It's All About Gratitude

 Gratitude is a topic that has become so talked about that even non spiritual folk throw the word around every now and then. There are countless books, blogs, websites and even Facebook pages dedicated to gratitude and teaching us how we can become more grateful in our lives.

Practicing the art of gorgeous gratitude - that is making the conscious decision to express, feel, think and say words of gratitude on a daily basis is where the magic happens. When we find ourselves desiring new experiences, people, places, objects and feelings we do so because we believe that the acquisition of them will make us feel better, happier, more prosperous, more loved etc etc. I believe in truth it's not a specific object we desire but a better more positive feeling within our core that we desire.

However if you are enjoying living a sassy human experience (me too!) then chances are you will at some point perhaps want a newer car, a bigger house, a better job, more money, the latest phone, the newest iGadget etc. How can we go about manifesting these? How we can we tap into the cosmos and give our cosmic order a boot up the sweet behind? We can practice Gratitude Girlfriend!

 The more you practice gratitude the more abundance (not limited to the cash in your purse or wallet) that you will experience in your life! Practicing Gratitude has to be one of the surest ways and also the quickest, most effective method for raising your energy levels, your positivity and those feel good brain chemicals. There has been a study conducted by psychologists into how having a happy brain affects our lives.

I have learnt so much about how we CAN re-train our brain this re-programming our negative mindsets so that we become much happier and healthier human beings. Richard Davidson et al (2002) ran research studies that showed the difference between happy and unhappy brains and how it linked to our levels of happiness. By having a happy brain, by thinking positive and loving thoughts about ourselves and to ourselves we can increase our levels of happiness in life. Richard Davidson used a EEG machine (Electroencephalograph) to measure which parts of our brains are active with happy thoughts, and which parts are active when we think negatively. He found that when we tend to think more happy thoughts and are feeling happy we have more activity in the front left side of our brain, and when we are feeling more negative and thinking unhappy thoughts, the front right side of our brain is active.

Doesn’t that just make it worth taking a chance on gratitude? If gratitude can make us happy then we should most definitely give it a try.

Listen to my Love & Miracles Podcast on the "Lessons of Gratitude" HERE

I'd love you to leave a comment below and tell me how you practice the art of gratitude and/or what you thought of my latest Podcast

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Book Review ~ The Magic by Rhonda Byrne

This is the most amazing book! I have read many amazing books but this one is right up there with a book I previously reviewed, "The Source by Ursula James". 

By the amazingly popular author, Rhonda Byrne, famous for bringing us "The Secret" and "The Power", she completely blows my mind with this book. 

You don't need to have read any of her previous works to benefit from this book, you really don't. 

I purchased this for my Mum and she had it from the day it was released here in the UK, and she couldn't wait to recommend it to me. So she bought me a copy and told me "Make your life Magickal sweetheart!".

I initially planned on keeping my knowledge of this book a Secret, as a personal gift to myself, I had no intention or reviewing it and sharing it with the world, but you know when the Universe has other ideas and then you end up writing about it? Thank you Universe :)
  

I'm only 14 days into this life changing book, so I'm halfway as it contains 28 daily practices. But already my life has become wonderfully full of magick. 

It's too important to know the inns and outs of how my life has improved, what is important for you to know is how your life can improve and benefit from this book! 

Rhonda begins with a rather wonderful first few chapters giving you the basics of the law of attraction, but doesn't rely to heavy on this, as the theme for this book is my favourite thing of all time :  GRATITUDE!

It is SO SO important to live your life full of gratitude and have gratitude for EVERYTHING and EVERYONE in your life, even the negative stuff! I know it can sound hard and at first you may wonder "Why would I be grateful for having no money?" or "Why would I be grateful for living in this house with horrible neighbours?" I have asked myself both of those questions at some point in my life ... A LOT of times!  But whilst reading this book I have the answers! I really have the answers to some of the most soul searching questions of my life so far (bear in mind i'm early twenties). 

So what are my answers? 

I am grateful to have what money I do have as it helps me focus on what is important for me to have in my life.
I am grateful for the money I have in my life because it allows me to prioritize my purchases. 

I am grateful for the money I have in my life because I have learnt the true value of money. 

I am grateful for the home I live in because I have so many happy memories here. 

I am grateful for the home I live in because it keeps me warm, and safe. 

I am grateful for the home I live in because it allows me to fill it with objects that fill my heart with joy. 

I am grateful for the home I live in because it helps me mentally, and emotionally  clarify what my dream home  will be like when I move into it. 

Do you see how I've instantly turned a very negative situation into a blossoming positive one? And the magic key to this is not just saying the magic words "Grateful" or looking on the bright side of life (although this really does play a huge part in the process), it's explaining WHY you are grateful for the things in your life. 

It's this simple yet hugely effective process that has helped turn my life around even more that I thought it already had. I'm happier, I'm more grateful for EVERYTHING in my life, I'm living life not existing in life. I also feel so in control of my life and the experiences I have. I can either do what I used to do and focus on the negative side to it, even situations where people have truly hurt me more than I thought they ever could, or I can do what I do now, and say "OK, You want me to feel negative about it, that's fine. But I WANT TO FEEL LIKE THIS about it! And then I reel off my positive gratitude's for the situation and/or person. 

I could tell you more about this and how it can help with your health, and relationships and even more ideas about how you can live a RICH life in ALL areas of your life. But, that's not very magickal at all. :) 

You need to experience *The Magic* for yourself! 

So what are you waiting for? Go order/purchase this book now! As my Mum said to me; 

"It's time to make your life a Magickal Life" 

Rating out of 10.0 ~ 10.0 

(it deserves so much more than that - perhaps remove the decimal!) 

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