As The Secret creator Rhonda Byrne explained in her movie and subsequent book, gratitude is at the top of the list of the most effective methods for attracting more abundance…and all things good…into your life. In fact, she said that “if you remember only one thing from The Secret, let it be the practice of gratitude.”

Many other leaders in the field of Law of Attraction, and spiritual masters as well, have also placed the practice of gratitude (focusing on what is good in your life, as opposed to focusing on what isn’t working) at the top of their list of transformational practices.

The reason is simple, the practice of gratitude creates an energy…an attractive energy that magnetically draws to you more of the same. 

Now, if you don’t happen to believe in energy or the law of attraction, that’s okay.  You can look at it from a very practical standpoint.  When you are focusing on and celebrating what is good in your life, it makes you happy. You can’t help but smile and be in a positive frame of mind.  So, when you are in a positive frame of mind, people want to be around you.  They want to get to know you better. They want to give you their business.  They want to do favors for you.  Your body’s immune system becomes stronger, so you become healthier.  Therefore, practically speaking, the practice of proactive gratitude naturally increases good in just about every area of your life.

But, you need to be consistent. You need to figure out a way to incorporate this practice into your daily life.  I’ll blog on this topic in the next few days.  In the meantime, count your blessings, log on and document them here.

Here are mine from yesterday…

I am grateful for the wonderfully supportive people at my new networking group. What a great group of people. I’m grateful that I found them and they’re welcoming me.

I am grateful that my child slept peacefully through the night even though she wasn’t feeling well.

I am grateful that my car is fixed beautiful and without much effort on my part. Everything was just taken care of by their insurance company (USAA)…and with a smile even.

I am grateful that the weather forcasts snow on the weekend…and that it didn’t happen during the week causing school closings and traffic nightmares.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to share what I feel passionate about with people like you from all over the world.