Gratitude, How You Can Use It to Transform Your Entire Life

If you're like most people, you feel grateful when something good happens - like when you get a promotion at work, or when the entire family is together at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

But that's not good enough.

Sadly, most of us tend to see the negatives in life, rather than being grateful for things on a daily basis. Think about the last time something bad or frustrating happened. How did you handle it? Were you upset, but still grateful for the good things in your life - or were you thrown into a sea of negativity and convinced your entire life is terrible?

You don't have to live a life that's chock full of anger, resentment, disappointment, frustration, and boredom. But the key to changing things is to use gratitude in a more productive way.

How do you do that?

You have to choose how you want to live. If you decide you're going to make gratitude a bigger part of your daily life, you need to choose to work at it. If you don't take a proactive approach, the "little things" will get the best of you. You'll end up being an emotional ping-pong ball!

If you're finding it difficult to incorporate gratitude into your routine, do these 2 things:

1. Focus on positive statements.

Instead of dwelling on the negative, say positive things like, "Today, I choose to be grateful for ___." Say it out loud if you have to! Pick out a dozen little reasons to be grateful or one giant reason. No matter what you're talking about, just make sure you genuinely feel grateful while you're making these statements.

2. Search for gratitude in every experience.

This can be challenging - especially when you're in the middle of a bad situation. However, it's not impossible. Remember, there are positives and negatives to every situation. If you search for and recognize the positives in each situation, you'll feel much better about all of them.

The key to making these techniques work is to consciously remember you DO have choices. You don't have to let life lead you around by the nose. You might have to work harder at being grateful at first, but over time, you'll see the change it creates. You'll have a more positive view to the world and, as a result, you'll discover others approach you in a more positive way. In the end, you'll see more and more positive things start happening to you.

But it all starts with turning your attitude around!

Tony Mase is a serious student of the works of Wallace D. Wattles and the publisher of "The Science of Abundant Life" ebook by Wallace D. Wattles that includes "The Science of Getting Rich" and more by Wallace D. Wattles. Grab your copy now at: thescienceofabundantlife.com. Providing useful self development, self empowerment and self esteem tips and reviews online.