focus on the good in myself and others.
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Resolve to let go of spite
and to live a life that ignites the light
Life is too precious for ego's distracting night
and to live a life that ignites the light
Life is too precious for ego's distracting night
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The Platinum Rule
"Treat others the way they want to be treated." The Platinum Rule accommodates the feelings of others. The focus of relationships shifts from "this is what I want, so I'll give everyone the same thing" to "let me first understand what they want and then I'll give it to them."-Dr. Tony Alessandra
"Treat others the way they want to be treated." The Platinum Rule accommodates the feelings of others. The focus of relationships shifts from "this is what I want, so I'll give everyone the same thing" to "let me first understand what they want and then I'll give it to them."-Dr. Tony Alessandra
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"CAN"dition Your Mind
There are always options
There is always a choice
Nothing is impossible
There are always options
There is always a choice
Nothing is impossible
REPEAT THIS(or any version that speaks to you) MANY TIMES DAILY AND BELIEVE IT
Then no matter what you are never stuck as you are recalibrating your focus and attention to be on the look out for what can be in any situation.
Then no matter what you are never stuck as you are recalibrating your focus and attention to be on the look out for what can be in any situation.
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Take a Minute and Stop
Consider those who have lost a loved one now,a minute ago etc..feel their pain and hug with loving gratitude those in your life transcending any petty ego distracting nonsense.
Consider those who have lost a loved one now,a minute ago etc..feel their pain and hug with loving gratitude those in your life transcending any petty ego distracting nonsense.
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
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Gratitude:-The glue that keeps relationships together.
If we work at truly being grateful for our spouse then
We will care about their needs
We will care about their wants
We will give them space to be themselves fully.
We will accept and respect them as they are right now on their life's journey
We will put every disagreement into true perspective and not get lost in tunnel vision.
We will not let ego decide our actions but gratitude will direct them.
We will not be trying to prove we are right but striving to understand and that will give us more healthy sight
We will want to enjoy and experience them for who they are, learn from them, their likes ,dislikes etc.
We will want to give our all ,knowing how big even the smallest and simplest moments are together.
Grateful people are happier people ..relationships where gratitude does reign will grow and never be the same
If we work at truly being grateful for our spouse then
We will care about their needs
We will care about their wants
We will give them space to be themselves fully.
We will accept and respect them as they are right now on their life's journey
We will put every disagreement into true perspective and not get lost in tunnel vision.
We will not let ego decide our actions but gratitude will direct them.
We will not be trying to prove we are right but striving to understand and that will give us more healthy sight
We will want to enjoy and experience them for who they are, learn from them, their likes ,dislikes etc.
We will want to give our all ,knowing how big even the smallest and simplest moments are together.
Grateful people are happier people ..relationships where gratitude does reign will grow and never be the same
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Gratitude creates a relationship between the giver and the receiver showing you there is always more you see , feel, experience at any one time.
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If each moment in time is an equilibrium then whatever you do changes the world. You matter and no matter your life no moment is mundane,just waiting for you to unlock the magnificent within.
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Success is less about talent and resources but more about how you structure your day and how resourceful you make an effort to be.
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Those who are swallowed up in what the majority say are lost in mediocrity instead of rising up to the power of their authenticity.
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“We wait for G-d to bless us while G-d waits for us to accept the blessing.”
— Betsy Otter Thompson
Shift From Disqualifying Your Gratitude During Challenging Times To Understanding That You Can Be Both Grateful And Uncomfortable At The Same Time
Shift From Only Being Grateful For What’s Present To Also Being Grateful For What is Absent
The absence of pain after you heal from an injury or illness.
The absence of tension from a person who no longer works with you.
The absence of ants invading your kitchen when they finally disappear.
The absence of the lawn you don’t have to tend now that you’ve moved from a house to an apartment.
Shift From Being a Reluctant And Resistant Receiver To a Gracious Receiver
Many of us are good “wanters,” but we may not be good receivers. We all have a lot of practice wanting, but when we begin to get the things we wanted, we are often so unskilled at receiving that it’s almost as if we never got them at all.
Soul Shift: Shift From Bemoaning Things As Burdens To Cherishing Them As Blessings
It’s so easy to allow our gratitude for the blessings and abundance in life to be swallowed up by the contractive habits of grumbling, complaining, and whining about situations, possessions, and people whose existence we should be cherishing.
-Dr. Barbara De Angelis
-Dr. Barbara De Angelis
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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ~ Melody Beattie
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I want happiness- take away the " I "then the "want "and what you have left is happiness as it truly is and you have opened yourself up to receive it.
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Be alert to your resonance- It will bring you joy,it will bring you tears but most importantly it will bring you the authentic you and any growth henceforth will be true.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
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Are you spending your day doing time or doing something meaningfully purposeful with your time?
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When you work daily on self mastery you empower the part of the Master that is in your self
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As you work on yourself you expand your vision of yourself and you change your self image which changes your life
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What are you grateful?
What are you going to celebrate to do?
Are you focusing on how poor you might in the eyes of the world or recognize the abundance that is within you and around you no matter your circumstances?
Do you bookend your day with a grateful heart ?
What are you going to celebrate to do?
Are you focusing on how poor you might in the eyes of the world or recognize the abundance that is within you and around you no matter your circumstances?
Do you bookend your day with a grateful heart ?
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Your Mind does not tolerate more than one state so if you are truly grateful
you will not remain angry
you will not remain fearful
you will not remain anxious
you will not remain overwhelmed
you will not remain frustrated
you will not remain critical
you will not remain depressed
you will not remain said
you will sublimate your complaints into prayers and feel the warmth of the miracles that surround you
you will not remain angry
you will not remain fearful
you will not remain anxious
you will not remain overwhelmed
you will not remain frustrated
you will not remain critical
you will not remain depressed
you will not remain said
you will sublimate your complaints into prayers and feel the warmth of the miracles that surround you
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True desire unleashes energy no matter how tired you are but that desire has to sit in your heart as emotion leads to motion
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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If you are going through something challenging how you choose to filter and interpret it can and does directly impact your physical and metal health
The skill of looking for something positive through a lens of gratitude is not a nice habit but a life saving life skill that if you don't know how to do it...learn NOW
The skill of looking for something positive through a lens of gratitude is not a nice habit but a life saving life skill that if you don't know how to do it...learn NOW
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Every second of life is an equilibrium so whatever you do , whether you feel it,see it or understand it or not changes the world.
You always matter and are always significant
You always matter and are always significant
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Work at seeing life with the wonder of a child which may take some time as you are not one but never forget that you were .
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However you choose to see life will ultimately determine how you will be in life no matter your age or circumstances
Choose to see life as miracle and then you will be a miracle
Choose to see life as miracle and then you will be a miracle
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Are you spending your day doing time or doing with gratitude doing something meaningfully purposeful with your time?
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When you work daily with gratitude on self mastery you empower the part of the Master that is in your self
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As you work on yourself with gratitude for the gift of your life you expand your vision of yourself and you change your self image which changes your life.
Saturday, November 4, 2017
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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” – Melody Beattie
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True gratitude catapults you past world class into miracle class as your eyes open to the magnificent in your seemingly mundane
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
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When you get rid of expectation you make way for appreciation and suddenly almost immediately everything changes
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With Gratitude make each moment of life an event and then most will be time well spent
Monday, October 16, 2017
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How many Wow moments of intense gratitude pass us by because we dismiss what could have happened and Thank G-d did not
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If you look for what you deserve then it is only you that you serve
See nothing as deserved but as a gift
Live Gratefully
See nothing as deserved but as a gift
Live Gratefully
Saturday, September 2, 2017
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When seek just to survive you will look for what is wrong so you can avoid it
When you seek to thrive you look for what is going right and can go right so that you can build on it
When you seek to thrive you look for what is going right and can go right so that you can build on it
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When you live as if it is not all about you,you will have a better chance of learning what it is all about.
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No matter how correct you think you are consider:
People do not like to-
be ignored
be dismissed
be criticized
be put down
be insulted
be mocked
feel unheard
feel bad about themselves etc ..no matter your aim people do not respond well to the above
People do like to
feel heard
feel understood
feel acknowledged
feel recognized
feel good about themselves
feel cared about
feel important
taken seriously
feel validated
feel empowered
be considered
be taken seriously
to feel that you agree with them to some degree( so find a point of agreement no matter how small in actuality, potential and/or possibility.)
People do not like to-
be ignored
be dismissed
be criticized
be put down
be insulted
be mocked
feel unheard
feel bad about themselves etc ..no matter your aim people do not respond well to the above
People do like to
feel heard
feel understood
feel acknowledged
feel recognized
feel good about themselves
feel cared about
feel important
taken seriously
feel validated
feel empowered
be considered
be taken seriously
to feel that you agree with them to some degree( so find a point of agreement no matter how small in actuality, potential and/or possibility.)
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"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."
- William Arthur Ward
- William Arthur Ward
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The following is what people who are honest with themselves will admit and then go on to change
Life is boring to a boring person
Life is dull to a dull person
Life is average to an average person
Think about that the next time you have to "time to kill" and make the most of your gift of time and give your time life
Live the Proactive Life
Live the Proactive Life
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Let this post start a meaningful change in your life ..now
Everyone wants to
do more
feel more
achieve more
become more
experience more
BUT many do not believe more
In other words they do not believe they can and or do not believe it is possible and so
they medicate themselves to settle for less with drugs ,alcohol and other destructive habits
convince themselves that who they are now is all they ever will be and what they have now is all they will ever have
they lose themselves in distraction etc etc
do more
feel more
achieve more
become more
experience more
BUT many do not believe more
In other words they do not believe they can and or do not believe it is possible and so
they medicate themselves to settle for less with drugs ,alcohol and other destructive habits
convince themselves that who they are now is all they ever will be and what they have now is all they will ever have
they lose themselves in distraction etc etc
It boils down to this
If you are truly grateful for your life you will never settle for the life you have right now
You will through the power of gratitude find some joy and appreciation in it but never be satisfied with stagnation for stagnation is a myth as when you do not go forward you will inevitably go backward and that same gratitude if you allow it into your heart will energize you to put all you can into the life you have because it has been upgraded to Wow when you finally get that things can change within the blink of an eye and being that nothing is ever a given but always a gift with each new day you dive in with joy knowing that you have another opportunity to be amazed by how much more there is to you.
If you are truly grateful for your life you will never settle for the life you have right now
You will through the power of gratitude find some joy and appreciation in it but never be satisfied with stagnation for stagnation is a myth as when you do not go forward you will inevitably go backward and that same gratitude if you allow it into your heart will energize you to put all you can into the life you have because it has been upgraded to Wow when you finally get that things can change within the blink of an eye and being that nothing is ever a given but always a gift with each new day you dive in with joy knowing that you have another opportunity to be amazed by how much more there is to you.
The greatest tribute you can make to those who no longer have life is to make the most of yours
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The Yetser Hara said to me give up it's easier
But I just started to thank Hashem for the smallest and simplest of things until the Yetser Hara gave up
He will be back but now I have gratitude for my shield
But I just started to thank Hashem for the smallest and simplest of things until the Yetser Hara gave up
He will be back but now I have gratitude for my shield
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With gratitude you can sublimate your complaints into prayers without losing sight of the light.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
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Many say they have Emunah And Bitachon but Joy to some degree escapes them.
What gives our Emuna and Bitachon a boost to Ivdu Et Hashem BeSimcha( Serving Hashem with Joy)?
What gives our Emuna and Bitachon a boost to Ivdu Et Hashem BeSimcha( Serving Hashem with Joy)?
Gratitude(Hakarat HaTov)-When you choose to let into your heart that everything is always a gift and never a given and never take each second of life for granted,the power of the ensuing gratitude will transform your Emunah and Bitachon to totally new levels and your life to a new level of living.
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If an extinction scale asteroid was on a trajectory towards earth( G-d forbid)
Happy Birthday and many more
See you tomorrow
Lets postpone until__
I dont feel like doing that today
family day is boring,...another time
etc etc etc etc
Would take on a new meaning all together
some would would give up and give in
others would show up as best they can on a daily basis maximizing G-d's awesome gift of life
Happy Birthday and many more
See you tomorrow
Lets postpone until__
I dont feel like doing that today
family day is boring,...another time
etc etc etc etc
Would take on a new meaning all together
some would would give up and give in
others would show up as best they can on a daily basis maximizing G-d's awesome gift of life
No second is guaranteed...see the gift...seee each day as a new lease on life..choose life for how ever long you have it( may it be for many many many years) don't wait for a threat and any regret....hug the gift of your life and reframe it always in the best light so your greatest life is within reach and always in sight
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Where focus goes energy flows and that includes your thoughts
You dont see what is in front of you you see what you focus on
So if you are are going to focus on how bad things are that is all you will ever see no matter what you do.
W e all have the same 24 hours so why not give yourself the opportunity to see something more, to open yourself up to the good that is there for you instead of locking your sight in in one direction
GIVE YOURSELF THE BEST CHANCE YOU CAN
Unless you are G-d forbid thinking of committing suicide right now you should have at least 50 things that come to mind immediately that you are grateful for ..here are mine at this particular moment in time.
You dont see what is in front of you you see what you focus on
So if you are are going to focus on how bad things are that is all you will ever see no matter what you do.
W e all have the same 24 hours so why not give yourself the opportunity to see something more, to open yourself up to the good that is there for you instead of locking your sight in in one direction
GIVE YOURSELF THE BEST CHANCE YOU CAN
Unless you are G-d forbid thinking of committing suicide right now you should have at least 50 things that come to mind immediately that you are grateful for ..here are mine at this particular moment in time.
Thank you Hashem for:
0.Your constant Providence
1.the privilege of having parents
2.the privilege of having grandparents
3.the privilege of being married
4.the privilege of having children
5.the privilege of have brothers and a sister
6.the gift of sight
7.the gift of smell
8.the gift of touch
9. the gift of hearing
10.the gift of taste
11.the ability to walk
12.the ability to talk
13.the ability to remember
14.the gift of lucidity
15.every moment without discomfort
16.the ability to smile
17.the ability to bend
18.the ability to jump
19.all the things that go right
20.all the things that go right that I did not notice
21.the roof over my head
22.the roof over my family
23.beds to sleep in
24.clothes to wear
25.food in our refrigerator
26.book to read and learn
27.every second of precious time with my family
28.the ability to move my fingers
29.every single time I go driving and come home safely
30.every single time any family members goes out driving and comes home safely
31.running water
32.freezers
33.my heart that keeps beating
34.each and every breath
35.the ability to be passionate
36.allowing me to love
37.those that love me
38.every night I sleep peacefully
39.the ability to feel
40.the ability to think
41.the ability to hold a pen
42.the ability to write
43.the communication that technology enables
44.the appliance that we were able to buy
45.the ability and possibility to shower
46.the furniture
47.the ability to get up when I fall down
48.the ability to get out of my own way and go forward
49.meaning and purpose
50.kindness and giving
51.for every second of health
52. for second of safety
53.the ability to appreciate
54. for the miracles and blessings You allow me to see
55. I am grateful for my body
1.the privilege of having parents
2.the privilege of having grandparents
3.the privilege of being married
4.the privilege of having children
5.the privilege of have brothers and a sister
6.the gift of sight
7.the gift of smell
8.the gift of touch
9. the gift of hearing
10.the gift of taste
11.the ability to walk
12.the ability to talk
13.the ability to remember
14.the gift of lucidity
15.every moment without discomfort
16.the ability to smile
17.the ability to bend
18.the ability to jump
19.all the things that go right
20.all the things that go right that I did not notice
21.the roof over my head
22.the roof over my family
23.beds to sleep in
24.clothes to wear
25.food in our refrigerator
26.book to read and learn
27.every second of precious time with my family
28.the ability to move my fingers
29.every single time I go driving and come home safely
30.every single time any family members goes out driving and comes home safely
31.running water
32.freezers
33.my heart that keeps beating
34.each and every breath
35.the ability to be passionate
36.allowing me to love
37.those that love me
38.every night I sleep peacefully
39.the ability to feel
40.the ability to think
41.the ability to hold a pen
42.the ability to write
43.the communication that technology enables
44.the appliance that we were able to buy
45.the ability and possibility to shower
46.the furniture
47.the ability to get up when I fall down
48.the ability to get out of my own way and go forward
49.meaning and purpose
50.kindness and giving
51.for every second of health
52. for second of safety
53.the ability to appreciate
54. for the miracles and blessings You allow me to see
55. I am grateful for my body
Do this every day and in one month you have 1500 things you are grateful for in 10 months 15000 things you are grateful for.Break down each thing you are grateful into more details and you increase exponentially what you are grateful.
For example:I am grateful for my body
details:
Thank you Hashem for the miracle of
my eyes
my ears
my legs
my back
my knees
my joints
my eyelashes etc etc etc
Within a year you have a gratitude book authored by you
For example:I am grateful for my body
details:
Thank you Hashem for the miracle of
my eyes
my ears
my legs
my back
my knees
my joints
my eyelashes etc etc etc
Within a year you have a gratitude book authored by you
Do this daily and the quality of your gratitude will grow and you will see a different life unfolding.. a different quality and a level 0f fulfillment and enrichment you which will become your constantly growing new normal.
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Gratitude:-The glue that keeps relationships together.
If we work at truly being grateful for our spouse then
We will care about their needs
We will care about their wants
We will give them space to be themselves fully.
We will accept and respect them as they are right now on their life's journey
We will put every disagreement into true perspective and not get lost in tunnel vision.
We will not let ego decide our actions but gratitude will direct them.
We will not be trying to prove we are right but striving to understand and that will give us more healthy sight
We will want to enjoy and experience them for who they are, learn from them, their likes ,dislikes etc.
We will want to give our all knowing how big even the smallest and simplest moments are together.
If we work at truly being grateful for our spouse then
We will care about their needs
We will care about their wants
We will give them space to be themselves fully.
We will accept and respect them as they are right now on their life's journey
We will put every disagreement into true perspective and not get lost in tunnel vision.
We will not let ego decide our actions but gratitude will direct them.
We will not be trying to prove we are right but striving to understand and that will give us more healthy sight
We will want to enjoy and experience them for who they are, learn from them, their likes ,dislikes etc.
We will want to give our all knowing how big even the smallest and simplest moments are together.
Grateful people are happier people ..relationships where gratitude does reign will grow and never be the same
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
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There is something wrong when you refuse to acknowledge,no matter how small, what goes right.
Live Gratefully ......give the world the best you at any one time....no one else can do that.
Live Gratefully ......give the world the best you at any one time....no one else can do that.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
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Even when you are at your lowest try and embrace everything that is working out for your highest good to get you closer to your highest place and then just maybe through that embrace you will succeed in getting out of your lowest place
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When you complain about___ you depreciate ___in your eyes.
When you want to help improve you
appreciate and retain inherent value
When you want to help improve you
appreciate and retain inherent value
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If gratitude is your go-to when you need comforting you give yourself wings to fly when a downward spiral threatens
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No matter your day find even the smallest of moments of gratitude
then each and every day will have some light
then each and every day will have some light
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The Difference between Thankfulness and Gratitude
Thankfulness is words
Gratitude is action
Thankfulness is words
Gratitude is action
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“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” —Zig Ziglar
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If every second is a gift and never a given then we should always be praying, always in constant conversation with Hashem
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Live Your Day Awake and Grateful
When you see people more challenged and/or less fortunate than you understand that that could have been you so never ignore or dismiss them.
Always realize that things could change in a second
Assume nothing .... appreciate everything
Take the time to consider what others go through, have gone through, at times more than one thing at a time
See each new day as a new lease on life
Always pay attention and be aware of what goes right and for many has and for you could have gone wrong
Never forget what has worked, gone right for you in the past.
Keep your focus on what you have not on what you think you lack.
Never see anything as a given always as a gift.
Take nothing and no one for granted
See what people do for you as a huge favor they could have done other things with their time, emotions resources etc.
Let Thank you be two of the most frequent words you use
Dont live on automatic open yourself up to the miracles , blessings and beauty that constantly surround us
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Those who walk in the light no matter if it is but a spark
find the strength to fight
Live Gratefully
find the strength to fight
Live Gratefully
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Have you ever wondered what G-d "thinks" of you?
Obviously we can never know really but we can get some indication from the Torah that G-d has given us
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וְהִנֵּה טוֹב מְאֹד וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי-בראשית
And G-d saw all that " He" had done and behold it was very good, it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day- Bereishit
After G-d had just created man .. the purpose of Creation."He" said it was very good..what higher esteem can their be ?
Obviously we can never know really but we can get some indication from the Torah that G-d has given us
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וְהִנֵּה טוֹב מְאֹד וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי-בראשית
And G-d saw all that " He" had done and behold it was very good, it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day- Bereishit
After G-d had just created man .. the purpose of Creation."He" said it was very good..what higher esteem can their be ?
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Something personal from G-d to you
"צָרִיךְ כָּל אָדָם לוֹמַר, כָּל הָעוֹלָם לא נִבְרָא אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִילִי -סַנְהֶדְרִין לז' -
"Every person needs to say that the world was only created for me"(Masechet Sanhedrin)
There are a few explanations for this, I would like to suggest one:
Obviously G-d created millions of people and has an all encompassing plan for the world, for humanity
YET
G-d, the Creator,Maintainer , of all that was is or ever will be thought we were each worth creating and more than that ...our lives were tailor made for us to be the greatest version of ourselves that we can be, our Masterpiece, as someone ..some of the One, a piece of the Master ,Champions of our unique lives and circumstances.
Even more than that I feel that to mention so specifically that "this world was created for me" is a huge responsibility given to us by G-D for we cannot never claim that we are insignificant or nothing as we are indeed NO..THING but so much more ..each one of us uniquely created by G-D .
This to me sends a loud message that had to be pointed out so specifically
I have to say" the world was created only for me" because each second of life is a personal gift from G-D to me
Each second I can breathe
Each second I can walk
Each second I can talk
Each second I can feel
Each second of clarity
Each second I can spend time with loved ones etc the list is practically endless
This personal gift of life is the greatest you will ever get forged in the endless limitless depths of the Divine Reality that is G-d
So when I say " The world was created only for me" I say it out of speechless humility , through a lens of total all encompassing gratitude for only through gratitude that fills my heart and soul, gratitude to G-D , can I get an inkling of my value , my worth that nothing and noone can change as it was given to me by G-d.
Take this personal gift from G-D however it has been specifically wrapped for you, hug it with gratitude,love it with gratitude, use it with gratitude and then you might just find that the gift develops into so much more than you imagined, an open invitation to get closer to G-D ,always feeling alive , taking it higher
"צָרִיךְ כָּל אָדָם לוֹמַר, כָּל הָעוֹלָם לא נִבְרָא אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִילִי -סַנְהֶדְרִין לז' -
"Every person needs to say that the world was only created for me"(Masechet Sanhedrin)
There are a few explanations for this, I would like to suggest one:
Obviously G-d created millions of people and has an all encompassing plan for the world, for humanity
YET
G-d, the Creator,Maintainer , of all that was is or ever will be thought we were each worth creating and more than that ...our lives were tailor made for us to be the greatest version of ourselves that we can be, our Masterpiece, as someone ..some of the One, a piece of the Master ,Champions of our unique lives and circumstances.
Even more than that I feel that to mention so specifically that "this world was created for me" is a huge responsibility given to us by G-D for we cannot never claim that we are insignificant or nothing as we are indeed NO..THING but so much more ..each one of us uniquely created by G-D .
This to me sends a loud message that had to be pointed out so specifically
I have to say" the world was created only for me" because each second of life is a personal gift from G-D to me
Each second I can breathe
Each second I can walk
Each second I can talk
Each second I can feel
Each second of clarity
Each second I can spend time with loved ones etc the list is practically endless
This personal gift of life is the greatest you will ever get forged in the endless limitless depths of the Divine Reality that is G-d
So when I say " The world was created only for me" I say it out of speechless humility , through a lens of total all encompassing gratitude for only through gratitude that fills my heart and soul, gratitude to G-D , can I get an inkling of my value , my worth that nothing and noone can change as it was given to me by G-d.
Take this personal gift from G-D however it has been specifically wrapped for you, hug it with gratitude,love it with gratitude, use it with gratitude and then you might just find that the gift develops into so much more than you imagined, an open invitation to get closer to G-D ,always feeling alive , taking it higher
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One secret to harnessing the life transforming power of Gratitude is Humility as the more humble you choose to be the more you are open to seeing every second of life as a gift taking nothing and noone for granted ,putting effort into seeing the Wow in the Now never relying on miracles because you start to realize that you are living a miracle holding on tight with all your might if the roller coaster goes down for a while as you know always that your higher good is in play
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
The Gratitude Mentor
Live Your Day Awake and Grateful
When you see people more challenged and/or less fortunate than you understand that that could have been you so never ignore or dismiss them.
Always realize that things could change in a second
Assume nothing .... appreciate everything
Take the time to consider what others go through, have gone through, at times more than one thing at a time
See each new day as a new lease on life
Always pay attention and be aware of what goes right and for many has and for you could have gone wrong
Never forget what has worked, gone right for you in the past.
Keep your focus on what you have not on what you think you lack.
Never see anything as a given always as a gift.
Take nothing and no one for granted
See what people do for you as a huge favor they could have done other things with their time, emotions resources etc.
Let Thank you be two of the most frequent words you use
Dont live on automatic open yourself up to the miracles , blessings and beauty that constantly surround us
Saturday, May 27, 2017
The Gratitude Mentor
People have their own way of saying "Thank you" and " I love you"
Pay attention instead of just expecting the words
Pay attention instead of just expecting the words
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