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positives. When we are down, we can draw energy from them in order
to rise above the problem and negative state.
In the same way that being around negative people can affect you in a
negative way, being around happy and optimistic people can raise our
awareness, and help us move out of the un-resourceful state.
7. Gratitude Exercise
Find an uninterrupted space, and bring a notepad and pen with you. List
out (in as much detail) everything you are grateful for in your life, either
in the past, or present; either experiences, relationships, friendships,
opportunities or material possessions. Fill up the page, and use as many
pages as you have things to be thankful for. Be sure to thank your heart
and your body.
This is a simple, yet underestimated tool to help us focus our attention
on what matters. This exercise can also shift our state of mind from one
of a lower frequency to that of a higher frequency. It also helps us to
gain clarity and to remind ourselves that we have much to be thankful
for.
No matter how bad things get, we always, always have things to be
grateful for. If anything, we have the opportunity of life, in which we
have the freedom to grow, to learn, to help others, to create, to
experience, to love.
I’ve also found it particularly effective to add silent meditation for 5-10
minutes prior, and visualizing everything on your gratitude list after the
gratitude exercise. Try it for yourself!
8. Meditation
Meditation is training for the mi