Focus on the abundance in your life for heaven on earth.

Most of us are taught to look for what is missing from an early age. We are encouraged to always strive for excellence, to better our own records, and to engage in a culture of continuous improvement. Yet this continued focus on what is missing keeps us from ever being satisfied, let alone happy. No matter how well things are going or how much we have, there is always something more we could do, have, or accomplish.

Gratitude and abundance may not come naturally to us, but when we do choose to focus on them, our lives can magically transform from never enough to a cup that runs over all the time. We move from striving to thriving in an instant.

Studies have shown that just 5 minutes a day spent writing a list of the things we are grateful for every day for 7 days measurably increases happiness more than a month later. You can use this same 5 minutes throughout the year to build a thanksgiving inventory - embellishing your list with pictures, or poems or stories about how what you have enhances your life. This way, you have a keepsake to help inspire you when gratitude is harder to find.

If you live in Canada and are preparing for your Thanksgiving Holiday this coming weekend, you might try this Thanksgiving Party Game. After all, gratitude shared is gratitude doubled. Where ever you live you can:

Focus on the abundance in your life for heaven on earth.

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