MAGNIFICENT Outcomes......

I have been reading and taking part in the daily 

practices of a new book I have, it is called

"The MAGIC" - by Rhonda Byrne

Click on the book, and then again on the book at Amazon and you can get really good excerpt of the book.

This book came to me, 

in fact, by way of my amazing husband K.

He was being extra chipper, happy, and enjoyable a few weeks ago.

I definitely picked up on it.

He says, I am just so grateful for all that I have in my life.

I really want to drop the negativity and focus on all my blessings.

I love you so much!

I have so much to be thankful for......

I, of course, loved it.

I was thrilled by his new lease on life, his more relaxed demeanor.

It was contagious.

He told me he had happened upon this book, 

and that he had one for me also.

Hey, cool!

I am all over self help stuff, daily goals and so forth,

so I was on board from the get go.

If you have ever read "The Secret", it is by the same author.

I really liked that book, and still go back to visualizing, saying out loud, and

speaking of my hopes, dreams and desires to bring them to pass.

I am a believer for sure!

This book is very similar, but the entire premise is a focus on 

Gratitude.

That is it.

She uses the word "MAGIC" a little too 

much for my liking.

But I get the point, and have really been enjoying my focus.

The book is a 28 day practice.

Each day you begin by writing down 10 blessings in your life that you are 

grateful for.

"I am so grateful for............, because.............

At night before bed, maybe on your knees,
she has you hold your "magic" rock,

I use a little shell and think back over my day,

think of all the good things, and pick the very best thing 

that happened today and say thank you 3X for this wonderful blessing.

Now, this sounds a lot like praying to me....

so that is how I go about it.

I am not shooting my thanks off into the cosmos,

I am thanking my Heavenly Father.

That is about it.

Everyday she has a different practice that she has you add

to these two basic ones.

I really love my volunteer time at Our Club, because that is 

when I really catch up on writing in my Gratitude journal.

I keep up with the daily ones, but some of the assignments are bigger,

and I am never finished with a few of the biggies....

still working on writing out my gratitude for our dream home.

One of the biggest elements of the book is being grateful for 

what you receive, before you receive it.

Yes....bring it!

Being grateful for the Magnificent Outcomes that you know

you will have.

Todays practice is just that,

Magnificent Outcomes......

ultimately when gratitude becomes your way of life, you automatically

go into everything you do with gratitude, knowing that the "magic" of 

gratitude will produce a magnificent outcome.

Even with the unexpected, and unplanned set backs.....

you can be guaranteed a magnificent outcome by looking at the 

opportunity, and the amazing outcome you will still have.

EVEN if it is different than what you had originally planned,

or saw for yourself in your mind.

I don't know if I am making it sound lame or good.

In her words....

Can you overdo gratitude? 

NEVER!  

Can your life become too magical?

HARDLY!

Now come on.....why not?

I really have felt more sparkly and shiny....I can't credit that to magic though...

I will always give the credit back to my Father.

However, I do believe in the Law of Attraction, that 

whatever you think, whatever you feel, you attract to you.

You get what you give.

When you give, you receive.....and so forth.

I have noticed as I have focused my thoughts and efforts more

on gratitude and being grateful,

my eyes are open and searching for these delicious blessings 

surrounding me.

In opening my eyes, and looking, it has made me

slow down and notice the people around me more.

Not only my own family, 

but the store clerks, the other shoppers, other moms 

walking with their kids..... people.

People.

They are ..... Everywhere.

When you are happy and grateful for your abundant blessings,

the next thing you want to do is pass it on.

I want to be kind.

I want to notice others.

I want to make another persons day!

When I think of the power I hold in my smile and in my words.

It really can be like magic.....

Wow.

It is remarkable that we all have this gift inside us.

Just waiting to be let loose.

We all have something amazing to share.

I have been experimenting with this lately.

I decided if I think it in my mind I should say it out loud.

Use your brain a little here.

Obviously if a negative thought slips in there I am not going to blurt it out.

But you know what I mean,

often times I think nice things about others,

hmmmm, she looks pretty.

I love that purse.

I wonder if she works out, she has such good muscle tone in her arms.....

and so forth.

 I have had so much fun!

I have had several enjoyable conversations,
simply starting them with an opener similar
to one above....depending on what I noticed and admired,
or wondered about.

I have gotten to know some really nice people that I may never

have spoken to before.

Just one example:

I was at my doctors office the other day.

The gal behind the reception desk is the same one that is always there.

She is always nice,

me to.

Hi how are you.

good thanks.

here you go, you can take a seat, etc.

This day I really took a good look at her.

She is beautiful!

She looked radiant to me.

Her black hair, with black head band, she had

taken time to apply some pretty make up w/out overdoing it.

She had a pretty delicate pinkish bracelet on 

that tied her look together.

I thought all of this.....and was just going to let it go at that.

But then thought, dang it,

I'm going to tell her.

I did.

She lit up like new money....

she said thank you so much, I had to do something,

this weather really brings me down.

Several years ago I got in a very scary accident on 

a rainy day like today, 

that scared feeling always comes back to me.

I try and keep myself up on days like this.

It made her feel good.

It made me feel wonderful.

A sincere compliment can move mountains for a person.

I have been on the receiving end.

Even as recent as last night.

I was in the car with a friend, returning from book club.

She gave me a very sweet compliment.....

something positive about something I had written.

I was already happy, 

but that warmed me right up and took my  

 gratitude up and over the top.

It feels good to be recognized,

noticed, thought of, thanked, appreciated, complimented on a job

well done.

Sometimes I need this reminder not to starve even those closest to 

me of these basic needs we all have.

Give liberally.

That is what I am learning.

Go big or go home.

Yep, last session of our olive oil comb throughs....

found this gem to share with you.

It doesn't cost a dime to be kind.

Look around today.....