Lead With Gratitude

"To be grateful can be difficult when things seem not worth giving thanks for. Try it anyway. Allow yourself to be in the difficult situation and be grateful inside yourself, in the background. Grateful for what? Grateful for the lessons. Grateful for the growth and expansion you are in the middle of. Grateful for all you have. Grateful for your ability to turn things around." ~ Lisbeth Mahnkopf 

When a negative thought enters your mind, immediately replace it with something you are grateful for (roof over your head, love in your life, food on the table, the air that you breathe etc..). Just as with learning anything new, it will require watchfulness and practice until a new behavior pattern is learned.

Being mindful of changing your thoughts will eventually create an automatic response process with little effort, thus allowing more room for joy in your life.

When we just focus in on "what we have" as opposed to "what we do not" and realize who we have become along the way, through all of life's lessons - we become happier, more confident people!

We get more of what we focus on. Positive thoughts can energize your day and the perfect way to start each morning! Carry forth an attitude of gratitude for all you have and in all you do. It will make a world of difference. Make the most out of life.

Start today, make today great!

Curtis

"It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to los sight of the things that you lack." - Germany Kent