I am grateful I got to try something new. I had to discuss this with myself a little, on the way to the ticket booth. It went a bit like that:
– this looks like fun.
– yes, but I just ate. I’m full. It looks like a lot of efforts. Maybe I’m going to get wet.
– it’s warm enough, getting wet would be ok.
– if I do it, I’ll be happy I tried.
So I went.

I have talked about how my mum expressing happiness when I was a child, annoyed me. It always puzzled me as well that I was annoyed.
I thought for a while that she was faking it and maybe that’s what annoyed me.
But now in retrospect, I believe that it made me aware that I didn’t perceive what she perceived (Joy / happiness) while wanting to and that’s what annoyed me. Maybe it was a bit of jealousy. Or maybe I was perceiving what she was saying as boasting even tho it was just appreciation…
Still pondering…
What awareness could I have that would allow me to be happier even if it is considered boasting/annoying?
I am grateful for being able to be happy for other’s expression of happiness.

In an article I was reading on gratitude research, there was this bit:
 “So much of gratitude is about one’s perspective and framework for looking at the world and at self. People who tend to be more mindful of the benefits they’ve received tend to focus their attention outward,” (Professor R. Emmons)
A friend of mine called me asking questions about an event that had just happened. She noticed that her usual way of looking at it did not work for her.
We discussed it and ended up with a different angle, a different framework for the event and that created so much lightness.
I am grateful I got to participate in this creation!

When I go to one of the energy healing classes that I go to, I often get asked by others: “How did your life change since you’ve been going to those classes?” I was often puzzled at what to say because nothing really changed in my life.
Recently, I had the strong realisation that my life hasn’t changed, I have changed. I am now able to appreciate my beautiful life more and more even though it has not changed. How does it get any better than that?
I read an article talking about the point of view that happiness is just a choice. Not that long ago, I still disagreed with this point of view. Now I understand that since what we think about, what we focus on is what creates happiness, then we can choose what we think about which is like choosing happiness. Yes it is not easy, it is like a muscle to train, it requires practice. And it is possible.
I am grateful for this new level of understanding.

I was reflecting on a suggestion someone shared with me that 365 days of gratitude don’t have to be shared in order to have an impact on our life.
At the time, my answer was that I may be more accountable and not drop the ball off if I announce to my friends that I will do it as oppose to announcing to myself and keeping it to myself. Interesting point of view, I have here…
So it reminded me of the fact that happiness annoys a lot of people. And my internet search on this led me to this quote from Earl Nightingale: “We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret”.
I choose to think and share about gratitude all the time because it is such a nice place to be in. I invite you to try it!

This morning, I saw a reminder in my phone that I had set a long time ago (I don’t remember when). It said: “give directions to my subconscious”. I knew straight away that it was from a book I read a while back (I don’t remember the title) that gave instructions on how to reprogram our subconscious. Seeing this reminder allowed me to acknowledge what a different space me and my subconscious are in, now… I am grateful for my subconscious!

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” Your points of view are the things that lock you in your reality and are the basis upon which your life is created” from the book Benevolent Leadership for a better world.
I have been playing with not being attached to my points of view and / or choose points of views that make me happy.
I believe that solarised water is good for me. I don’t know if it’s true, but it makes me happy to drink out of blue glass bottles.
I have been using the sentence “Interesting point of view, I have this point of view” when I notice that I have a point of view that doesn’t make me happy like for example points of view about things people should do… And that has created space…
I am grateful for the tools I have to make my life better and better and better….

A few days ago, I was watching the sunset with a new friend and we were both taking lots of pictures trying to capture the beauty. Lots of other people stopped by and were talking pictures too. Someone told us: “I take lots of pictures but I never really look at them because they are not as good as the real thing.”
It’s okay for me that it is not the real thing.
I am grateful for being able to capture some of the beauty and having fun ding it…

I went to a networking event. I dont like those but I thought I would stretch my comfort zone. Because I read “your life starts at the end of your comfort zone”.
It ended up being fun with some awkward moments, but mostly fun…
I learned how to introduce people to each other (the networking way) and got to practice on the spot.
The best part was meeting someone new who feels like we’ve know each other before…
And the even better part was the rush of aliveness that I got after the event.
How does it get any better than that?

I was walking downtown Vancouver and I noticed what I notice:
It is really easy to walk downtown and notice the noise, the unhappy people, the street people, the pollution, the dirty side walks, etc. And at the same time, I could notice the ocean at the end of the street, the mountains between the buildings, the colorful flowers, the trees, the different tones of light playing and reflecting in the glass buildings, etc…
In my life, I am choosing to notice what brings me joy, gratitude, and laughter. What are you choosing to focus on?