Happiness

Gratitude When Life’s a Train Wreck?

“You’ve got to be kidding. My life is falling apart, and I’m supposed to be grateful?”

Well, yes.

When it comes to using the law of attraction deliberately, releasing resistance is one of your most important missions. What is resistance? Most people will recognize it by its symptoms of negative emotions – like sadness, frustration, pessimism, stress, anger, defeat, impatience, and so on. When these feelings arise, you know you’ve got resistance!

Why is resistance so bad? Because it knocks you into a vibrational frequency that is incompatible with the good things you’re trying to attract, like more abundance, love, peace, well-being, happiness, success, etc.

by Ali Bierman

Living in happiness and expressing gratitude tend to go hand-in-hand. Makes sense. Did you know that both actually improve your level of well being?

People who express gratitude release feel good chemicals into their bloodstream. That good feeling leads to a healthier immune system and an increased sense of happiness–whatever happiness means to you.

A “rampage of appreciation” is an exercise designed to move your thoughts in a positive direction to help raise your vibrational frequency. Since the Law of Attraction responds to your overall mindset and mood, the more you engage in exercises that elevate your emotions in a positive way, the more you will continue to attract wonderful experiences into your life.

Here’s a great exercise to do at the end of every year to get some major positive energy flowing and start off the New Year on the right foot. Grab a notebook and pen and write a statement about … read more

A daily practice of appreciation can help keep you feeling happy more often, simply because appreciation smooths the rough edges in your life and keeps you focused on the good stuff, rather than obsessing about things that might detract from your sense of happiness.

Below you’ll find three simple ways to use appreciation to be happier every day: