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Happy Life Tip of the Week, Issue #037- The Endless Waterfall
November 24, 2009
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Start the endless waterfall of love and joy in your life with gratitude.

I have found that it is not enough for me to be thankful. I have a desire to do something in return. To do thanks. To give thanks. Give things. Give thoughts. Give love. So gratitude becomes the gift, creating a cycle of giving and receiving, the endless waterfall.

Elizabeth Bartlett

Elizabeth Bartlett was talking about the gratitude she felt after recovering from a near fatal brush with cancer. For her, the gift of life was not just the recovery, but the recurring joy she felt as her gratitude moved from an intellectual exercise of counting blessings to the spiritual practice of doing thanks.

The Thanksgiving Holiday in the US kicks off a 6 week holiday season celebrating the positive emotions of love, joy, light, giving, gratitude, renewal and peace. It is an emotionally charged time of year and people tend to love the holiday season for the joy and the parties and the presents or hate it because of the pressure, the commercialism, and the reminder that they do not feel the joy around them. Where ever you fall on this spectrum, you can be happier this holiday season and throughout the coming year if you start with gratitude and a light heart.

Happy Life University has several gifts for you this Thanksgiving to help you do just that.

First, find the true meaning of Thanksgiving when you serve up these Thanksgiving Party Games along with the Thanksgiving appetizers.

The We have also developed a special extra game that includes a set of conversation starters all about gratitude.

Remember to try the Template for a Thanksgiving Inventory to help remind you of the blessings we all take for granted.

Finally, as you start your holiday shopping, remember that studies have shown that money can buy happiness in two ways- first, when you spend it to make a positive difference for others. Use this guide to make the most of your charitable giving. And, second, when you purchase tools that help you build happiness skills for a life time. See our Holiday Gifts Guide for recommendations on how to help yourself and others be happier now and for years to come.

Here is to you as you…

Start the endless waterfall of love and joy in your life with gratitude




Affirmation I am grateful for my good life everyday. I give thanks. I do thanks. I give love and joy.

Journal or Meditation Question Do I experience deep gratitude everyday for my wonderful life? How can I act on my gratitude to do thanks?

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