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The Gratitude Experiment
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A Group to Raise Positive Energy & Promote Peace on this site.
Members: 112
Latest Activity: Jul 8, 2011
What about Gratitude...
The purpose of this group is to demonstrate the power of gratitude to change our lives. Gratitude is as aspect of the Spiritual Law known as The Law of Attraction. By learning to appreciate the things we have, we draw to ourselves more of what we want. Don't believe in this stuff? Or aren't sure? That's why we're calling it an experiment.
The "rules" for this group are simple. Introduce yourself to the group and post your commitment to come to this group either once a day or once a week and post a comment about something you are thankful for. Also take the time to read what others post so that you may learn some new perspectives on viewing things in your life. It is especially important to post when you are having a rough day... doing so will, at the very least, teach you how to move past negativity.
Gratitude, thankfulness, or appreciation is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. The experience of gratitude has historically been a focus of several world religions and the writings of philosophers. According to the Journal of Positive Psychology, the systematic study of gratitude within psychology only began around the year 2000, possibly because psychology has traditionally been focused more on understanding distress rather than understanding positive emotions. However, "with the advent of the positive psychology movement" gratitude has become a mainstream focus of psychological research.
gratitude defined
Namaste Everyone!
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Perspectives on Gratitude provided by "Abundant Gifts"
"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul."--Rabbi Harold Kushner
“I am often surprised when I think to count my graces, for the more I count, the more there seem to be. And if pride in my accomplishments is the emotion that I naturally feel when I focus on my gifts, gratitude is the emotion I feel as I become aware of the many graces that have shaped me and my gifts.”--Susan Wittig Albert
"Joy is the simplest form of gratitude." --Karl Barth
"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation." -- Brian Tracy
"Just as millions of snowflakes pile up to create a blanket of snow, the 'thank you's' we say pile up and fall gently upon one another until, in our hearts and minds, we are adrift in gratitude." --Daphne Rose Kingman
"Gratitude is the heart's memory." --French Proverb
“Gratitude is a lens that sharpens our ability to see the gifts and the graces of our lives as more real than the material world to which we are often tethered. Gratitude energizes us for living more fully in the middle of the life we have been given as we become more practiced at finding God there.”—Ruth Barton
"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you." --Sarah Ban Breathnach
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." --Melody Beattie
"We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country" --C.S. Lewis
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."--John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him." --George R. Hendrick
"When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself." –Tecumseh
*Note: I do not own the gratitude symbol used for this group. It represents an organized movement toward positive living that can be easily found on the web by googling "gratitude." I belong to this movement, and therefor can represent it here. Please don't use this symbol without first understanding what it means and what this movement is about. Thanks!
The "rules" for this group are simple. Introduce yourself to the group and post your commitment to come to this group either once a day or once a week and post a comment about something you are thankful for. Also take the time to read what others post so that you may learn some new perspectives on viewing things in your life. It is especially important to post when you are having a rough day... doing so will, at the very least, teach you how to move past negativity.
Gratitude, thankfulness, or appreciation is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. The experience of gratitude has historically been a focus of several world religions and the writings of philosophers. According to the Journal of Positive Psychology, the systematic study of gratitude within psychology only began around the year 2000, possibly because psychology has traditionally been focused more on understanding distress rather than understanding positive emotions. However, "with the advent of the positive psychology movement" gratitude has become a mainstream focus of psychological research.
gratitude defined
Namaste Everyone!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Perspectives on Gratitude provided by "Abundant Gifts"
"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul."--Rabbi Harold Kushner
“I am often surprised when I think to count my graces, for the more I count, the more there seem to be. And if pride in my accomplishments is the emotion that I naturally feel when I focus on my gifts, gratitude is the emotion I feel as I become aware of the many graces that have shaped me and my gifts.”--Susan Wittig Albert
"Joy is the simplest form of gratitude." --Karl Barth
"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation." -- Brian Tracy
"Just as millions of snowflakes pile up to create a blanket of snow, the 'thank you's' we say pile up and fall gently upon one another until, in our hearts and minds, we are adrift in gratitude." --Daphne Rose Kingman
"Gratitude is the heart's memory." --French Proverb
“Gratitude is a lens that sharpens our ability to see the gifts and the graces of our lives as more real than the material world to which we are often tethered. Gratitude energizes us for living more fully in the middle of the life we have been given as we become more practiced at finding God there.”—Ruth Barton
"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you." --Sarah Ban Breathnach
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." --Melody Beattie
"We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country" --C.S. Lewis
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."--John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him." --George R. Hendrick
"When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself." –Tecumseh
*Note: I do not own the gratitude symbol used for this group. It represents an organized movement toward positive living that can be easily found on the web by googling "gratitude." I belong to this movement, and therefor can represent it here. Please don't use this symbol without first understanding what it means and what this movement is about. Thanks!
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Comment by Selene d'Angouleme on September 24, 2010 at 8:07am -
Thank you......
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Comment by Kirayy on May 21, 2010 at 6:07pm -
thnkz True, its pretty gd
also if any1 has facebook theres a group on their called GivesMeHope
its like pplz lil stories about things tht well.... gives them hope, pretty self explanatory really =]
Blessed Be
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Comment by True (Diogeneia) on May 17, 2010 at 4:12pm -
Hey Everyone,
Thought this site would help us all put some positive things into perspective... http://1000awesomethings.com/
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Comment by Kirayy on May 5, 2010 at 1:56pm
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I am thankful to my sister for helping me with my art coursework when no one else would.....
she didn't do her own course work yet she helped me with mine =]
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Comment by Peter__Pilgrim on April 29, 2010 at 10:17pm -
I am thankful for being here and meeting my friends; this is precious to me and I feel grateful :)
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Comment by Kirayy on April 28, 2010 at 10:29am
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I'm thankful that my little brother is here =]
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Comment by Arnold on April 27, 2010 at 9:24pm
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I am gratefull that one of my businesses is about to become a success :-)
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Comment by Amalia de los noires on April 27, 2010 at 3:21pm -
I'm thankfull to meet other people who I can talk to.
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Comment by True (Diogeneia) on April 27, 2010 at 2:48pm
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I am grateful for all of the members of this group, and I hope everyone will remember to come around once in a while to share the positive things in their lives. :)
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Comment by Kirayy on April 27, 2010 at 11:56am
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Hey I'm Kiri
I'm highly interested in the mind and how it works (aka the subject Psychology)
I'm quite shy offline but online I speak my mind.
I've read that my name means Tree Bark, and I'm glad its something natural.
I am Thankful for many things but I never say them. Heres a couple:
I am Thankful to KayBee (her fndv name) for introducing me to Wicca as well as this site.
I am Thankful to my parents for havin me and my 5siblings although they recently got divorced.
And I am thankful that I'm slowly but surely "coming out of my shell" (in real as well as online) and accepting what I look like and how I act
I could go on but I'll save it for anther time =]
Thank You True for inviting me to this group
Blessed Be
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