LIAM 113 – I No Longer Throw Away Pennies!
I used to throw away pennies because saw them as worthless. It was indicative of how I felt about myself and my life. Through intentionally exercising my "gratitude muscle," my entire mindset has shifted from scarcity to abundance. I discovered that happy people are not the ones with much to be thankful for, it is thankful people who are happy! Listen as I explain more: Listen on iTunes or Listen to/download this episode here: Show Outline: Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. - Melody Beattie I was an unhappy, ungrateful person. Perhaps the main reason for my unhappiness was lack of gratitude for what I had. I had suffered many hardships, setbacks, frustrations, and losses. I focused on that! I became blind to my victories, the success, and the abundance still in my life. When I first heard that happiness was directly linked to gratefulness, I thought "I'd be happy if I had anything to be grateful about!" I had bought into the lie that happiness comes from the accumulation of stuff, the receiving of praise and approval More stuff, more approval, more love from others = more happiness I did not value the things I had in my life because I was focused on getting more, newer, bigger, better I used to throw away pennies! Through the practice of keeping a gratitude log and forcing myself to look for things to be grateful for, I grew a gratitude muscle I learned that it's not happy people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are happy I learned to be thankful for what I had right now, at this moment. Gratitude for what you have opens up the door for more goodness to come into your life But even if it doesn't, I learned that what I had was enough, because what I had was more than what others have--and they are happy I learned that just being a live is all I NEED and everything else is blessing. Mentioned in this show: "Lunch with My Life Coach" Sessions Help me create better content. Please take this short survey! Download: Affirmations for Abundant Living LIAM Team Life Coaching Community Subscription/Social Links: Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Stitcher Radio! Watch on YouTube! LIAM on Twitter: @LifeIs262 LIAM on Facebook / LifeIsAMarathon Subscribe to the LIAM Mailing List www.BruceVanHorn.com Bruce Van Horn on Twitter Bruce Van Horn on Facebook
