Your Attitude Determines Your Life

There are those of us who see the glass as half-full and others half-empty. How we choose to determine the first from the second is up to our attitude and belief system. The choice of how we view our lives in general is totally up to us. Our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes can be what we want them to be - that is part of our free-will as humans.


If you are the kind who is quick to be on the pessimistic side, the key is to keep a positive attitude to help improve your view and in turn, your situation. We can choose to focus all the negative aspects and worry and stress ourselves relentlessly, and make poor choices due to pressures and/or feelings of powerlessness – or – we can choose to focus on the positive aspects, the most suitable outcome possible, the blessings in disguise that come with change and ‘new’. Look upon the situation as one you are capable of learning from in a positive way.


We tend to make our own, often small issues appear so big and daunting that they can easily dominate our behaviour. At times it’s easy to resent what life has served us and it becomes easy to focus on what we don’t have or feel we lack, or what we can’t do or feel we can’t possibly achieve. This attitude brings us down and deflates and depletes our energy. It is better to focus on what we DO have and what we CAN do - and ultimately, to feel gratitude for all that is.


We can’t always choose what happens in life, but we can choose to respond in either a negative, fearful way, or a loving, accepting way. The attitude you choose to take determines the theme/s of your life on a day to day basis.


“The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.” - Louise L Hay


We all have challenges and obstacles to face and overcome, experience and learn from. People who have achieved great things despite overwhelming obstacles can inspire us to confront and accept ourselves just as we are. They enable us to see that despite our flaws we are beautiful and perfect beings capable of much more than we can possibly imagine. When we grasp the knowledge that life is a blessing come what may, no matter how hard it may seem at times, and when we choose to view each experience as a positive learning experience, we honour ourselves and our lives.


Enjoy your life to the fullest ...

Also see:

The Universal Spiritual Law of Gratitude

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Joanne Walmsley
Sacred Scribes

The Benefits of Expressing Gratitude

With so much going on in our lives today it is easy to forget and overlook who and what we are truly grateful for. It can be challenging to focus on what we are grateful for when we are feeling overwhelmed, dis-satisfied or disgruntled. We can find any number of reasons (or excuses) for not focusing on what we are grateful for, such as:


• Feeling too busy or stressed in our daily lives


• Focusing on the negatives in life and the world around us


• Paying attention to what we may feel we are ‘lacking’ in our lives


• Waiting for things to change for the better


• Focusing on what works needs to be done rather than on what you’ve already achieved and are steadily achieving


These reasons are understandable, but unfortunately they get in the way of fully feeling, living and expressing the most powerful emotions we have access to - the power of gratitude.


When we choose to re-focus on the positives and choose to be grateful for what we have rather than what we do not have, the power of transformative gratitude changes our lives. The more we are grateful and show gratitude for all the blessings in our lives, the more we will receive in kind. Simple things we take for granted that we can choose to be grateful for each day will lead us to receiving more blessings in our lives.


Stop and take stock of your true core values ... ask yourself:


“What do you love most about the people in your life?”


“What do you appreciate about your life and lifestyle today?”


“What are you truly grateful for, both small and large?”


The emotion and expression of gratitude makes us feel good about ourselves, others and our world. It is also a wonderfully powerful attractor of love, peace, abundance, good health and wellbeing, success and connection with self and with Source. The more we positively focus upon what we already enjoy, appreciate and truly love in our lives, the more we find we have to be grateful for.


There are too many ways to practice gratitude to list but some simple things to do could include:


• writing cards, notes or emails and expressing your gratitude to others who have touched your life;


• meditate and focus on what you are grateful for and thank the Universe for your blessings;


• arrange a lovely dinner party or impromptu celebration for yourself and others;


• keep a gratitude journal and make sure the write in it regularly;


• keep a simple list you can add to as you think of precious things to be grateful for;


• think of some unique, thoughtful and personal ways of expressing your gratitude to others and yourself ... treat yourself with love and appreciation.


Enjoy your blessings ...

Also see:

The Universal Spiritual Law of Gratitude

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Joanne Walmsley
Sacred Scribes