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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough… The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now. ” ~ Oprah
One of the fastest ways I’ve found to attract positive things into my life is to be thankful for what I have already. I’ve found that what you focus on expands and begins to permeate your whole life. Life is all energies. If you already feel like your life is abundant and rich then that will attract more of the like into your life. It’s all back to the basic law of ‘like’ attracts ‘like’ and the notion of what you put out into the Universe you get back. I believe that gratitude is recognition of abundance and an acknowledgment of blessings in your life. If you’re grateful you will have an open heart and be open to more opportunities and possibilities.
Giving thanks is going to become a regular thing around here. So get your gratitude caps on!
Things I’m thankful for:
Family. Though we don’t always see eye-to-eye I love my family greatly and I am thankful for them every single day. I’m quite intrigued by the theory that you’re born into the family that you are so you can learn the lessons you need to in life. I’m thankful that my father and I finally have a good relationship after all these years and he taught me to have an entrepreneur’s mindset. I’m thankful that my mother is still alive and kickin’ and that despite her advanced Alzheimer’s condition she still has a sense of humour; she’s forever clowning around with everyone!
I’m thankful my eldest sister Sharon is always so diplomatic—she’d make a great politician (ha!). I’m thankful for my sisters Julie and Juanita teaching me it’s okay to be myself and to go for my dreams (my mum also let them name me—so thanks to them I got a rad name! Yay! They named me after Bianca Jagger).
And my big brother Barrie, well there’s a million reasons I’m thankful for him in my life, one being he gave me my very first punk & hip hop records (see below… see how many you can guess leave a comment):
Friends. Honestly I know the best people! I have the best people around me. Nothing but the best will do because I know I’m worth it! (ha! I sound like a L’Oreal commercial). It’s taken me a constant culling of ‘friends’ and trial & error over the past few years to get it right… to work out who my true friends are and now that I have them, I cherish them forever.
There have been points in my life when I’ve hung out with people that treated me badly (and others) and who were just plain bad for me: mentally, physically and spiritually. I’ve tolerated a lot of people in my life and made excuses for their bad behaviour in the past just because they were my friends. I’ve learnt that life is too short to waste time hanging out with people that don’t make you feel like your most amazing self.
Friends encourage each other, are proud of each other’s achievements, help each other to grow and always act in a caring manner towards each other. If you love someone, you would never want to hurt them by behaving badly would you? I know I wouldn’t. If you really do care for and love someone there are no games, no disrespectful words, no putting each other down, no making each other feel guilty or talking behind each other’s backs.
While I’m on the friend tip I wanna give shouts outs to my homeslices: Dannii, Sophia, Anthony, Grover, Troy, James, Kieran, Amy, C.Pizzle and (my lunch companion) Prue. Without you all in my life, the world would definitely not be as bright—you help me illuminate all the possibilities.
What do you love the most about the people in your life? What do you appreciate about them?
Why not write to someone you love and tell them how grateful you are to have them in your life… send a postcard, write a letter, send an email, send a text message, pick up the telephone or better yet, make a play date! Friends that play together, stay together. Word.
And remember folks, gratitude is shown loudest in your actions not just words or thoughts. All three in unison is even better! A thank you costs you nothing. Start today and give good gratitude!
What are you grateful for in your life?
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche
Much gratitude,
I got my cap right on! haha!
Thanks B, great way to start the day :)
awesome blog. great job.
i’m very thankful for all the awesome stuff that happened in 2009.. playing a show with one of my favorite bands, having my art exhibited in a gallery, getting to play live on the radio, and most of all, meeting my beautiful partner ;)
grateful for YOU and your amazing new blog that helps me stay me grounded and rooted in the truth.
Ant – what colour is your cap?
Jhonny – you’re awesome! this year is going to be even better! What a week it’s been!
Erika – you’re the sweetest, thanks lovely. truth is the only way to go.
This was a great blog Bianca. Been loving them all though. Part of my daily routine is checking out this page. Keep up the great work, and great thoughts!
Shmoe – Aww thank you so much! It means a lot! Glad you’re enjoying the posts. I am seriously enjoying writing them and sharing. I can sit for hours on my laptop writing. I look up at the clock sometimes and can’t believe how much time has passed. It’s the best when you’re so involved with what you’re doing and having such a good time that time is pretty irrelevant… being in the moment, that’s what it’s all about! BTW did I spy a Hobo sticker on your keyboard stack in a live clip of you I watched recently?? :) Also, I’ve been enjoying your ‘Ask Shmoe clips! Can’t wait for more!
yea you did indeed spot a Hobo sticker on my keyboard stack. I’ve got one on one of my keyboards. Always got to support the Hobos, its good luck too haha. But yea cant get enough of your blogs, glad you’re enjoying ask shmoe too.
Shmoe – I have the same Hobo sticker on my laptop! Maybe it brings me good luck too… he he… it helps me activate the spirit of the Universe (ha!)