I’ve begun the Gratitude and Anticipation exercise again. The pen and paper are sitting next to my bed so no excuses!
When I read the exercise it brought back memories of my dad. I remember being told by my dad to count my blessings when I was in my teens. Probably I was moaning or complaining about something or other at the time. Now I’m paying to buy a book for the advice which he gave me for free all those years ago! Also I’m treating the advice more seriously now than I did when my dad told me to count my blessings – maybe I’m a bit more open to thinking about things than I was then. Certainly Dad didn’t explain in detail why I’d to count my blessings. He just wanted me to realise how lucky I was.
The initial chapter of “don’t wait….” explains the approach of the book which looks at insight-ownership and action. In order to have insight you have to be aware that habitual mindset could be affecting your perception of events. The point of the Gratitude and Anticipation exercise in the book is to see if focussing your attention on the positive good things in your life actually has a positive knock – on effect in general. So
Count your blessings!
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Tip: As soon as you open your eyes or stretch yourself awake in the morning – try to think of three things which you are looking forward to doing today. It’s a lot more difficult to do than it sounds because as soon as you wake up your habitual mindset kicks in! So before you’ve even popped a toe out from under the duvet you’re thinking along your normal lines. Notice the difference when your first waking thoughts are of anticipation.
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