“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -John F. Kennedy
Throughout millennia, people of every era have been practicing the power of active gratitude.
From a scientific point of view, gratitude is a high frequency emotion state, and as Rhonda Byrne of “The Secret” says, it’s second only to love on the emotion scale of mental and emotional frequency states. This is a key thing to remember as we enter into our daily mode of thankfulness.
Being thankful goes beyond our everyday experiences. When we enter into the state of gratitude we are foregoing our sense of who we are in order to give back some of our energy to share with another.
Think back to the last time you were truly thankful for something. Was it recent? Was it with a person you knew? If so, how did they react in return? We will often find that be being thankful for the things we have or receive we start receiving that same type of energy back from others. We often think of abundance in terms of the receiving of “things” back into our lives. However, the best gifts we can ever receive are those that are intangible in nature, silently given between individuels. This interesting part is that we still look for something in return when we are thankful. We used to think of being thankful as just the pelite thing to do, as if it was a habitual response to something that was being done for use that is also a habitual response, i.e. bagging the groceries for us at the store. Even though this behavior still happens on a daily basis, we know now the importance of being truly thankful.
The Impact
When you are truly thankful for something that you receive, there is a release in energy from you to the other person. This is sometimes defined as, “vibes”. When your grandmother is truly thankful to you for helping her clean her house, you can “sense” the warmness radiating from her. This is the vibe that true gratitude omits. If you notice, you get more than a sense of accomplishment, you also feel that warmth inside of you. This creates a deep bond between you, enabling for you to transcend the mear act of cleaning her house.
After you have received such a gift, it is your duty to pass it along to another. When you get home, dinner is made, be truly thankful and transmit that energy. When this chain continues in this fashion, we make small(yet significant)steps towards living on a harmonious planet.In the highly revered book ‘Thanks! – How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier’ by Prof. Robert Emmons(the world’s leading expert on the psychology of gratitude), there is a quote used that we can all learn and apply in our daily lives. Emmons quotes Ben Stein, actor and economist: “I cannot tell you anything that, in a few minutes, will tell you how to be rich. But I can tell you how to feel rich, which is far better, let me tell you firsthand, than being rich. Be grateful… It is the only totally reliable get-rich-scheme.”
It is my firm belief by applying gratitude to your positive attitude that you will excel at all you do and live a happier and healthy life.
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity… It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie
Hi Tom!
Thanks for the post “Change Your Life With The Power of Gratitude”. Its Really Interesting to read.
Cheers,
Mike
Hello Mike!
Thank you for the comment, you are very kind!
Stop by again soon!
All the very best,
Thomas
Right now I am grateful for reminders like this one that bring us back to love and being thankful for the small beautiful things that are hanging around all the time!
Hello!
Thank you for the kind words. We all need reminders, just like the late great Zig Ziglar stated, “Motivation is like breathing, we suggest it daily.”
I like that! 🙂