You cannot welcome more abundance into your life until you have said to the universe truly, "Hey, thanks for all I have".
You can also place yourself in a better mood by being thankful.
You will find you are in a much more optimistic state after you've spent a few minutes reflecting about your blessings and feeling grateful for them. Compassion and kindness will probably fill your heart.
Besides, being grateful is a wonderful tool to attract what we want into our lives: Mike Dooley gives all the keys to create the life of our dreams in "Infinite Possibilities".
The problem is that when things are given to us over and over, we start taking them for granted or we forget being appreciative of what we receive.
You can overcome this tendency by dedicating some time daily just to be thankful maintaining an attitude of gratitude.
Simply sit somewhere where you are not disturbed. Think of anything you have (examples below).
It is not a matter of comparison, but think for a second about the millions of people who are not blessed with what you have, or are simply in a worse condition than you.
Realize that you could easily not have had all the things you do have.
Say "thanks" internally. Some people like saying "thanks" loudly.
Why not take a break twice a day (and that is very little considering all the things you are and have) to express gratitude for your blessings? You could start by being thankful for what you have.
I tend to start my day dedicating some time to be thankful, as it puts me in a real good mood to go on with my day. Find out more about about how to create a grateful day.
I also like being thankful for all that has happened in my day before I go to bed at night; good and bad, as I know that all the "negative" stuff makes for a fantastic teacher.
Pema Chodron includes being grateful as one of the important mottos to live by in "Start where you are".
I also like stopping and saying thanks for it whenever something that pleases me occurs. It's like saying out loud, "I like this! Bring me more!"
What makes YOU tick? What makes your heart sing? What is it that you are most thankful for?
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