ANNAGRAMMATICA Daily Spiritual Practice—Gratitude

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts

are conscious of

our treasures.

–Thornton Wilder

...Research shows that grateful people have

higher reported levels of

the

positive

states

of

alertness, enthusiasm, determination,

attentiveness

and

energy

.

...

Appreciate the abundance in your life

.

Gratitude journal.

Each evening list the

things for which

you are

grateful. Start with just

five

things. You will soon see that your

list is much

longer

than

you expected. Personally, I

have

found that the

best part of

a

Gratitude Journal is the record it creates;

pages and

pages

of my

personal

history of abundance.

Gratitude rock

.

Find a rock that feels good in your hand. Name it

your

‘gratitude

rock’, carry

it with you along with your keys and

wallet.

The idea is

to

remember

and

say “Thank You” for

something in

your life,

each time you

touch

or see the

rock.

... An actual rock is not necessary.

My mother uses a cute

little keychain as

her

gratitude rock.

Gratitude beads.

Collect a short string of unique beads,

and give significance

to each one.

As

you run your fingers

through them, with each bead, think of one

thing you are

grateful

for. If

you use beads in this way, gratitude can be a

bridge

to meditation and peace. At

bedtime

.

..

r

unning my

fingers over gratitude beads

allow

s

me to

focus on my many

wonders

and

blessings as I

go to sleep.

Wheel of gratitude.

Use this tool to make a mental map of who

and

what you

are

grateful

for

in your life.

Simon Perkins’ blog

offers

this

technique as

part of

his mission to, “help

everyday

individuals

cut through

our self-

imposed

limitations and

start

enjoying life.” This

is a

compact

display of

all

the

richness

in your life (and it fits neatly

inside the

cover of

your Gratitude

Journal

).

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