BE GRATEFUL AND STOP THE WORRY

THE SIMPLE JOY OF LIVING FROM A GRATEFUL HEART

If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled.

If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself.

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.

When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

----Lao Tzu

Gratitude can eradicate worry! In her wonderful book, Attitudes of Gratitude, How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life, M.J. Ryan tells how she was a compulsive worrier and after applying gratitude thinking to her life was able to let worrying go. She writes that nothing that she had tried was as effective as tapping into a sense of appreciation in this moment for what she does have.  Tapping into gratitude works for two reasons: first, worry is always about the future, whereas gratitude is about the here and now. Gratitude brings you back to the present moment, to all that is working perfectly right now. Tomorrow may bring difficulties, but for right now, things are pretty good.

Gratefulness also eliminates worry because it reminds us of the abundance of our Universe. Yes, something bad might happen, but given all that you have received so far, chances are you will continue to be supported on our journey through life, even in ways you would never have guessed or chosen for yourself.

YOU CANNOT BE GRATEFUL AND UNHAPPY AT THE SAME TIME. So, in those moments when you find yourself down in the dumps, filled with anxiety and worry, start writing down everything that you are grateful for right now. A gratitude journal is a wonderful way to create positive energy in your body and a calm and serene mind both of which help you to be healthy and happy.

It costs nothing to write a gratitude journal and has amazing benefits for the body, mind, and spirit.

Try it-it Works!

Stay well!  Molly