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Acknowledging Abundance and Being Grateful

Taking time to be appreciative of what we have, of being thankful for the gifts we are surrounded by allows us to change perspective - what we have often becomes enough and if you believe in the natural laws, then the more you are grateful and happy for what you have, the more you will receive.

A bit like Santa’s list, this inventory is also a list of gifts, not to give but of what you already have. There is huge benefit in being aware of what you have in your life and subsequently appreciating it.

Substance
·        What have you surrounded yourself with that you love and are proud to possess?
·       What have you given to others of worth and benefit?
·       What have you worked hard for
·       What can you show that is a true reflection of you?

 Relationships
·       Who do you have in your life that enhances who you are and what you do?
·       Consider those who have a specific purpose for you - the friend that makes you laugh could be different to the friend who you confide in but both have value in your life
·       Consider family members - we can’t often choose our blood ties and some relationships can be strained but try to look more at what you can value in them and how they enhance your life
·       What working or business relationships provide you with support, growth, abundance?
 
Self
·       How do you look at life? What is your story that you want to pass on to others?
·       How do you enhance who you are and what you do?
·       What do you do that makes you happy?
·       What is it about you, your attitude, your outlook on life that is a gift - to yourself and others?

Cutting the Fat, Culling the Dead Wood, Sloughing off the Dry Skin

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
~ Hans Hofmann, Introduction to the Bootstrap, 1993

Call it what you will... in looking at the abundance and wonderfulness in our lives, it cannot but highlight the flip side of that coin: the clutter around us, the toxic relationships, the critical inner voice. But the great thing is - we don't need any of it!

 So how do we chop and chip and slough?
·       By making it absolutely clear what it is we have in our lives that we are grateful for and that make it a fantastic place to be, it then becomes very hard for those other things to have importance in our lives
·       By focusing on those things in the list above, we give no energy, thought or time to what is not healthy for us, therefore it doesn’t grow or flourish
·       By making room for more of what is great, there is no room for what isn’t.
·       By choosing not to have those things in our life anymore - the messy rooms, draining relationships, negative thoughts.
 
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.
~ Elbert Hubbard

All that said and done, it’s hard. It’s winter. Life is rubbish sometimes so… here’s some added bonus tips and hints on how to:

Stop surviving and start thriving!
·       Get proactive: celebrate abundance and eliminate inessential negativity
·       Plan to be happy: book in a nice weekend for the depths of winter; buy in some long awaited films or visit the library for books to indulge in
·       Plan for Body and Sole: eat yummy luscious foods that are nourishing; wrap up and find a S.A.D.D friend to walk regularly with!
·       Get crafty: start a creative project for long nights in- photo/ recipe journal; knitting; scrapbooking; woodwork…
·       Know your energy: allow yourself the quieter days when they come but make the most of high energy days when you get them, don’t fight your natural rhythms

Changing lifetime habits doesn’t happen overnight but with a good start, such as thriving instead of just surviving, you are more likely to get into good habits, which in time will begin to override the unwelcome ones.

Have a go. Go on.

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Lisa Cherry said:

... Superb blog Kirsten..something to strive for daily and I particularly love your reference to our natural rhythms and not fighting them. I get better and better at this but it has taken years. I am not often 'on a low' so when I am it is easier to identify and allow it to work through at its own pace. If you cannot 'hear' your mind and body, I think its difficult to know what to do. Step one therefore has to be learning to listen to yourself and you do that....by clearing the clutter! great post.

October 26, 2010