3) BEGIN A GRATITUDE JOURNAL

Write in a journal at end of each day. Note two things for which you are grateful. You may want to recall what made you smile, laugh or feel good all over. An example might be that you appreciate warmth of sun or hearing birds chirp on a morning walk. Journaling may make you realize that life indeed has much to offer that is available for free – we just have to recognize it!

Create a journal for a spouse/significant other. How many times do we think about what we lack instead of thinking about we have? We might focus on behaviors such our spouse forgetting to take out trash. We may even verbalize these thoughts to them.

However, did we make any comments about things that our spouse/significant other did unprompted? Did we say thank you? Did we even recognize it? Creating a journal for your beloved can have two benefits. First, you will recognize and be grateful for what you have. Second, journal allows for your spouse/significant other to feel appreciated.

4) TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT GRATITUDE

Children model adult behaviors. Thus, when they see us say thank you or send thank you cards, we are showing our children importance of being grateful. Make time to show a child ways to be appreciative. This can be your child, neighbor’s child, a grandchild or a niece or nephew. A simple activity would be that you could assist them in making a thank you card.

5) CREATE LISTS

There many different kinds of list that you can create to facilitate a new zest for life. Here are a few topics to consider: •Ten body parts that work well •Ten people who have assisted you •Ten things that give you joy and happiness •Ten things that you do well •Ten activities that make you smile •Ten things that you like about yourself

6) SEND THANK YOU CARDS

Recall last time that you received a thank you card in mail. How did you feel? Reignite same feelings by writing a thank you card for someone else.

7) INCREASE YOUR AWARENESS

Make gratitude a daily part of your routine. Participate in some type of activity each day that brings gratitude into your existence. Recognize that being grateful allows more good things to come into your life.

I’m not pedaling easy answers and I’m not giving many examples of how all this change will come about; and I’m definitely not saying it shall be an easy task, nothing worthwhile ever is. The fact is, humans are always evolving and changing and it is easy to see that we still have a way to go before we live in a sustainable, positive global community. These thoughts are on my mind and I’m sure as I’ve spoken to many others, that it’s on a lot of our minds.

O.K., my job is to write about Internet so I guess in end I’ll follow orders. I mean hey, these words could incite a few positive thoughts out there in our collective community across globe. The Internet is a pretty cool tool for communication across present borders and boundaries of our constructed systems. Just think about how much information and knowledge is now available at your fingertips. You can find out about nearly anything imaginable. For instance, if you did want to research question about whether you are free or not, it’s perfect place to start your search. It actually could take a large part in development of true freedom for all species. That’s all I am going to say about that. Maybe we are already free, but could we become freer? Think about it my brothers and sisters.