The Life Benefits of Gratitude

The term "play the glad game," is certainly discussion-worthy, especially when focusing on the words "play" and "game." Those words in and of themselves can be discussed infinitely. Another related term I've heard is "Rampage of Appreciation." This term is outlined as an exercise/game in one of my favorite books, "Ask and it is Given," by Esther and Jerry Hicks. The exercise can be played in by thought or by writing. To begin one takes note of everything that pleases them in their "immediate environment." While focusing their attention on these pleasing factors only, a person theoretically will begin to become aware of improved feelings (also refered to as "frequencies"). The game can be played for a short period of time, all day, all week, etc. The object of the game is to bring into focus the connection between one's physical and non-physical self. When this happens, many believe that "the more you practice appreciation, the less resistance you will have in your own vibrational frequencies. And the less resistance you have, the better your life will be."

At the beginning of this year, I began a gratitude journal. I did this more as an experiment to see if by increasing my thoughts of gratitude, I would notice a more positive life experience. I did. More recently, I have been experimenting with altering my negative thoughts into "gratitude statements." I found that this has made a significant change in my daily life experience, as well. An example of this might be, that as I am driving in traffic, I begin to feel negative feelings relating to the stress of the traffic. If I form a gratitude sentence immediately, I feel a decrease in stress. Example gratitude statement: Although traffic is stressful, I am so grateful that my car is in good operating order, that I have a functioning air conditioner and that I have a radio/CD player to use during the time I'm experiencing traffic. Thank you for your contribution to this important life topic.