Taking Gratitude In Force ( TGIF )

Gratitude not just a word but a belief, a feeling and understanding and yes an ATTITUDE!

Be grateful for all that you see. Be grateful for all you can hear. Be grateful for all you can feel.

The attitude starts and ends with you and your belief system and your decisions you make each morning!

Give thanks

every step forward 

Be glad  and give thanks

Your decision

Make it today

Transform your life today

turn the routine in to something extra ordinary!

Live today with an attitude of gratitude

continue through the weekend

and stop on Sunday to reflect on how you felt

and yeah as usual my smile is sent your way : )

Victor Yakin

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Taking Gratitude In Force (TGIF)s

So my question for you today is simple:

Can you list 3 things? 5? 10 ?

What are you grateful for today : )

Imagine that!

Not just one thing

2 things

3 things

Everything

Watch the change in your attitude

A moment that starts when you open your eyes in the morning

Stop the struggle of life

Start with gratitude

develop your attitude

Watch for increased Joy !

Smiles sent your way, today and always : )

Victor Yakin

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Always love the freshness of each day

A new day, fresh and untouched.  The waves of life can be serene or they can be rough.  My hope is that no matter the size or velocity of the wave that comes a shore in your life that you step into that wave with caution but always step into it with love.  May this day, your day be blessed.

The reality of life and our waves is always in our perception of the waves.

A lake can look so calm but we know very little what lurks beneath the waters.

There could be debris, the could be smooth bottoms but it can never be found out what awaits until we stick our feet into it.

We need to participate in life to enjoy its rewards.

We need to follow our heart and harness our energy to move forward.

We must always love even if we are hurt from the very thing we seek.

Never give up on love or  on the the power of the smile and the kindness of its gift awaits and is prepared to change your moment.

The waters of life await you.  

They could be the calm waters of a lake or the rougher waters of the ocean.  
Don't fear step into them and enjoy what they have to offer.

Sure be cautious and aware of the surroundings but be adventurous and seek out what life has to offer.

Pray each morning

Laugh each day

Smile always and love always

With out love in our heart and laughter in our soul what truly do we have?

Your perception of life, of this moment is everything.  Everything makes all the difference.  Choose wisely your perceptions but always choose with love.

Smiles sent your way   :  )

09/10/11

From your Gratitude the flame burns brighter

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by

a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to

think with deep gratitude of those

who have lighted the flame within us.”

~Albert Schweitzer

I truly try to be that spark for you.  To be that light in the morning, to inspire, to bring about a smile, a better understanding of the power of the smile, simple kindness.  

That is my intention and I am grateful to God above for you the reader to taking the time to take it in.

It is sort of a partnership of sorts.  All the light in the world will not work if we always want to stay in the darkness and isolate ourselves from others.

It can hurt being part of the human race, sometimes what we expect from those we are close to is not what we get.

The phrase 'it always seems those closest to us seem to hurt us the most' is often heard but in fact it need not be that way.

Establish your values, your values and stick to them.  Don't let another determine what is important to you and try to redefine you. That is not love, that is control.

Establish your esteem, what you think about yourself is critical to what your perception is about another.  You must never let another person try to define your worth or value. If they don't love you unconditionally then it was never really love at all.

Place upon your heart the desire to improve and reevaluate yourself.  Daily we should look at written goals that we have established for our life.  Goals are the road map for achievement.

We are either growing in life or dying with life.

Everyday we change, we must be grateful for that fact, for without change we would be already dead and starting to decay.

Live, laugh, love and learn a little bit more each day.

Smile each day, laugh each day and do something nice for another each day.  When we put out these emotions and actions, they will return.

Should we put out ingratitude, hate, anger, common sense says it will return, and time after time we can see it with another that it does return often effecting more than just that person. It effects the lives of those around them.

Be that light, that spark, that candle in the wind.

Be grateful for what has been given to you.  Even if you have a little understand that you really have more than enough.

Gratitude Tip for Today

Truly look for another person who walks into your life who just may be in need of a kind word, a word of encouragement, a smile.

When you find that person, share with that spark that will brighten and enlighten not only them but will strengthen you.

Smiles sent your way   :  )

09/08/11

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The Reality of Perception

Blessings of gratitude sent your way, may the sun shine kindly on you today.  May your smiles be wide and bright, may your attitude be as high as the stars in the heavens.  This daily wish is for you.


The most common phrase about perception is that perception is reality.  What I believe is that we have a reality about perception that most of us fail to see.

In human relationships the most difficult notion to understand is this:
Our own perception matters very little in relationships of the heart or of the soul.  It is really the perception of the 'other' person that matters most.  When we concentrate more on this all relationships will become more palatable.
A quote:

All we have to believe with is our senses,

the tools we use to perceive the world: our sight,

our touch, our memory.  If they lie to us, then nothing

can be trusted.  And even if we do not believe,

then still we cannot travel in any other way than the road our

senses show us;  and we must walk that road to the end.

~ Neil Gaiman

Truly all we have our the senses that God gave us.  There is of course the sense in our 'gut' that small still voice that warns us or tells us what we should do.  Often in matters of the heart we don't listen to that small still voice.  We run about with our emotions and try to fix what may not want fixin'.

So the 'reality of perception' is quite simple.  Listen to your senses, all of them.  Go about your daily duties with no thought about changing the worlds view on you, or your actions.  Go about your daily duties with the idea that you can make the worlds view on you with a kind word, a smile, your actions, your deeds and your prayer.

The single most effective tool to getting what you need to me is prayer.  The prayer for wisdom, for opportunity to make a difference in another persons life.  To be that light that shines in a world of gray and darkness.

The world has a lot of good. A quote shared here:

Instead of the usual standard of good and bad,

ask how beautiful something is

and whether it makes you happy.

~ Author Unknown

There is much more to share on this topic of perception and I will in the coming weeks.  But for today maybe this is enough.

Smiles sent your way   :  )

09/03/11

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Being Thankful

A new month, a new day and a fresh smile sent your way!

I write today to share a smile, to seed new thought, to entertain, and to give thanks to you - the reader.  Thank You.

Thank you for your comments, thank you for stopping buy and may the day bring you much joy and happiness.

1 Chronicles 16:34 NKJV

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

For his mercy endures forever.

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" The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake.

The five mort important words: You did a good job.

The four most important words: What is YOUR opinion?

The three most important words: If you please.

The two most important words: Thank You

The one most important word:  We.

The least important word:  I. "

~ Author Unknown

Maybe with a quote like that the author took it to heart and did not want to take any credit.  Maybe it was all about what she/he could give to all of us and not bask in any credit that she/he wanted to attain.  Maybe.

Giving thanks, such a simple thing but so much importance given to those two words.  The phrase 'Thank You' needs to be sent out much more.

Sent to God above for a fresh day restored.

Sent to the mirror when we gaze in our soul.

Sent to the day with all its majesty.

Sent to each other for friendship received.

Sent to our co-workers who brighten our day.

Sent to our customers who really do make us our pay.

Sent to our family who love us for who we are.

Sent to our love to let them know how grateful we really are.

Send out that 'Thank you' each chance you may get, because it will send out energy that will increase and flow on.  Your spirit will shine and your heart will grow.  Not grow in size in the physical sense but grow in maturity and grow in the gift that God meant for us to sow.

Give thanks!

Oh, once again..... Thank You!

Smiles sent your way   :  )

09/01/11

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Fun Filled Friday *New* August 26, 2011

Happy Friday to you all : )  My goal this day is of course to give you a chuckle or a laugh and since your here reading this lets chuckle together.


One joke and three video's and a quote to start us off.

"The person who knows how to laugh at himself

will never cease to be amused."

~ Shirley MacLaine

Great concept video with a chuckle or two.


Hope you like this one even more.....





Ok so we did dogs, cats now for the birds.... : )





Now for the joke about the cat who went to heaven:


Once upon a time, there was a cat who died. When she got to heaven, God asked her how she liked being on earth. She told the Lord that it was awful, she had to sleep in cold back alleys where there was no food and life was hard. God told her that he was sorry it had had turned out that way but here, in heaven, she would be happy and He would give her the most comfortable, warm pillow to sleep on. The cat laid down upon the pillow and was happy.


A few days later, about a dozen mice that came to heaven together and God asked them how they had liked earth. Earth was no better for them than it was the cat.


They explained to God that it was tough and exhausting and their feet were worn out from always running from cats and dogs and people. God felt bad for the mice and decided to give them rollerskates.


One day God sees the cat again and asked her how she was liking heaven. She explained that it was absolutely wonderful. The pillow he gave her was the most comfortable place that she had ever slept on, but even better than the pillow were the meals on wheels.


LOL...Meals on wheels indeed.....


Smiles to you this day, the last Friday of the month.


If your in the path of hurricane Irene, please stay safe, the one precious possession that you can't replace is your life.


The other stuff will come and go....but you are irreplaceable.


Have a great day everyone : )

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Thoughtful Thursday *New* August 11, 2011

Happy Thursday everyone!  Today is a great day to be alive.  My little mantra for you to take with you:

Today is a great day to be alive, alive to thrive, not just to survive.

Live, Love and Laugh today

and watch how much 

things will go your way : )

Share that with yourself today a few times maybe a little happy jingle and your mind ( the most powerful tool you have) will have a great perspective that goes with you.  

Better than a mind that looks at the world with doubt and contempt. Wouldn't you say?  Hmmmmm?  Smiles sent your way : )

The theme of this post of course is to share and explain and stir your soul regarding thoughtfulness.

So my question to you is are you thoughtful?

Defining thoughtful found in google.com:

thought·ful/ˈTHôtfəl/Adjective

1. Absorbed in or involving thought: "brows drawn together in thoughtful consideration".

2. Showing consideration for the needs of other people: "how thoughtful of you!". 

Are you thoughtful?  Just a question for you to ponder.

Two quotes on being thoughtful:

Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes. 

~ Mary Martin  

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Who looks outside, dreams;

who looks inside, awakes.

~Carl Jung

It is always great to dream and wonder what life could be like only if?  But it is better to be awoken by thoughtful actions.

Action and belief that what life is now and how much better it could be with a positive thoughtful attitude and a deeper sense of gratitude.

Again I ask are you thoughtful?  By now you probably know I have been asking all this time are you being thoughtful to yourself?

The hardest person to be thoughtful for is often ourselves.

No I am not talking about filling a compulsive action of shopping or eating or treating yourself to a large bowl of ice cream. 

These things can all be great in the right portions of course.

No I am talking about being thoughtful as in kind, gentle, expressive towards your own being and spirit.

Something to think upon today.  Something to pray about along your way this day.

Love and gratitude is so much a part of being thoughtful.

But first it starts with us.

Smile on and share one along your journey today : )

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