Day 23 – Rampage of Appreciation

unless you be as little children …. childish joy and simple merriment …. uncontaminated by adult fears and anxieties and pining and whining ….laid on me with a leather strap at school from the age of seven …

yesterday an elder at our Meeting whom I have known for 15 years, drew me aside and said “you have changed – what has happened? You were always so anxious and angry? – now you are peaceful and beautiful!!!”

oh Elyse – thank you – just a couple of weeks of this program at the moment when I was so ready can bring about that change for which I have struggled since I was seveen years old …. how much more clutter and pain and anger can I now let go and make room for peace and prosperity and laughter !!!!!
and it is NOT about the money – that follows!!!!

I appreciate and am grateful for:

- Elyse for creating this idea in the first place
- all the people who made this website/game possible
- all the people who shared their worries, thoughts, ideas and experiences during this experiment/game
- internet !!
- being alive and healthy
- living in such a beatiful country
- the sun shining today
- being able to see the sea from my office
- my job
- my house and car
- my friends

And finally for being connected to “it” today.

Blessings to you all.

I am so grateful that my unemployment was approved and paid last week. The amount was $400 more than I expected. I am so grateful that I lost FOUR pounds the first week of the O3 Weight Loss Challenge. I am so grateful for the two job opportunities that I stumbled upon, both of them seem tailor made for me. Thank you univers!

I appreciate having a career I love and being able to carry it with me wherever I go.

I appreciate the freedom and support to now be with my family and my grandmother as she begins to transition from this life.

I appreciate the example she sets for me.

I appreciate the love and support I am receiving from friends and clients.

I appreciate my guy, his extraordinary love, laughter, and inspiration, and his willingness to continue to transform and grow with me.

I appreciate my incredible health and vitality.

I appreciate all the wonderful new opportunities flowing to me.

I appreciate these incredible prosperity opportunities and resources Elyse creates and shares, and all the incredible tools and reminders I am gifted with.

I appreciate ALL the prosperity that is already flowing to me, and all the more I am opening to receive.

I appreciate all of You for so generously sharing yourselves in this time together.

THANK YOU.

Adriane

I appreciate my loving boyfriend
I appreciate my mother
I appreciate my father
I appreciate my sister
I appreciate my aunt Kim
I appreciate my best friends
I appreciate my job
I appreciate my new car
I appreciate Evertop
I appreciate my many days off
I appreciate my perfect health
I appreciate my self healing
I appreciate my appartment
I appreciate Louise Hay’s teachings
I appreciate Elyse Hope Killoran’s teachings
I appreciate Abraham Hicks
I appreciate Deepak Chopra
I appreciate all the Love that surrounds me
I appreciate my Yoga classes
I appreciate my beautiful body
I appreciate my travel opportunities
I appreciate my Beautiful Life
All is Well in My World
Thank You
With Lots of Love

I appreciate that when depression tries to get in I now have a way of getting out of it. Thank you Elyse . I appreciate everyone of the things Sabine of South Africa lists. I give thanks for everything, and that makes me !

I am so grateful for:

- being born in this time/space
- my husband
- my children
- my joy
- my beautiful dream car in all it’s fabulous glory
- my home
- my firm & trim body
- the moon that was in full view last night
- the wonderful teachers of LOA
- the appreciation from my family when I cook a new recipe that they love.
- laughter and good times
- traveling!!! Weekend getaways!!! Warm & sunny BEACHES!!!
- cruise ships!
- SEA DOOS
- luxurious resorts
- tour guides
- the feeling of relaxation
- the feeling of refreshment
- the feeling of all is well
- my feelings “my guidance system”
- desires
- manifestations of all kinds

…and much, much more

I appreciate Rampages of Appreciation.

Hi Elyse

I just wanted to say that I appreciate this experiment. It has inspired me to do several things and one of them was to make my “Prosperity Blessing Prayer” into a short inspirational movie. I finished it yesterday and just thought you might like to share it with this group. I am sure they would appreciate it.

I highly recommend the Prosperity Partnership Program to everyone. I have taken the Advanced PPP program 3 times and each time was wonderful.

Thank you to you and Max for all that you do.

Love and blessings, Veronica

Here is the link to the Prosperity Blessing Movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0so80q1aTIo

RAMPAGE ,GREAT word I appreciate my big toe and my little toes, my puppys exited tail wagle ,the rain, the hot ozzie sun ,the rumble of a v8 motor, rock n roll rift,dirt, mud, saw dust, silence, big surf, all the cool stuff, book,s kid,s mum,s & dad,s, daughter,s the wife, the sound of kukaburras, all the unsaid stuff all the contrast stuff like that, real stuff thank,s all ,let loose, party injoy, overjoy,ruckuss, noise, quiet sunday mornings i,ll finished now before i get mushy, savour ,thanks, Elyse and friends,,,,,

I appreciate this gorgeous day here in New England. Absolutely beautifulQ I appreciate my eyes that I can see all that God has to offer, I appreciate the abiltiy to “feel” the wind, touch, I appreciate the ability to smell ……….fresh air…….I appreciate the ability to listen………….to the birds and beautiful music………..I appreciate the ability to walk in the open air and along the ocena. I just appricaite who I AM. I appreciate this past weekend. I visualized it to be great, and it was. People came up to me effortlessly at the trade show, I had so much good energy, and I felt great about other people and myself. I truely have an abundant life!
:O I appreciate Elyse and allowign me to share! Thank you!

I started the program late but I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate. I am grateful for the kind of life I have,becuase it gives me tha time to study and grow. My weekend was wonderful I was able to rest.

I appreciate:

-This experiment and all the wonderful people who have shared their thoughts and feelings
-My beautiful daughters
– My dad who still goes to work everyday at the age of 85
– My mom who is with me daily even though she is in another phase of life
– My sister who e-mails me daily, my brother who doesn’t
– The joy of being alive with a sound mind and body
– My soul mate who will be with me soon
– My new 2009 Lincoln MKZ
– My house that is being painted and minor things repaired by my ex who has maintained a positive attitude while here
-The internet that has allowed me to find and communicate with old friends
-All the love that is flowing all around me
-Living in a country that is in peace
-Being me and enjoying it and having others enjoying me being me

Thanks so much
I salute the Divinity in you all

I appreciate and I am grateful for

My family, my home, my car, my business, the people who work for me, the wonderful clients I have, the people that rent space from me, the beautiful weather, the full moon last night so beautiful, this wonderful experiment, money in my checking account increasing every day, the birds singing in the morning, myself, me, clean clothes, cash in my purse, enthusiasm (mine or others) people that love me, people I can trust, all the wonderful ways to play the prosperity games, and learn about the Universal laws, and support in that process on the internet, my beautiful neighborhood, my community, my beautiful work space close to home, green lights, assistance from other people, learning more and more all the time, having people to play with, great nights sleep, all the conveniences I have that I usually take for granted, gorgeous cooler weather, my health, my strong body, my creativity, my god given gifts, my life.

I appreciate the moments to

– Enjoy my health
– Enjoy the life flowing through me
– My beautiful lady and the time we spend together
– My house and its peace within
– My interests, dreams, and aspirations
– My 3 sons
– My friends
– My talents, skills and drive
– The coffee in my cup
– The lunch I will share with my friends today.
– The warm water shower that I will take in the next 5 minutes
– The wisdom that I possess
– Sharing my wisdom with others
– My family – sister, brothers, father
– The mechanic that is working on my car today
– The train that is passing my house now.
– Inspiration that never stops
– The truck I drive
– The music I play
– The music I write and record
– The places I travel – Italy, Egypt, Australia, Africa, Tahiti
– Nature that creates wonder in my life
– The 91 things on my do,be, have list

And all of the things that will be sent to me that will create the world I believe.

Frank

I am overflowing with appreciation for this beautiful life filled with beautiful friends who are so loving and supportive, and my beautiful, wonderful husband who woke me up with a kiss this morning, who I just adore. I am overflowing with appreciation for my perfect health, for my body’s ability to heal any injury or ailment. I am overflowing with appreciation for my career and where I am at and where I am going, and the knowing that all I desire is here for me now. I am overflowing with appreciation for my ability to radiate and attract positivity, and in the knowing that I can manifest all my heart’s desires if I am diligent about keeping my vibration on track. I am sooo appreciative for finding this site and how much it has inspired me over the past week (I came into it late), and how I already see the evidence presenting itself. And oh how I love the Prosperity Game! Thank you for that!!!

I am grateful that God has gifted me with a man who is beautiful on the inside and the outside, who sees me always with love and respect.

I am eternally grateful that I have a beautiful baby who is healthy, joyful, easy to care for and just gifts our daily living with with her laughter and kisses.

I am grateful for having found my life purpose, one where I continue to strengthen my faith and my spiritual muscles and at the same time guide my spiritual brothers and sisters to their enlightenment, transformation and healing as well.

I am thankful, eternally thankful, for the new and wonderful people that I am coming to know as friends and confidants on a soul level.

I give thanks every day that Elyse and Max’s love and teachings have opened me up to so much Universal wisdom and their guidance, and to all other spiritual teachers such as Doreen Virtue, Marianne Williamson, Abraham Hicks etc for helping me to reawaken more fully to my essence.

I am abundant. We are abundant. I am loved. We are loved. I am safe. We are safe. Thank you. Thank You. Thank You.

And so it is.

Today I feel foot stomping, chest beating, head thrown back howling rampant appreciation for life….my fantastically supportive boyfriend/life partner…the way he and I get through life’s challenges with CONNECTION, discussion, passion and COMMITTMENT…my kids…my friends…my mom and dad….my sensitivity…my two fine kitties…my health…all of the people who share their ah ha’s, ups and downs on this blog…my wonderful body that continues to carry me to Big Adventures….my house….my neighbors….traveling to distant lands and to near places…the beauty that surrounds me….the abundance that flows effortlessly into my life….there is SO MUCH to be grateful for I give thanks, thanks and more thanks.

I am so happy and grateful for my family, my friends and each and every person who crosses my path.

Thank you for a fulfilling life, living in a beautiful country and the gratifying experience that every new day brings.

Thank you for you Elyse and all the wisdom that God sends us through you,

I am so happy for this wonderful community and all of you dear friend, conscious creators.

Lots of love

I appreciate all the wonderful people I know, starting with my parents Michael and Elaine who gave me this wonderful life and five clever beautiful sister to share it with. Because of my family I am always supported and loved, every pleasure is multiplied and no difficulty is too much. Then there are my soul sisters, too many to mention all by name – women are so easy to love. Jean, Sharon, Simone, Carolanne, Karen, Mary N, Susan among others, each one with her own gifts and each one such terrific company over the years. I appreciate all the wonderful memories we have created together and the confident assurance that there are many many more good days to come. I remember that summer at the Guinness Estate in Lugalla with pure joy. Then all the men in my life – all the friends and sweethearts I have had over the years. I love men and appreciate my male friends profoundly.

Happy Days after troubled days…Thank you Elyse and other members of the forum. Thank you Bonnie and the Serenity Spa.

A country that is safe, beautiful and free!
My family in all the forms it appears to me and helps me grow.
I love my car.
All my friends who always make an effort to keep contact with me even though I’ve slackened off.
The people who appear to make me mad and sad, for the oportunity to find out more about myself.
My bird and my cat.
The lush green trees and fog as I sit looking out of my loungeroom window.
A new exciting job that I start next week.
My husband and children who create the platform from which I am free to experiment with different ways of being to discover authenticity.
For all the manifestations about to show up in my life.
To Elyse and the group for the creation of new possibilities for us all
Love and kind regards Kirsten

i appreciate all my great friends. they’re really something.
i appreciate my daughter because she makes me want to be a better person, and as she starts her first year in college, I’m so PROUD of her.
i appreciate the sacrifices my mom and dad made for me while growing up.
i appreciate the experiences in love, good or bad, to make me who i am now.

like Stephanie F, i appreciate my soulmate who will be with me soon.
like Madeline, I appreciate this beautifu day in New England –
i appreciate God’s grace in my life.

I appreciate coming to this blog each day and reading these comments. I am grateful for the hot water of my shower, the teas I drink throughout the day, my feline companions who make me smile, my wonderful array of friends, my new contract, the money that is pouring into my life, the things I am learning on all levels, the clients that are drawn to my work, the art lovers who want my paintings, the eager beavers who love to hear my radio plays, this experiment and the support through like mindedness, all the things that make my lfie comfortable and steady, my yoga practice, my meditation practice, my tai chi practice and my computer that links me to the web. I appreciate everything I have each and every day.

I appreciate the fact that I am alive in this time.
For some reason I was given perfect health, awesome parents and a life of freedom and joy in an exceptional country. I adore being a father, and love that my two perfect, joyous boys can grow up in a safe environment. I appreciate my gorgeous little home, my surroundings, the safe area I live, the activities available to me, the large amout of freedom i have in my life. I appreciate the fact I have become AWARE of all these things, and have chosen the path and taken responsibility for my own awareness. I appreciate the teachers, mentors and friends alive in this time with me, and the technology that allows me to easily access them.

But mostly I apprecaite the abundant “universe” that provides so much, for so many, and allows me such wealth, in so many forms, and an awareness to go out and share that with others.

I appreciate my present conditions, who I am these days and can only dream just how great my future is. I know I could die today a content and happy man, and each and every day from here is just sheer fun! I am truely blessed.

Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou

I have so much to be grateful for and appreciate having this forum is a blessing at the top of the list. As I look out the window to formulate my words I delight in 2 butterflies playing and chasing each other. The owls that live in the trees around me talk to me every dawn and dusk and sometimes in the daylight and that is a blessing for which I am grateful because, you see, I live in town only 2 blocks from the busiest intersection in the area.

My sweet little Yorkie, Dixie, is the most darling companion a person could ever ask for and I am appreciative and grateful for her presence. As a mate, I have a husband who follows the same path and is supportive and a person for whom I am appreciative and see as a blessing.

I love and appreciate all my family with the fruits and nuts that we have and with me probably the biggest fruit and nut in the bunch.

I appreciate the prosperity that is rushing toward me and am grateful for all that is manifesting in my life.

There is so much more that I could go on for hours and I hold it in my heart the gratitude, blessings and appreciation of all life.

I am grateful that a friend told me about Elyse’s choosing prosperity game over 2 years ago that lead me to the Abraham-Hicks website that opened my eyes to the truth. It has lead me on a fantastic journey that has brought me here, now, to appreciate my life in every way.

I love knowing that what is coming to me is wonderful and just what I have been asking for.
I love knowing it will always be coming because I will always be asking.

Thank you all so much…you inspire me.

I appreciate my life, my beautiful body that feels great and works so well everyday.
I appreciate the precious family l have with the joy, laughter and honesty and close relationship we share.
I appreciate that l am me and have balance and freedom and light and l am lucky enough to be a full time mother.
I appreciate l am living my dream life.
I appreciate the gift of Louise Hay
I appreciate the gift of Jerry Ester Hicks (ABRAHAM)
I appreciate Elsye Hope Killoran (choosing prosperity program) it has given me life and fresh air that l was searching for.
I appreciate this internet for me to be connected with such amazing people hearing there inspirations is a blessing thank you.
I appreciate my ability to be joyous and happy and delibrately choose what l desire in life and it works its mainifesting as we speak.
I appreciate my beautiful home on the sea
I appreciate my new gorgous car
I appreciate the flow on money constantly coming into my bank account.
I appreciate my lifestyle of love, fun, easy go with the flow feelings l have learnt to use and have.
I appreciate the dream holidays we share as a family.
I appreciate the joy of life the birds, the rain, the rainbows, the sun, the ocean, the waves, l am truly blessed to see, hear,touch,smell and to feel such beauty that we have been given by god.
thank you for awakening me to the greater person l desired to be
I appreciate my journey and experiences in life.
All is well
Dearne
xxxxx
ooo

I appreciate the reflection of a lace curtain in my cup of steaming tea.
I appreciate the weight of my little dog’s leg resting against my foot.
I appreciate the soft chirruping of the cicadas in the night air.
I appreciate the glowing wonder of the full moon.
I appreciate Her beaming down on me, and my knowing that she appreciates my admiration.
I appreciate the division of the day into waking and sleeping.
I appreciate the Love of All That Is enfolding me.
I appreciate the drawing in and the releasing of Healing Breath.
I appreciate all the sweet things in my life.
I appreciate my ten fingers and toes.
I appreciate the diminutive crystal vase filled with golden yellow coreopsis.
I appreciate hearing the voices of loved ones over the telephone line.

I appreciate:

~my sister, who introduced me to Abraham and who is hand-in-hand with me on this amazing journey
~my husband, who still makes me laugh after 14 years of marriage
~my five senses, which bring me endless joy
~sunshine, which elevates my mood without fail
~thought-provoking books and the magical musical words that allow me to enter new worlds
~animals, especially the cats in my life, who enjoy spending time with me
~quiet time in my papasan chair with only the crickets for background noise
~the thrill of performing with a group on stage when we sing as one voice
~people who make me feel safe
~waking up in my own time without an alarm clock
~dark chocolate : )

I especially appreciate the community I have found here in these blogs and the truths they have shared. Thank you all. XO

I’m a wordsmith and a shaman – to do what I do well, I need to be precise and conscious of the ‘energy’ of words – ‘in the beginning, there was the Word, and the Word was God’ – with all the manifesting power contained in that statement….

And since there have been discussions regarding the use of words such as ‘want’ and ‘need’, I followed my gut reaction that the word rampage sounded a little incongruous/inappropriate in the context expressed in today’s posting….

http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/rampage says that:

Rampage means:
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:

1. [n] violently angry and destructive behavior
2. [v] act violently, recklessly, or destructively

Synonyms: violent disorder

See Also: act, disturbance, move, riot, wilding

and in the:
Webster’s 1913 Dictionary

Definition:

1.\Ramp”age\, n. [See {Ramp}, v.]
Violent or riotous behavior; a state of excitement, passion,
or debauchery; as, to be on the rampage. [Prov. or Low.]
–Dickens.

2. \Ramp”age\, v. i.
To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to
rage. [Prov. or Low]

Perhaps, if the energy of the words ‘want’ and ‘need’ are not in alignment with manifesting abundance, we might serve ourselves well also to use another word to express going through our lives overflowing with appreciation?

Namaste
Sahila

I appreciate and thank you Elyse for sharing your wisdom and uplifting my life with this experiment. I appreciate all the work you’ve done and your generosity in sharing it with us. And I appreciate and thank all the participants too.
I appreciate all my relationships and the feeling of being connected to others. I also appreciate feeling part of the beauty of nature. I appreciate the journey of living, loving and learning. I appreciate the feelings of joy, happiness, aliveness and positive expectation. I appreciate and love that this is an unlimited, ever-expanding, benevolent, supportive Universe!!

I appreciate all the beautiful people who’ve shared in this cycle of giving and receiving of their thoughts and their positive energies.
I appreciate my lovely family and all their aspects, nature, song, worship, friendship, caring, fun, joy, laughter, opportunity, change, challenge, and connection.

We are all so rich in feeling and reverence for this beautiful moment.
We are alive, We are here. We can love. We are love and appreciation.

Thank you to Elyse.

I have become aware that I deminish my wins sometimes. So in light of that I am choosing to share and then further claim my prosperity.
Twice since this experiment began I have received checks over $1000. These were unexpected checks and delightfully received.
I am willing to believe that these checks showed up because I was consciously focusing on prosperity, abundance, joy, play and all the good things in life.
I am excited to see more of these kinds of creations and larger

thank you all- elyse and all you otehr partifcipants
that i have seen the universe respond and have proof that this works
the beauty of this mother earth
other creatures we share her with
for life
friendships
love
that we are all spirit beings who are freee and limitless
for finding this wsebsite at just the right time
that i have signed a temporary contract- working with a new team- of loving beings
for jim and his love
that i can see the end of the old cycle and te beginning of a new one

today, i am so truly happy & grateful for~

my beautiful, pink healthy lungs
my strong heart
my stamina & focus
elyse & everyone here
the positive flow during this experiment
my beautiful home
my man
my beautiful, healthy daughters
my sisters & mother
my father & brother in heaven
my brand new escalade
travel itineraries
my lean, healthy body
being able to shop @ whole foods
living by the ocean
my beautiful skin
being able to help jen
michael, carol & maureen, who test me, & tell me that i have to work on tolerance & acceptance
autumn!
my new computer
my weight loss
my brand new washer & dryer
my serene bedroom
being a financially independent stay-at-home mom
my man’s family
the support of my friends
the ability to change
knowing that i can choose the life i want
my freedom
my talents
finally learning to relax & allow all the good to come to me
louise hay
wayne dyer
jack canfield
mike dooley
laurie michaels
oprah
catalog shopping!
email & internet
my lovely furnishings
my comfy bed
feeling safe & secure
the ability of my body to heal all conditions
my massage therapist
my photographs
the sound of the breeze blowing the leaves on the tree outside my bedroom window
dee
being able to walk the beach every morning
taking my kids to the movies
taking us all to discovery cove to swim with the dolphins
enjoying a lovely, candle-lit dinner with my man
filet mignon
wine
chocolate
having cocktails with friends
my hands, legs, & feet…all the differnet parts of my body & the systems within it that keep me functioning optimally
my baby blues
being able to be home to greet my kids after school
going on day trips
being able to reclaim my childhood & self-esteem
living in joyful expectance of the best!

I’m sorry to maybe rain on this parade, but I am choosing to write this anyway….

I resonate considerably with shamanic and Buddhist teachings about the illusion of self and the material world and with Tolle’s writings about the ego as a construct….

And much as I am focusing on manifesting greater ease and flow in my life, I find it personally disturbing to read all the focus on ‘me, myself, and I’ here….

I mean no disrespect. I just dont feel there is a balance happening between the focus on the ‘me’ and awareness of the ‘other’.

Perhaps this is the expression of a ‘phase’ in development – that once people get a taste of fulfilling their own desires, and yet still feel the hole inside themselves, they might move into a place of understanding the impermanence of those self-focused, material things and those desires might dissipate….

Thats one of the great paradoxes – we each are the centre of the universe and yet the universe doesnt revolve around us!

I’m not explaining myself very clearly…and I believe I am coming from a place other than ’spoiler’ or ’sour grapes’ – and perhaps for humans the knowing has to come from experiencing the extremes, but I am uncomfortable with the energy of excess contained in the MindMovies, for example, and the promise that we can have all the material possessions we wish for, and the implicit tie in with marketing and advertising in this consumerist society, that we should all want those things and indeed, need those things, to be considered (by ourselves and the larger world) ’successful’ people….

I guess my dissonance is tying in with my social change and social justice work back in Australia and New Zealand – I feel there is an imbalance happening here…. a refusal to recognise the “yes, but…” question.

What about the billions of other entities with whom I share this creation…. what is there in this for them…. am I not my brother’s keeper?…. how can I focus on my desires and ignore their needs…. or is this reality (here in the US anyway) one that that’s not my responsibility, where its a case of “I’m alright Jack, I dont know and dont care about you”?

Yes – we have to have (take care of our own) before we can give away…. one cannot share from an empty well or storehouse. Buffet and Gates are giving their abundance away – both have said they are divesting themselves of their fortunes and there will be (comparatively) little in their estates to go to their offspring…

Maybe this experiment has been about filling the well of the self before contributing to the greater whole, but concern for the other and the greater good is not what I got from the focus of the exercises, and I feel there is a need for that to attain a balance in this world.

Maybe I’m missing something in all this – I shall continue to ponder!
Namaste all
Sahila ChangeBringer

Yes, Sahila, I agree with you on considering the whole. But I think you said it correctly in your last paragraph that we need to fill our own wells before we can contribute to the greater whole. And truly if EVERYONE in the world made the decision to fill their own wells, then considering the whole would take on a whole new dimension. And even if after I’ve filled my well and I then go out into the world to give of my abundance, the people who are recieving my abundance still have to make their own choice in their perception of prosperity for themselves. They will still have to fill their own wells. I can give and give but each person must choose to shift their perception to one of deserving abundance and prosperity. It is like the perpetual homeless man on the corner (ok this may be stereotypical), I can give him food everyday, but when is he going to choose a better life for himself. He has chosen to be on the corner asking for food. He can choose differently. And is my giving him food everyday going to make him change his mind? What if he is content to be homeless on the corner? I can give to those who are ready to recieve but ultimately it is each person’s own decision on how they choose to live their life. This is the greatest gift of all (besides love) ~ choice. And what this experiement has given to me.

So now here is my appreciation. I appreciate:

*the sun rising over the hill as I go for my morning walk
*my eldest daughter who teaches me to be free
*my youngest daughter who teaches me to love
*my husband who is the wind beneath my wings, has so much patience with me as I travel my road of healing and discovery and loves me unconditionally
*my ability to CHOOSE my life
*the green paint on my living room walls
*magazines to cut up and make pretty collages
*food and my love and talent at cooking
*fats, carbohydrates, and proteins and all the interesting ways they work in the body
*Autumn, my favorite time of year
*Rain, I LOVE the smell of fresh rain
*my healthy body
*my healthy family
*my heart openening
*my computer
*Elyse and her CHOICE to be open to allowing the universe to flow through her to change people’s lives. And for her generosity, cleverness, and support.
*EVERYONE in this experiment. You will all hold a very special place in my heart. I will never forget this experiment and will treasure how much of yourselves you shared.
*love
*happiness
*joy
*money, a gift from the universe that allows me to have lots of experiences
*trees
*flowers
*sleep
*being a mom
*birds
*windchimes
*my comfy bed
*books
*growing, learning and changing
*new friendships
*life

Many blessings and much love to everyone!
Kristi

Shalia, truthful observation.

It’s a natural progression.

We are all now here, on the same world to learn what we need to. Some folk go through their life, totally focused on themselves. Obviously they will return to do it all again, and hopefully grow beyond self. This may take many, many lifetimes. There is no wrong in the perfection of the universe, it just is. To find and focus on the “wrong”, is to use this amazing law of attraction, whatever you wish to call it, to bring more forth in the world. I just smile when I see someone in a car that could feed an african family for ten years, and simply accept this is how it is, and that this fellow soul is doing exactly what he or she was meant to. I actually celibrate that the universe is so abundant that this is possible for them. Also I know that “stuff” never actually makes one happy, we all need certain security, food, shelter, warmth, but beyond that there is a false need for “more”. As Dr Dyer so aptly puts it ” where is the peace in more is better? ”

I too agree that excess for self is just feeding the ever greedy ego, and see the greater purpose of life, that is to be born, to grow, to gather, to become self aware, and the see the great truth of life, that less is actually more, and to give it all away. That may be monetary, it may be time, it may be love, it perhaps best be an example. I see nothing wrong with becoming prosperous, then showing others how to attain similar. Whilst there are still things I want for self, they have gone from large things down to small, and I feel a natural shift from a lot of self wanting, to more simple needs of wanting the time and resources to spend on others, those close to me, and to strangers in other lands I will never meet. To me, the more prosperous I can become, the further afield my assistance can go : )

As you so rightly see, those with massive fortune have eventually found no need for it, and actually give massively to others. It’s the old unversal law that you can’t attain a lot, without also providing a lot!

If your need is to work on the inequality, then simply do so. Right or wrong, the world is as it is, and the more aware, enlightened souls such as yourself, the better the planet becomes.

This experiment, this site, all of the work done here allows people to have that option. It’s hard to feed the poor if you come from a place of lack, and are poor yourself.

Allow others their path, stop wasting your precious energy judging and comparing and be the change YOU wish to see in the world : )

Love and light to you sister x

Hi Kristi – thanks for your feedback….

I have often thought about the homeless man on the corner – there is one on a corner I pass everyday…. and some days I give him money and other days I dont…. and I struggle with that every time… but I have decided its not my place to question his situation – I dont know the story behind him getting to the place where he’s standing on that corner…. there, but for the grace of God, go I – my 5-year old and I have been a few breaths away from being in that man’s shoes… who am I to pass judgment on him for “apparently” not making changes in his life?

And what a service he is carrying out for his fellow human beings – he’s providing us with the opportunity to become more aware, more conscious, to make some choices…. he’s being of service to the rest of us….

And I think about the poor in Brazil, India, Africa, here in the US even… do you really think that with the way the world operates, each one of them is going to move out of poverty if only they are grateful for what little they have and start thinking positively and focusing on prosperity and abundance? Their poverty is not a consequence of ‘wrong thinking’ of being unaware, unconsciousness, of not doing enough to pull themselves up – their poverty is a systemic issue, a consequence of an inequitable distribution of power and resources, which the rest of us endorse and enable….

And they too are doing an amazing service for their fellow human beings – by choosing to incarnate into a life of abject misery in this time frame, they are offering us the chance to choose to live our own lives differently, to choose to change how our world functions…. what a gift they are giving us…

Just as it was a gift all those involved in the 9/11 event offered us – terrorists, towers people, plane passengers…. these souls contracted together to participate in this horrifically amazing event to give us all the chance to change the world (this apart from the learnings for the individuals and families left behind)….

just as Jesus and Judas did in contracting to walk his path and to endure the Crucifixion….

just as Hitler did in choosing to be the instrument of death for millions of beings….

at each of these historical pivot points (and there have been many more), we had a chance to make a different choice in how we humans will live on this planet, and to my eyes and my senses, I dont think we have yet taken that chance to change to a more loving path….

So at what price does my prosperity come, and who pays the bill?

Namaste all
Sahila

In my humble opinion it’s like feeling bad because you have a body that works as it should, whereas there are so many born with physical challenges.

I celebrate my perfect body, exercise it, look after it, and feed it well. I am grateful for my health.

I also choose to work in the medical field, and help out those with difficulties. I see kids everyday, with enormous problems, still smiling and getting on with it. Shame that as adults most of us lose that ability.

Find the good, and make your world as you wish it.

Sahila and Greg –

I put out to all of you this — there were those in the concentration camps that where in joy . They were grateful each day for something, whether it was waking up each morning or a piece of bread, the sun shining on their face, the ability to hum a tune…..

I think that many people who passed the Peace Pilgrim, as she walked along the road, would have felt sorry for her, yet she was in her bliss and had many opportunities to change peoples lives.

The man on the corner may actually be in a good place and in joy. Joy and bliss is not about things… it is a state of mind – perhaps grateful to be sitting outside on a corner.

I think of a lady that I would see each time I went to the grocery store, she was a “homeless” lady that would sing horribly off key as loud as she could to the song she was listening to on her headset attached to a little portable radio — she was in bliss, singing away, out there in that parking lot. People would look at her and say, poor soul. I thought of her as some one who was able to do what she loved to do. How much better could it get? I had seen her with several of her other “homeless” friends as they gathered for lunch in a near by fast food establishment, and they were all sitting and talking and laughing and having a wonderful time, as friends will do when together. I never saw her unhappy and she would brighten MY day when I saw her — even though there were people who would make negative comments about her presence.

So, I think, perhaps it is not about where you are (station in life, living conditions), but WHERE you are (inside).

Blessings to all of you —
may you all be in a good place and see the good in all things.

I am so very thankful that I learned it is wonderful to be selfish.
I am so very thankful that after 25 years of a controling, abusive relationship I learned that nothing and nobody outside of me matters that the only one that matters is myself. I am so very thankful that I finally focused on myself and how wonderful I really was enough to get myself away from the man that verbally abused me everyday. I am so very thankful that by tending to myself and focusing on me, me, me, me, me that I finally have created a life full of positive, loving, respectful, prosperous people. I am so very thankful that I can choose extreme wealth and prosperity and know that it will arrive in my life and that I can choose to spend it all on myself if I wanted to, if that makes me happy, and that I can share it with others if I want to, if that makes me happy. But most of all I am thankful that it doesn’t bother me that other people are still chosing to live a life that doesn’t match mine, that I understand that everyone is getting exactly in their life what they are asking for and that the second they ask for more than they have, whatever that may be, all the Universe will surround them and bring them their every desire. I am very thankful that I truly know that the Universe in fact does relvolve completely around me and my selfishness. I am thankful that the Universe is so completely fair to everyone.

My wish for all of you is that you learn selfishness isn’t a bad word as our parents taught us and that you change your default mode of punishing yourself for being selfish to rejoycing in your self when you are selfish. Cause that is the whole point of life. You came here to live your life what could be more selfish than that? You can’t create in anyone elses reality and they can’t create in yours so never for a second believe you are doing anything ever than being selfish. So start rejoicing in the word selfish!

I am glad you found enough self respect/value to leave and abusive relationship and to leave behind family patterns, Nancy. I know that place – I have been there….

Individual realities intersect – and we have cause and effect, choice and consequence, we dont live in a bubble and the ripples of our choices and actions spread out across the pond of life and touch/affect all other life forms they encounter….

As conscious, aware beings, no longer living in ignorance, we have a responsibility not to harm ourselves, but also not to harm others by our choices….

I am so happy and grateful for…………

the time I spent with my boyfriend over the weekend
monetary help when needed
the extra gig last week
the beginnings of Fall
time to myself
Iggy’s birthday and the time and effort B put into it for me
cuddling
americanos
brie
sleep
motivation to change and grow
this experiment as it’s helped me get back into the vibration
my family
all of my wonderful friends
good movies
HBO On Demand
good books
great music
all of the abundance flowing into my life right now
creativity
love all around me
a change in perspective
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

There are so many things to appreciate – here are a few of them:
My wonderful loving sons and daughter;
My wonderful friends, especially those who are so concerned for my welfare at the moment;
My fantastic new career that satisfies my needs and gives me the satisfaction of using so many of my skills and talents;
This experiment and Abraham-Hicks, which I can keep referring to, to keep me on track;
Magnificent spring weather and abundant new growth (in NZ);
A comfortable, secure house to live in;
The certainty that I AM RECEIVING everything I have asked for over the last 30 days.

I appreciate my wonderful body
I appreciate my perfect state of health
I appreciate my state of mind
I appreciate my my fantastic dark eyes, in which you can see glimpse of soul
I appreciate my kissable lips
I appreciate to smell, taste, hear, see and feel
I appreciate this feelable and touchable universe
I appreciate my ability to learn and get wisdom
I appreciate that the world responses to me and to everyone of us
I appreciate the wonders of birth, growth and death that we are up to experience
I appreciate the love in my life
I appreciate my wonderful husband

………to be continued……………

To begin…
I appreciate the ability to start today anew. To be better, to create more, to learn-to be a better ‘me.’

more later today….

I think I’m just very lazy – a great procrastinator – because I’ve known about vision boards, and keeping a gratitude diary at night, for ages, yet hadn’t done anything about the former. The latter I’d started, but then, you know, the book wasn’t by my bed, etcetcetc…..
Well, last night I hunted for large card, I was sure I had some, and couldn’t find it, so today I’m going out to BUY some – in red, if possible!
Procrastination is such a thing in my family, I complain loudly about my sister, but I know it’s as bad in me. That and difficulty making decisions, which amounts to much the same thing. Well, I’ve DECIDED that today I start the vision board, and tonight I start again with the Gratitude Diary!!

What holds me back? I think I have a problem with not wanting to be greedy, with not liking capitalism, having always been a bit ‘alternatitive’, not really wanting to buy into the consumerism that has brought about so much distress for people. But I DO believe I could live a relatively simple life, yet not be constantly worried about lack of money, and have ENOUGH to keep me warm and comfortable, and do the things I want to do.
Sahila’s blog about hanging on the edge – I could relate to that so well. Well, enough of hanging over the edge – time for me to LET GO and TRUST.!
Thank you everybody, this blog is so supportive.
love S

Loving all the appreciation blogs. I appreciate you sharing!
In a rush but I’ll share mine later. Just wanted to give back the smile you gave me reading your blogs.

I appreciate, me, my children, my husband, our health, our home, our pets, our education, that I am a Canadian, that we live in Canada, our cars, our clothes, our vacations, my work, my clients, my friends, our relatives, our gardens, our talents, our gifts from God, laughter, spirituality, hope, having fun, good books, learning, objects of beauty, nature, our heritage, leisure time, my groups,optimism, my computer, community, good food, cooking, entertaining, learning new things everyday, the BOD’s that I serve, new opportunities, life.

I appreciate never giving up and the reminders that I see that it is worth it

I just appreciate life and all that comes with it! I appreciate when someone picks up the check or when someone hands me something at no charge. I appreciate the home I live in and the people I live with.

I appreciate my son fighting for my freedom in Iraq and my other son loving me the way he does!

I appreciate the expansive life I am able to live and co create with people!

I appreciate the Universe

I appreciate life in general, the good and the bad. I appreciate all the experiences because they have made me who I am today. I appreciate God for carrying me through when I couldn’t get up all the way. I appreciate all the positive authors, seminars, and blogs. I appreciate this experiment and Elyse for putting it on the Internet. I appreciate Mother Earth and all the diverse human beings. I appreciate you and me for coming into this life to perfect our souls. I appreciate today. God Bless Everyone! Thank you Universe

…the wind as it makes the trees dance and the apples on the high limbs fall to the ground and into my soup pot, where they mix with onions, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, curry and provide us with lunch by the woodstove…

I appreciate the beautiful sun & blue sky on this cool, crisp fall morning.

I appreciate this day, the view from my window, the time and freedom I have to study, grow, and create, the time I have to spend with friends and family, the incredible amount of inspirations streaming through me each day, Elyse and this wonderful idea which is propelling me forward, all the evidence of abundance that has shown up for me in the past three weeks, all those who support and encourage my choices, all the love and generosity I experience on a regular basis, the freedom to choose my direction, myself, the opportunities I have to serve.
I am so very grateful.

I appreciate:

- How life has brought me to the play where I am
- My boyfriend who brings me joy and makes my heart sing
- My parents who have passed on but whose supportive presence I feel regularly
- My siblings who are all so different but respect each other
- My job of the past year and a half which has worked out so well on so many levels and brought me much (unexpected) prosperity
- My gifts which are ever growing and expanding
- My guides and guardians who lead me to the right information whenever I need it
- The Universe for supporting me so gently and lovingly
- Groups like this where like minded-individuals can come together to support each other and share good energy
- Since starting this group, I have been able to start a new exercise program
- I am getting stronger physically and emotionally
- I ran up a flight of stairs this morning without getting winded (couldn’t do that 2 weeks ago).
- New tools arrive every week to add to my arsenal
- I am not weekened by the naysayers, in fact I am getting better at converting that energy to my benefit
- My ability to stay calm regardless of what is going on around me
- I appreciate me

I appreciate the raised vibration from reading your rampage of appreciation.
I celebrate being alive and seeing the sun shine and the crisp cool autum day, having the awareness to appreciate everything I am experiencing.
Thank you all

Thank you all for sharing your appreciations and your ponderings. I’m blessed to have this forum to come to each day to feel love and community with those who would see the best this physical plane has to offer.
I appreciate all of you as well as:
my cats
my husband
the step kids
my bro and sis
yoga
contrast
a warm dry house on a windy rainy night–and all nights
my flowers trees and shrubs
the ocean nearby
doing what I love each day
Let’s just call it everything I can see and reminders to stay in this place all day

I appreciate how my focus on prosperity has expanded my appreciation for everything. Happenings that I might have seen as problems or frustrations now feel like opportunities.

I’ve been inspired to appreciate all week – simple pleasures often taken for granted:
smell of cooking in my home – even if it’s just for me – it makes it feel like home again
my comfy bed – pillows, blanket
working independently so I don’t have to get up at a set time, get dressed and go to an office – I can work in my pj’s at my computer
Elyse – this game – my spiritual practice and friends
my wonderful children and adorable grandchildren
many friends who love me
dancing
feeling no pain today – knee okay – back okay – hip okay
possibilities – a first lunch date on Friday
possibilities with more work coming to me
blessings on their way
soulmate on his way
Fall – colors of leaves, chill in the air, warmth inside
my new red car
money in the bank- always is enough
Abraham – studying with Esther for 15 years
Wonderful travels –
positive changes in my life in the last 2 years
understanding my mother finally – 2 years after her death
compassion
insights
movies
books
chocolate
ice cream
ummmm….loving life

i appreciate:
*the awesome fact that we live in the universe of choice and free will and that i get to make choices, including, focusing on myself and my own-well being first and foremost.
*my beautiful body
*my wonderful mind
*my eyes to see clearly
*my ears to listen well
*my hands to touch gently
*my mouth to taste and kiss softly
*my nose to smell
*my Self to sense
*my beautiful canopy bed that i woke up in the morning
*being able to wake up and whatever time i choose
*being an entrepreneur and deciding each day how i’d like to spend my day
*my lovely apartment
*the construction workers across the street who’s daily routine let’s me know what time it is without me having to look at the clock
*my beingness
*my spiritual evolution
*my growth
*my perfect health
*my emotional intelligence
*contrast
*laughter, humor and funny people
*my blackberry – it keeps me connected no matter where i am
*the wonderful new business opportunities (and people!) that are coming my way (clients. etc.)
*my laptop
*a full refrigerator and grocery shopping for delicious foods!
*all of the people who inspire me
*abraham hicks – for allowing me to know the closet thing to knowing god as my own power
*this experiment
*the prosperity game
*my 5 brothers and sisters
*my mother
*my 11 nieces and nephew – some of whom really bring me great joy and happiness and laughter
*my best friend – she’s my constant companion and one of my soul mates
*my friend carlton – he loves me unconditionally and allows me to practice loving someone back unconditional
*my fingers to type this
*my ability to read – one of my favorite hobbies
*my spiritual community and tools – for given me so much information this year that has allowed me to empower myself
*my restaurant/dinner and the lovely new location we’ve found
*my marketing/branding company
*my wonderful new office space
*my brand new dream condo/loft
*my brand new 2010 car
*my divine mate/twin ray/twin flame/romantic and life partner
*beaches
*luxury
*my abundance
*paying my bills – my needs – as well as paying for my wants/desires.
*the light…the sun – for rising every day
*the dark/night and the moon – for allowing me to see the stars
*my local park
*pilates
*the air that i breath
*for being a beautiful woman – a sister, a best friend, a girlfriend, a lover, a daughter, an auntie, a wife.
*my beautiful father – for being the most amazing man i’ve ever known – a renaissance man and way before his time. for the foundation that he gave me that allowed me to be exactly where i am sitting today.
thank you. i am so happy and grateful for all of the above and so much more!
life is good!

oh, AND TRACIE – that is an AWESOME story you posted yesterday about the house your friend purchased for you! that’s an amazing creation and i am inspired by your story. what power and what clarity of desire and focus you must have had. wow!! thank you for sharing.

I am grateful for…

My health and this life
The community I am creating for myself
My family and my 2 children
My horses
The energies that guide me
This journey that I am on
All of the magic being created through my business right now
The money that flows ease-ily through my life
My teachers & mentors
The abundance of support in my life
Really good music
My health
The sunshine today
My little niece
All that I am creating, and have not yet experienced on the physical plane

Thank you Cretor Spirit!!

I Appreciate and am Grateful for:

My family, who are loving, funny, smart, always there (even when I’m not sure), warm, generous, supportive, truthful, affectionate
My new career, which will stretch me in ways that confront my fears and make me go through them to something wonderful
This new place of work that has a corporate culture based in “Principal” (There was a Law of Attraction quote on the blackboard at the company meeting!)
My Health
My home
My friends
My kitty cats (2)
Doing this exercise, which always takes me from a place of fear and doubt to a positive place of abundance and joy
The reminder to create my vision board
My vision board
The seed of hopefulness and certainty even when fear tries to take hold
That the seed is growing and taking root and becoming the overriding presence in my heart, soul and mind
This experiment and the Choosing Prosperity Web site (Thanks Elyse)
Universal Law, which is giving exactly what I say I want and am ready for (even though it feels uncomfortable)
The knowledge that where there is comfort, there is no growth
The awareness that I can embrace the discomfort as a signal of growth and not let it languish in a fear state
Reading your blogs and being reminded of other wonderful things in my life I appreciate and am grateful for like…
Delicious food
My creative mind
My Adventurous spirit
Inheriting my parents genes
Happy memories
What lies ahead
What’s here now
The sunshine
The autumn breeze,
Crunchy pears and apples
Being on the threshold
Having this blog to share with you all and say out loud what I am grateful for
Being reminded of the simple prayer “Thank you”, which always instantly brings me back to a place of gratitude, calm and abundance

I appreciate that I don’t need to change, because I am pure, delicious, free, loving spirit. I appreciate that I am recognizing this on a deeper level. I appreciate being a part of this collective energy, this gift of prosperity and my appreciation for all of you is so deep, you are all a part of my healing of my knowing who I am, becoming more of myself, finding my life path and aligning myself towards it. I am grateful for all of my experiences in life for they have shaped who I am today. I am grateful for my son’s hugs, my fiance’s gentle loving supportive nature that always listens and always hears me. I am grateful for the new house we are going to find and buy very soon. I am grateful for all the other yoga teachers at the studio where I teach, Tracy, Mitchel, Donna, Liz, Janine, Sarah, Casey, Nicole, Jenna and Lyn. I appreciate my business and can see it growing and becoming a place of laughter, love and healing. I am grateful for my beautiful friends, Gale, Cara, Gail, Mimi, Leigh, Bridget, Kim, Dougie, Renick, Rich and all those people who touch my life. I am grateful to my parents for bringing me to this life experienc and to my brothers and sisters who are always there no matter what, especially my brother Ray, I love you Ray. I am grateful for my job and my boss who provides me with a beautiful office and a great salary with great benefits. I appreciate all those people who let me go ahead of them in traffic and all those who don’t, I am grateful for the joy I feel and the freedom in my heart. I am grateful I know that loves heals all and only love can lead me to more love. I am grateful for all of you because even though I still get tight feelings of resistance in my belly, I have a place to come to be reminded to nurture me and get me back on track. I am grateful I know that gratitude is an action word and I will express it all day today.

Well, I have to admit that this is somewhat of a mixed blessing for me today. I’ve been having a bit of a challenge in finding things to appreciate right now because I’m out of work and my unemployment benefits have maxed out, so the fear aspect of my life has been running pretty high.

And I just realized why it’s staying that way… hello! first thing I need to tell all of you is what’s going on? No wonder nothing’s changing!

So, I”m grateful for that epiphany. I’m grateful for this community of co-creative manifestors. I”m grateful for Abraham-Hicks, Mike Dooley, Neale Donald Walsh, Elyse, Wallace Wattles, The Secret, What the Bleep do We Know?, The Celestine Prophecy, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and so many other wonderful books, movies, and audios helping remind me of the power that I have to create my own reality! I’m grateful for my family, for my co-creative friends, for my beautiful daughter and everything she has taught me over the past 4 years. I’m grateful for the beautiful day outside, for the brilliant sunlight, for the plants that are still continuing to grow despite the cold weather. I’m grateful that there is finally grass growing in our backyard. I”m grateful for the opportunity to clean and organize the house and storage. I”m grateful for the opportunity to review and modify my resume. I”m grateful for being accepted into a college which I may not have to pay anything to attend! I’m grateful for my health, that I have wonderfully delicious and nourishing foods to eat. I’m grateful for my Wii, and the games I have which help me get fit and take my mind off of what I”m currently observing and not liking. I’m grateful for my vision board. I”m grateful for my gratitude journal. I’m grateful for the dreams I’ve been having lately. I’m grateful for my intuition, my angels, my guides. I’m grateful for this experiment and the opportunity to prove to myself that I truly do create my reality and EVERYTHING that I experience within it. I’m grateful for the contrast, for my new rockets of desire, for expansion, for love, for gratitude. I”m grateful for dancing. I’m grateful for my daughter’s father. I’m grateful for all of my ex boyfriends and “unsuccessful” relationships and friendships. I”m grateful for all of my mistakes. I”m grateful for the opportunity to start over.
I’m grateful for all of the money in my life. I’m grateful for finding the perfect housing/school/work/daycare solution! I’m grateful for the helpful advisors at MSCD! I’m grateful for the perfection of the unfolding of events in my reality! I’m grateful for scholarships and grants! I’m grateful that I pay all of my debts in full and on time. I’m grateful for Mary Mayer. I’m grateful for joy. I’m grateful for love. I’m grateful for my husband and Victoria’s new father. I’m grateful that he is loving, supportive, fun, adventurous. I’m grateful for the life that we are co-creating. I’m grateful for working as a BioGenesis practitioner. I’m grateful for BioGenesis and the light it brings to the world. I’m grateful for EFT, the Sedona Method, QEC, the Beymers, and the Demarays. I’m grateful for unexpected gifts, for orchids, for bouquets of beautiful flowers, for delicious chocolates. I’m grateful for honesty, profound love, trust, joy. I’m grateful for new and thrilling adventures.
I’m grateful for traveling the world, for vacations to the beach, for visiting the rainforests, for visiting the cloud forests, for a 2month long vacation to Australia with my sister and my daughter, for meeting new people, for studying new cultures, for experiencing new thoughts, for visiting Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Brazil, Hawaii, Tahiti, BoraBora, Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, The Galapagos Islands, and so many other beautiful places! I’m grateful that my checking account is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars! I’m grateful that I’ve finally discovered my manifestational power! I’m grateful for finally loving myself. I’m grateful for living the life of my dreams. I’m grateful for being present. I’m grateful for enjoying the moment. I’m grateful for staying focused on the positive. I’m grateful for the ease with which I allow all things to flow to me and through me. I’m grateful for having so much to be grateful for!

I am grateful for the beauty surrounding me, my amazing friends who love me unconditionally, my beautiful kids…they keep me young, my husband, who is graciously allowing me to spread my wings and start a business, the help (with my business) that keeps crossing my path, my healthy mind and body to house my spirit in…the flow of life running through me, the ongoing positive changes taking place everyday, my dog, my cat, my cozy home, and this wonderful community! Thank you all… May all your wishes manifest in a most fabulous way…

I appreciate never giving up and the reminders that I see that it is worth it
thank you Joel for writing this, it caught me, to day is a day i need to remember this and iam. thank you all for your posts and i am being the vibrant glorious being today and staying in the stream so when i put my attention on my girl, she will feel that, it is the highest i can give and i am also recieving. I am so appreciative to have this game the many sources of love and inspiration available. ALL IS WELL LOVE

Even the phrase rampage of appreciation is a blessing. I appreciate the Divine Presence and Power within me, the opportunity to deepen my awareness of the abundant prosperity already in my life as family, friends, home, business, church that are support networks to embrace, inspire, motivate and partner with me in the journey. So I appreciate my life: the challenges, opportunities, gifts, treasures, talents, adventures, its all good because it’s all God.

Sahila I understand why you think poverty is
systemic…that’s what the “history” lessons
(from the winner’s) have taught:

You are right…that at “each of these historical pivot
points we SOULS HAVE had a chance to make MANY a different
choice in how we humans will live on this planet. To my eyes
and my senses ALSO, we MAY NOT have yet taken that
OPPORTUNITY to change to a more loving path…” (MY ADDITIONS
AND CHANGES IN CAPS FOR CLARITY ONLY)

MAY WE MAKE THAT CHOICE TODAY… HERE AND NOW, WITH OUR
SOUL’S WELLS FULL OF THE SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE AND ABUNDANCE
THAT WE HAVE NOW EMBRACED AND SHARE OUR LOVE – MOMENT BY
MOMENT- WITH ALL THE HUMANS AROUND US…(REGARDLESS OF THEIR
FISCAL STATE).

“So at what price does my prosperity come, and who pays the
bill?” YOU ASK… IN MY OPINION…
WE ALL PAY…SAHILA…AT VARIOUS TIMES IN OUR DEVELOPMENT –
IN DIFFERENT WAYS FOR EACH OF US…IN DIFFERENT
LIFETIMES..THE SAME SOUL IN VARIOUS OVERCOATS – EACH LEARNING
AT DIFFERENT RATES, FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES….TO BECOME OUR
HIGHEST A BEST SPIRITSELF…

Kristi – I love it…You focused so clearly on being glad and
grateful about…:

-Elyse and her CHOICE to be open to allowing the universe to
flow through her to change people’s lives. And for her
generosity, cleverness, and support.

-EVERYONE in this experiment. You will all hold a very
special place in my heart. I will never forget this
experiment and will treasure how much of yourselves you

shared. THANKS FOR THAT!!

Golly THANKS! Greg from Australia you captured my
thoughts….from another continent…thanks for helping to deliver
physical relief!

Thank you for my beautiful Life, All is Well in my world

I love having my own bathroom! It is practically an impossible thing to get in a Brooklyn apartment (2 bathrooms for 2 people) but we found a place in our price range that miraculously included two full bathrooms, and it is absolutely amazing! Not a day goes by that I don’t relish having my own space. I’m also LOVING the October weather we’re having–it’s like a fresh clean start after all of summer’s heat, humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes. The leaves are just starting to color and fall and it smells great!! Loving every minute of it!

I appreciate all my senses, my talents, my car, my family and friends, my home, the great food I get every day, all the money coming into my life easily and frequently, my perfectly shaped body, all the great books about LOA and other great techniques to become one with all and to find my inner peace, the love that is around me, the angels, this forum, the prosperity game, my notebook, all the special people in my life…and on and on….
I am just grateful for my life and for who I am!

I am thankful for my husband. I am thankful for our health. I am thankful for our happiness and laughter. I am thankful for our ever increasing prosperity. I am thankful for Elyse and the teaching of the law of attraction. Thank you God. And so it is.

I appreciate my life. When I look at the lives of so many other people I am so grateful to have my life. I am healthy, my body moves with ease and I have the willpower and drive to stay fit. I am grateful for this. I am grateful for my mind and my ability to think and be logical.

I am grateful, oh so grateful for my beautiful home and my wonderful husband who allows me to be me and do what I need to do to grow in spirituality.

I am grateful for my adult children who meet life on their own terms and create for themselves.

I am so grateful for all the pets in my life. I appreciate each and every one in their own way. They serve and have served in amazing ways and taught me so many lessons.

I am grateful for my life. I appreciate it’s unfolding. I know there is so much more to come. I appreciate me.

I appreciate the sun, sunrises, sunsets, and sunflowers, my wonderful friends Amber and Lauren who are both participating in this “experiment”, popcorn, pizza, ice cream, cake, grapefruit, cucumbers, and large burritos, adventures big and small, awesome friends and family, dreaming, having a job where I can help people, kids, dogs and other animals, surfing, soccer, running, yoga, basketball, and all kinds of other athletic activities, going to sporting events and cheering loudly, camping, hiking, and backpacking, plants and flowers of all kinds, beautiful homes, the season of fall, summer nights, sweatshirts, college football game day, March Madness, the beach, hot tea, board games and theme parties, birthdays (anyone’s), holidays, celebrations of all sorts, concerts, good music, dance parties, laughing until it hurts, youtube, photographs, reading and writing, painting and drawing, holding hands, kissing, movies, smiles, meeting new people, staying in touch with forever friends, handwritten letters, romance, bubble baths, Harry Potter, The Office, Office Space, weddings, bright colors, journaling, learning, open-minded, caring, and friendly people, surprises (the good kind), and of course Elyse and this space… amongst other things!

I SO appreciate the freedom I have to make many, many choices and the freedom to appreciate everyone involved here. You are all so inspiring.
Love and Light

I am grateful to all of you and to this. I can’t be untruthful though: I am having a real low point. I began reading “The Science of Getting rich” almost a month ago and trying to follow those principles, those of this program, and those of Abraham-Hicks. I’ve even had a vision board on my bedroom door for the month too.

And yes, I am very grateful for the shifts that have been made in terms of my thinking, a few opportunities, etc. Yet every opportunity that seems big (great job interview, asked out by seemingly fabulous man) is presenting itself and then somehow not becoming a reality. The science of getting rich says:

“Never allow yourself to feel disappointed. You may expect to have a certain thing at a certain time; and this will seem like a failure to you. But if you hold onto your faith you will find it is only apparant. Go on in the certain way and if you do not receive that thing, you will receive something so much better that you will see the seeming failure was really a great success.” It also says:

“Guard your speech. Never speak of yourself, your affairs, or of anything else in a discouraged or discouraging way. Never admit the possibility of failure, or speak in a way that infers failure as a possibility.”

Well friends, I gratefully ask you: How can I do this when I have to ask the laundrymat to let me put a deposit to collect “part” of my clothes, or when I have money owed to a few others who really need it, or when I’m looking at $20 in my account. Or when I have only 4 students down from dozens? I can walk around faking that I am wealthy-I have been-but what about the people who depend on my money too? And isn’t it going “upstream” not to be honest about where “I’m stuck”?

I have been positive and really committed to this for almost a month and yet how can I keep it up when I can’t stop the “autocalculator” from running in my head in these moments? The last two days have been esp. challenging. I am so grateful, and yet…

I appreciate the perfect parents that I choose to be born to in this lifetime, that two people with so much intelligence and potential chose to have a simple lifestyle as working people, and showed me how important it is to enjoy what you have every day.
I appreciate that I had a brother, if only for 6 years, and the conversations that we may have had (given his background as a physicist) which may have inspired some of my life’s curiosity.
I appreciate that I grew up in safe places, in villages surrounded by wonderful countryside, buidlings and communities, even though my parents never chose to buy a house.
I appreciate the mix of people from different backgrounds that I got to know while I was growing up, and from all sorts of different cultures and nationalities in my adult life.
I appreciate my teachers for recognising my abilites and encouraging me to look at what I might be.
I appreciate the long term job which allowed me to buy all that I chose without having to get into debt to achieve my desires.
I appreciate my intelligence and creativity which allowed me to buy my perfect home, and pay off my mortgage in 10 years.
I appreciate my desire to learn, and all the studies that I have undertaken to increase my skills and knowledge.
I appreciate all those in my life who have given me great experiences-family, all the friends I have and have had, colleagues, partners.
I appreciate my wonderful husband and all the ways he has given me to look at life from a different perspective.
I appreciate getting out into the world, spending time in differing countries, and always having the resources to support me while I am trying out new things and investigating who I am and what my life is about.
I appreciate this beautiful house I am now living in, in a warm, peaceful, safe area.
I appreciate my wonderful body, how healthy it has always been, how wonderfully structured and shaped it is, and how strong my immune system.
I appreciate that those I love are fit and healthy.
I appreciate good food, warmth, shelter, clean water and the resources to choose all this.
I appreciate enough for luxuries-a nice bottle of wine, going to see a play or a movie, a good meal, an evening out with good friends.
I appreciate the sun for the good feelings it brings and how it makes us open up, the rain for the growth it brings, the wind and the sound it makes as it howls around the house.
I appreciate waking up with my husband by my side, snuggling up for a cuddle.
I appreciate every minute of every day.

I am so grateful to be alive in these awesome times. I am so blessed and have so much – my cup runneth over. I give thanks. Bette

I appreciate all of the blessings that I have and all of the blessings that I am receiving. I am grateful for the wonderful friends, family, and colleagues that I have, who never cease to be a source of inspiration to me. I appreciate the fantastic fall that we’re having and all of the wonderful events that I’m involved in. I appreciate that I can volunteer my services for the betterment of others and help them to grow into their best selves. I appreciate my life. I appreciate this wonderful country that we live in. Thank You Universe, for all that is.
Nola

Ooh! I like this blog post!

What do I appreciate?? I appreciate all of my friends. I appreciate my family. I appreciate the beautiful sunny blue-skied fall day and gorgeous autumn foliage. I appreciate exercise. I appreciate my loving cat. I appreciate great food. I appreciate modern technology. I appreciate simplicity. I appreciate creativity. I appreciate the sharing of knowledge, wisdom, experience and stories. I appreciate compassion. I appreciate diversity. I appreciate contrast. I appreciate the endless opportunities available to me. I appreciate abundance. I appreciate prosperity. I appreciate freedom. I appreciate joy. I appreciate being given the opportunity to write over and over again the words “I appreciate…” and being able to let those words sink in and ring true.

I am grateful for love. I am grateful for the support of friends and loved ones. I am grateful for the endless beauty and wonder of nature. I am grateful for wonderful books (and even bad books because they allow me to appreciate the good ones even more). I am grateful for inspiring movies, music, prose, and quotes. I am grateful for my spiritual connection with animals. I am grateful I am able to volunteer my time to help others AND feel utterly fulfilled and satisfied with what I am doing. I am grateful for every simple and complex thing in the world – from pizza, sushi, and chocolate all the way up to quantum physics.

I am grateful to be alive. I am grateful I get to share my appreciation, gratitude and joy with others on this blog post!!!

Liz –

I appreciate your honesty and I appreciate your frustration. I appreciate that you feel stuck and discouraged.

Take heart, your feelings will not last forever. Appreciate your feelings for today and appreciate that they are yours. Have gratitude and appreciation for yourself and your honesty and keep being yourself each day. Life will lift you up!

THANK YOU Stephenie,
You brought tears to my eyes and warmth to my heart. I am grateful for you taking the time. Bless you. and thank you.

I am so in the Vortex right now. I appreciate Elyse, Abraham and Esther. I appreciate all of you for sharing and the most amazing vibes I get from you all.

I appreciate today, and all the abundance that is flowing to me, and all the signs from the universe that all is well and getting weller.

I am grateful for my family, I am also grateful for the freedom that I have to do what I want when I want.

I love cruises and beaches and my connection with source energy.

I love you and you and you and you and you.

Elyse…thank you…for your vision and your heart that has lead you to bless each of us who has found you. Throughout this experiment I have experienced the swelling of my heart and soul as I’ve typed into my gratitude journal. I’m hoping you will leave this blog and experiment available to each of us to repeat in succeeding months.
Meanwhile…in addition to appreciating you, I look out at the beautiful blue sky and the wonder of God’s design and I am exquisitely grateful for my ability to see. As I sip my coffee and watch my fingers curl with such perfection around the cup I am thankful for all the magical ways my body works. OMG! I celebrate the life of perfection that I enjoy. I have much that I simply accept, and I am thankful for my ability to awaken my appreciation of it. As I let my mind wander it touches on the friends I love, the family that is so precious to me, the opportunities I have to learn and grow and expand in sync with my Creator. I have a magnificent mind, spirit, body and soul that are in such wondrous balance. I could go on for pages expressing the details of my gratitude…but for now I will simply close my eyes, let my soul soar as it touches God in celebration and wonder at the power of creation bestowed upon me. Thank you Universe!

The greatest gift that you could ever give to another is your own happiness, for when you are in a state of joy, happiness, or appreciation, you are fully connected to the Stream of pure, positive Source Energy that is truly who you are. And when you are in that state of connection, anything or anyone that you are holding as your object of attention benefits from your attention.

*I appreciate my career
*I appreciate a recent visit from my mom
*I appreciate this experiment!
*I appreciate that Life offers unlimited opportunity, abundance and potential
*I appreciate my body, my mind, my gifts
*I appreciate my interaction with others through this experiment
*I appreciate my warm safe home, my things, my surroundings
*I appreciate my family, my friends, my wonderful pets
*I appreciate my moments

THANK YOU ALL for commenting; I read them all and appreciate your messages =)

I appreciate the energy space here of gratitude and all of you PRESENT
I appreciate myself for making two windows in my house look like gorgeous stained glass
I appreciate my choice and ability to walk on the ocean beach in the wind
I appreciate the BIG wind and rain today
I appreciate the hundreds of acorns covering my front walkway and driveway
I appreciate my husband tremendously
I appreciate his new job
I appreciate being separated for a month while he finds us a home in Texas and I complete tasks in CT before I go to be with him
I appreciate our new home wanting us and showing up in his face easily and effortlessly
I appreciate myself for how I choose to live in abundance and joy energies
I appreciate my grief and embrace it in love
I appreciate my children and grandchildren
I appreciate my gorgeous home on the cove

Liz,
I think it was Elyse (in an earlier writing) who suggested that each of us find something in our lives that is worth a million dollars to someone else. Since that would be hard for most of us to see, she went on to suggest what good sight would mean to someone who didn’t have it. Or legs to someone who’d lost theirs. I have a friend with terminal cancer. He is 35. He and his family would easily give a million dollars for health and the chance to live life out to his golden years. I found that suggestion helpful to the nth degree in getting the FEELINGS of genuine gratitude to start flowing when my other circumstances were in lack mode.
Jennifer
PS perseverence is truely beneficial. We all do many things to miss the mark unintentionally. So just keep on seeking.

Goin’ on a rampage:

I appreciate how powerful the wind is, how it makes the clouds fly through the sky, the trees shake their colorful leaves off, and how it cleans the air. It is a reminder of unseen forces that have tangible effects.

I appreciate the sun’s warmth and how it feels on my skin when I take long country walks. I appreciate the beauty I see on those walks, especially the golden light of autumn across the farmland.

I appreciate greatly those with foresight to put land into trust to provide us with beautiful vistas, scenery and undeveloped land.

I appreciate learning that my credit score is excellent, and that I have made sound financial decisions in my life. I know the value of saving and investing money and I also know the value of spending money on objects and experiences that bring me happiness. I also have had the opportunity to know how it feels to donate time, money and things and I appreciate that as well.

I appreciate the time I share with my sister and nephew. He brings me so much love.

I appreciate my sister’s new declarations.

I appreciate my art teacher and his encouraging ways.

I appreciate that my car is in good working order.

I appreciate those who’ve chosen to write books and blogs that inspire me.

I appreciate my Mac and how it connects me.

I appreciate a warm home, especially when it’s chilly outside.

I appreciate healthy food and all the options I have to provide myself with it.

I appreciate time to myself, to dream, get inspired and create.

I appreciate animals who love unconditionally and bring untold joy and peacefulness to people.

I appreciate those who appreciate me and show it.

I appreciate all the compliments I receive.

I appreciate my overflowing cup.

I appreciate the quiet.

I appreciate my life.

I appreciate the love others have for me.

I appreciate a good night’s sleep.

I appreciate a world that supports art and artists.

I appreciate the value of slowing down.

I appreciate all of us coming together to share in this exercise.

I appreciate each of you who are sharing your experience which then enhances mine. I hope I can return that energy.

I appreciate the opportunities that are mine.

I love life!

Bless you all.

I am grateful for perspective, first and foremost. Abraham would say contrast. I’m cool with that.
I am grateful for the peace. I’m building up to living with passion, but right now I’m on the EGS in a place of peace — turning to “I want to be happy” when the sneaky sad/bad thoughts come in
I am grateful for my world, and what it come become through my deliberate choosing
I am grateful for teachers, who show me how to be a selective sifter, and to have patience with myself and others
I am grateful for my students – those who take delight in my skills and passions and what I have to offer them
I am grateful for all the opportunities continually coming my way, and for the wisdom to see/choose the ones that are right for me.

Thank you to all who have shared! Thank you to Elyse! I love your work, your method, your self! Have a great evening!

If I were my old self I would be scared stiff by the plethora of things that I appreciate and am grateful of. Thank God that self has vanished into thin air…and now..there’s me…somebody new…somebody I’ll have fun getting to know….Thank you Elyse and Team….

Iam grateful to you Elyse for your gift of your gift of giving of this wonderful course
I am grateful for my health eyes to see and ears to hear
I am greatful for my home and the security I find in it
I am grateful to being mother to 5 wonderful healthy sweet and loving children
I am grateful for my job and the location of my work place
I am thankful for my good sturdy car I feel safe when I am driving
I am thankful for my wonderful sisters and their kindness to me and my children and the love I receive from my nieces and nephews
I am thankful to my brothers and to my wonderful mother and the healing that has taken place betwee us both
I am thankful for all who are doing the course and for sharing their stories
I am thankful for my wonderful flower arranging class and sewing class, and do Something I love and get tremendous joy while sewing and working with flowers and having the money to attend and enjoy the company of other adults
I am grateful for the confidence I have to attend these courses and feel safe
I am grateful for what I have learned doing this work
I am thankful that I am keeping on top of the clutter in my home
I am thankful for the beautiful weather we are having and spending time out in God’s nature feeling stress and tenion flow out of my body soul and mind
I smile when I think of all the jam I have made and the joy it gave to so many people.
I am gratful for my friends and take delight in knowing that more wonderful people are coming into my life
I am thankful for my awarness all around me and clarity that I feel as if I am seeing everything for the first time.
Yes Lord I am thankful for the joy and peace that I feel
God bless you one and all

I am so grateful for this very moment right now!

After reading all your posts, the ups and the downs, the challenges and the overcoming, the willing and the questioning, the appreciation and the frustration, I feel such a huge inner smile of… joy!

We are all connected, we all one.
Trust in this abundant Universe.

In this very moment…
Atlantic, Sabine South Africa, Regina, Adriane, Patrick from Holland, Lorna, Teresa, Veronica, Garry, Madeline, Maria Elena, Stephanie F, Betsy, Frank, Jen.G, Safrina, Chaela, Angela, Mary, Kirsten, rosemary, Jaki, Greg from Australia, Maryanne, Bruce, Dearne, Feythe, Suzanne, Jo, Sandra, Jerilyn, penny, paulapooh, Kristi, Linda, Nancy, amanda, Sonia, Dani, MaryC, solasan, MarshaM, Corry, joel, Elly, Caria, Alyson, Michelle, Veronica, Elaine, Ann, Gregory Anne Cox, Mary, Louise Olsen, suhailah, Kathy, Judith B., Vicky, Samantha, Deb, rainforest, High Priestess Harriet, melany, Patrick, Tamara Hellgren, Stefanie, Deb, Roseann, Amanda, Mellany L, Liz, Deborah, Bette, Nola, Stephenie, Roxan, Jennifer, holymotherofgod, Kellie, Hilary, Xelen, Kathleen, and all those who’ll be posting later while we’re asleep here in Spain…

thinking of you
sending you light and love and inspiration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjD-wfVqFiM&feature=related

LOVE!!!
Michelle

and of course, Elyse and her wonderful team too and Esther and Gerry and Abraham
LOVE!!! and soooo much appreciation
xxxxxxxxxxxx

(these Rampages are fun aren’t they!!)

Well, my perspective on the way the universe works – and what I want to do with My World – has changed a great deal in the last few weeks. For one, I am now open to the idea of “right thinking” and Know that happiness is a choice – and I’m being much more mindfull, and making the choice to be happy!
I took my usual walk down my long country road today. It began with sunny, breezy weather. I love to walk – listening only to the rustling of the leaves, the bird calls and the sounds of the insects. This is my meditation, and I feel, my spiritual practice (when I’m not reading!).
On my way home from the little concrete bridge that I sit on, over a sweet body of water, it began to rain. The sky was gray, and I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. I thought about my sweet family, with each one of my children, and my husband waiting at home. I am so amazingly blessed! There are a great many things I’d like to do with my life, but somehow, without the amazing connection I’m beginning to have with my higher self now, I made some great decisions in the past. I know that I have been loved unconditionally! I am overjoyed at the opportunity to share this with those I love (and that circle is growing incrementally!).
Gratitude is a privilege we are all afforded. I will joyfully shower myself with feelings of bliss – just by thinking about the good in my life, and the fact that “there’s so much more where that came from!”

All the ah-buts – we should not be:
happy, joyous, grateful, cheerful, content, calm, giddy, l…. cheerful bright and gay (it seems like only yesterday…) quiet, glowing energetic, bursting with happines, excited , appreciative … intensely alive …. bursting with effort in a sport, intensively alert as I sail my boat fast with two dear friends atune to every movement and change ….breathless for the time a butterfly stand on the back of my hand and strokes my skin with its feelers … lie basking in October sun all at peace …

the inner voices say in life and workplace we should be: tense, frustrated, miserable, terribly and constantly afraid, abused, diminished, kow towing to titles, anxious, panicked, freaked about money and people won;t like us, we will be laid off an thrown to the side of the street again, all ourpowers are handed on a plate to other people, our lives are worthless and meaningless….

it does NOT have to be like that and I reject that even as I remove all those contradictions and blow them away from me so they evaporate …

and every day is thousands of seconds of chances for different flow and outcome, and I can turn my fate by my inner and outer reactions …
thank you Elise

I appreciate my children and the knowledge I have gained over my life which has all contributed to the wonderful life I have now.

I appreciate having a husband who’s values are similar to mine, who enjoys life with me & our children.

I appreciate having a job where I can work at home

I appreciate having opportunities present themselves to me at the most perfect time. I appreciate that there is a perfect time for everything, and a perfect reason for all that I experience.

I appreciate my bed at the end of a long hard day, and I appreciate having food in my cupboard, and the convenience of being able to buy good food easily.

I appreciate the air we breathe and the wonderful tasting water I drink. I appreciate all the people that are referred to me.

I appreciate my internal power and my natural talents, passion & purpose.

I appreciate the opportunity I have been given, to shine on this earth.

I appreciate love and touch, and hot, cold and in between. I appreciate the money I have and the luxuries I can surround myself with that money can buy. I appreciate the beautiful home I live in and the wonderful car I drive. I appreciate the training I am being given and the expert I am becoming. I appreciate wealth, instant and earned. I appreciate prosperity and all it stands for.

I appreciate nature and the beauty it brings to my life.

I appreciate paper, computers, books and the abundance of knowledge that is available to us all.

I appreciate laughter and having fun, and childish games that make us feel alive. I appreciate being creative and compassionate and true to my hearts desire. I appreciate all that is, all thats ever been and all that continues to be in thsi world.

I appreciate living.

Life has been filled with interesting twists and turns over the past few weeks…which I am grateful for. I have learned so many lessons about money and abundance and prosperity. I feel so at ease and so taken care of. For the first time, when I was playing the prosperity game, I felt so at ease about spending money in a fashion that previously felt frivolous. It awakened me to what the dollars actually represent, a vehicle to live joyously. It no longer made a statement about who I am or what I am worth or more importantly, my security. My security comes from elsewhere. I feel very free and secure. Life is grand!!! I am grateful!

I appreciate it all – good and bad – because it’s all part of this amazing journey better known as my life. I appreciate my wonderful husband, my 4 year old twins, my parents, my sister, my best friend and all my extended family. I appreciate my 97 year old grandmother who is my biggest role model in how to live a prosperous life. She finds something positive in any situation and is a pleasure to learn from. I appreciate my spiritual journey these last 8 years, including this game. I appreciate the opportunities I’ve had to travel, get an advanced degree, work in Corporate America and now be a stay-at-home mom. I appreciate all the business opportunities that have been coming my way recently. I appreciate the crisp fall weather on my morning walks. I am grateful for my health and the health of my family. I am grateful for my vision board and my hopeful expectation that it is all on it’s way to me. I am grateful for the LOA, because I know it works. I am grateful for quiet moments when I feel peace, joy, security, freedom and trust in the fact that every moment is as it should be. I am grateful for my new furniture and the fact that all of our financial obligations are always met. I am grateful for my reiki master, Pam, and the things I have learned from her. I am grateful for extended stays on Martha’s Vineyard. I am grateful for delicious food and not having to cook it. I am grateful for all that I have, all that I do, and all that I am. I am grateful for love and I am grateful for me.

Love and blessings to you all!

l feel a real sense of appreciation for my beautiful life l am so grateful to Elyise and Louise Hay and Abraham Hicks for awakening me to feel and be my greater good , it inspires me to read and l feel so uplifted from these wonderful teachers. L am so grateful that l get it that appreciation brings on all the joy and abundance of my desires thankyou for the constant support and love from the universe and my angels
l have a wonderful free happy loving exciting beautiful life and l am so grateful for the joy and ease that l have
l am so thankful for all the tools and l am learning from you all
l LOVE the VISION BOARD l looked over mine recently and made a new one and this will be my second. MY first all my desires come true all within a very short period of time so let me tell you THIS WORKS within months our dream of going overseas came true and we loved it one of the best experiences we have shared and we are looking forward to our next trip so exciting we have the travel bug and its so delicious and l feel so safe in all areas of my life.
l am happily and safely driving my BMW that l have always wanted exactly the same colour as my vision board
l am happily a stay at home mother because we can easily afford it and we also easily afford our well to do lifestyle because l deserve it
l have a wonderful relationship with my family that has miraculously improved what a relief and joy
l am a happier lighter fun laughing mum what a relief
l enjoy the easy fun light joyous things in life what a blessing l loved the flowers l saw this moring how pretty the universe is very beautiful
l have sold my home for a huge amount that sets us up so we are in such a healthy abundant position
we are free light and so inlove with our lot in life
life is great and l really appreciate
THANKYOU UNIVERSE
ALL IS WELL
DEARNE

Liz – I don’t know if you will read this, as it is many hours since you last wrote, but for the last two days I, too, have been suffering from less-than-grateful feelings. I’m not saying that I have any great solutions (aside from what’s been offered by others on this blog!) but sometimes it helps to know that someone else is going through something similar at the same time. I know I felt better knowing that you’re out there! And I do know that we’ll both get through this rough patch. I trust us both to come through it with flying colors.

Jennifer – thanks for the posting (to Liz) about what one has that would be worth $1M to someone else. At this moment, I think that’s the only thing that might possibly help me attain a “rampage of appreciation.”

Okay, without thinking too much about it…

I am grateful for…

my children
my husband
my home and all that it contains – clutter as well as love
food in my fridge/cabinets
clean water at the touch of a faucet
soft toilet paper and tissues
reliable cars for both my husband and myself
my eyeglasses which allow me to read without straining
books
my p/t job
full use of my senses – sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste
ice cream
memories of places I’ve been
my dad & stepmom helping me craft a career profile so I can begin the next stage of my life
my engagement & wedding rings
having a day off next week with my husband – while both kids are in school!
getting to play mah jongg fairly regularly
computers and the way they can improve our lives (like being on this blog)
facebook – not a consistent user, but in the spring, I reconnected with my long-lost childhood best friend; I thrill to see her name in my inbox.
broadway musicals
more tv channels than I could ever ask for
gene kelly
charlie’s angels
huey lewis & the news
going to bed when I want to
roasting marshmallows on a cold winter day
knowing that the changing autumn leaves will soon color my world
waterfalls
scrabble
crossword puzzles
watching little kids run
the look on my daughter’s face when she reads – she reached this enormous milestone this week!
my son’s giggles – I can never hear him laugh enough

this blog, this experiment, this community.

thank you all – I may actually sleep okay tonight, thanks to you.

I appreciate Stephenie and Jennifer and Michelle for mentioning all of our names and for all the kindred spirits on this same ride.

After living another blessed day and surrendering and “going with the flow” I am again able to express in words my deep gratitude for this beautiful life.

I am grateful for my amazing students that although right now are not strong in numbers are strong in impact and commitment.

I am grateful that my Pilates teacher said “good job” so many times tonight and is allowing me to pay when I can

I am grateful that I live where I can see and smell the sea, that I am surrounded by art and beauty and that I live alone in my own perfect apartment.

I am grateful that life is testing me these last few days and that by living in contrast I will be able to better vocalize my “wants” to the universe.

I am grateful for the fact that God brought energy healing into my life and that I am finally recognizing the sacred contract I have in that area and
I am grateful that I have already realized my sacred contract as an actress which inspires me and the blending of the two have the potential for true magic

I am grateful that I have been able to feel and communicate with my angels, and especially today for my Granddad who I know helped resolve an issue with my grandmother

I am grateful for my vibrant, vivacious 93 year old grandmother who still likes to go on cruises, playing bridge and wears makeup and looks like a lady. In fact, if there were a “most popular” award at her senior living condo complex she’d win: go grandma!

I am grateful that living through a recent “contrast” with my mother and totally surrendering both birthed a new, more healthy dynamic between us but allowed me to forgive my father and begin to cultivate a relationship with him that we’ve never had before.

I am grateful for the good food I am eating and the wine I am drinking

I am grateful that I have found kindred spirits to journey with on this prosperity quest and indeed in the game of life

I am grateful to Shakespeare, Lorca, Becket, Virginia Woolf, Albee, Sylvia Plath, Tolstoy, Chekov, Stanislavski and his disciples, Freida Khalo, Manuel Lepe, VanGogh, and all my other artistic muses

I am grateful to live in Mexico where the people truly appreciate family, food, fiestas, and faith

I am grateful to have been able to travel to so many wonderful places in this world and that I am able to keep on traveling

I am grateful for my health and for Universal Energy which is bringing my health and spirit to a whole new level

I am grateful for clean water and clean air

I am grateful for intellectual pursuits

I am SO grateful for the kindness of strangers

I am grateful to Bhudda, Jesus, Mohammed, and their message

I am grateful for the diversity of this world and the fact that every human is born with a unique and wonderful talent

I am grateful to the doctors that helped heal me and for my embracing the changes of lifestyle that led me there

I am grateful for the fact that there are amazing men in this world and I know that by not having settled someone who is right for me and accepts me for me (and vice versa) is waiting in vibrational escrow.

I am so grateful that at 35 I am able to still model and that acting opportunities continue to present themselves

I am grateful that I am recognizing past life experiences and what they teach me in this life

I am grateful for my true friends and my healthy eclectic family

I am grateful for music and dancing

I am grateful for my education and my clear mind

I am grateful for the gorgeous tapestry that God made this world and its
occupants

I am grateful for the synchronicity that is happening all the time.

I am grateful for inspirational movies, T.V. programs, and the art that is still being created in those mediums

I am grateful for new perspectives, hopefullness, and love.

THANK YOU, NAMASTE, GRACIAS ,DOMO ARIGATO, SHIE SHIE, KAP KUN KAH

OH, and I’m grateful for Inacio, at the cable company who is letting me stay connected until I can pay my bill on Monday!!!!

I appreciate LIFE, mother earth, nature…
I appreciate all the challenges life brought me because those challenges made me stronger, they showed me how to ask for what I want rather than lament about the stuff that showed up that I did not want!
I have changed my life using the power of gratitude and counting my blessings and I really appreciate all that.
I appreciate the fact that my life is on track, it is unfolding according to divine will and will always bring out a sense of amazement and awe in me at how it all happens PERFECTLY!!!!!!
Thank you UNIVERSE, I love you.

This is an exercise that I would like to aunthetically participate in. Although, I am not fully there. I can say that I appreciate being a part of this experiment. I have missed quite a few days and am still playig catch up.
So here goes:

I appreciate my life being an open book to learn and grow through the tough times.
I appreciate having enough food to eat and enough gas in my car each week to get to work.
I appreciate my state of being.
I appreciate the desires I have to feel complete and aligned.
I appreciate my imagination and creativity.
I appreciate my family, friends, boyfriend and animals.
I appreciate my New Age Chiropractor who is aligning me molecularly.
I appreciate releases and changes in my body to restore optimal health.
I appreciate GOD and the universe for the intuitive nudges that I am paying more attention to.
I feel my vibration getting higher just from writing this.

Thank you

i appreciate hugs, hugs, hugs for everyone. i love hugs. all kinds of hugs-tight ones, half ones, dap ones, low ones, high ones, middle ones, short ones, tall ones, happy ones, sad ones, excited ones, blah ones, spontaneous ones, planned ones, forced ones, even. hugs hugs hugs for everyone. no matter what your station in life. whether you are rich, poor, homeless, american, jew, gentile, muslim, pagan, aetheist, dopefiend, criminal, child molester, black, white, asian, latino, purple, green with orange spots. hugs hugs hugs for everyone. thanks god.

I appreciate:

- The love I share with my husband
- The partnership with the Universe
- My friends
- My dreams
- The American Consulate issuing an immigrant visa to my husband
- My hometown
- My health
- Abundance
- Family
- Magic
- This site
- All of us in this together
- Wisdom
- Being loved by the Universe
- Being a Light on this planet

I so appreciate having two fine sons who are willing to grow and look at themselves without fear….having a loving life partner with whom to share the joys the distresses and again the joys of life….who loves me passionately and listens to me without judgment….who allows ME to love HIM passionately!…for our beautiful home in the woods across the street from the water….for the exquisite beauty that surrounds me, daily…for my friends, acquaintances and co-workers….for my persistent, delicious creativity that manifests in all sorts of ways….for the abundance in which I am immersed….for having a loving support group who listens without judgment, does not advise, does not counsel – just listens…for my two kitty cats….for the beauty that is inside me, that radiates from me…for just this moment.

Sahila, I hear your concerns and your struggle to do the “right” thing. Each of us is given this earthly life to live and within this life we are all going to grow and evolve in some way. Human encounter and care of the other is a fundamental factor in our growth and leads to insight and the ability to see ourselves through someone else’s eyes. In all of this, we are still individuals with the freedom to act (or not) as we please. If by chance we are able to live in a place of non-attachment we can observe how everyone and everything we see and meet bless us and are opportunities to enliven compassion. By becoming preoccupied with another’s pain and suffering is just another form of attachment and possibly avoiding the hard work of dealing with the SELF. There has to be a center and a fully incarnated Human-Being from which we can safely and lovingly go out and meet and transform the world. If there is no center it is like the world is moving through me instead of me moving through the world.

This is as much for my benefit as yours or anyone else. This is all to come back to gratitude. For me to fully realize and appreciate the world and it’s creations there needs to be a ME there.

I am grateful for all of my friends that support and inspire me.
I am eternally grateful for my beautiful, loving children.
I am grateful for the transformations in my life that were shifted through seeming tragedy and hardship.
I am grateful the gifts of scholarship and education that have been graced to me unexpectedly.
I am grateful for the presence of God and spiritual beings seen and unseen.
I am especially grateful to Elyse for providing this venue of discovery and expression.

As-Salaam,

David

There actually need to be an I (Self not self) as in I AM.

I appreciate
-the knowledge that helps me to grow that continues to enter my life
-the simplicity of my job and the beautiful environment it is in
-my warm, cozy apartment
-sunshine and clothes to keep me warm
-energy readings that help me to remember who i am
-my body and its ability to heal itself
-my family and their ever-increasing state of well-being
-music
-surprises
-hot tea and delicious food
-my release of limits and fears and my continual opening and expansion to the divine
-the gifts that are given to me before i even ask
-the light within me that connects me to all others
-my increasing awareness of that light in all beings
-the entire adventure that is my life

I appreciate, I am appreciative of:
my husband
my beautiful sons
my little patio with honeysuckle and now the autumn berries
my breath that makes it all possible
all my sense
the wisdom of my body
my writing tutor, her support and sharing her expertise
wonderful friends all over the world
the opportunity to contribute to world peace (one person at a time!)
walking by the river
the beautiful seasons we have here in UK
a full tummy and returning health
my little warm house
my Mac, it’s groovy and helps me connect to others
my writing talent
a big clean writing pad and a flowing pen
warm feet
colour everywhere – especially I love green and purple, but all colours are just a miracle, beautiful, joyous, playful
my education that gave me strength with words
poets and writers everywhere, thank you for your gifts
the little breeze making the leaves dance
another breath (making all things possible)
my teacher’s kindness, wisdom and patience
the coaching community and their support
just the huge manifestation that is me, the universe, all things bright and beautiful …

I’ve been really mindful about feeling and showing gratitude and appreciation for all of the wonderful things in my life. I’ve made gratitude lists galore, and I add to my gratitude list every day. I try to say thank you a lot. But yesterday I was asked by a wonderful coach friend how many of my gratitude entries were about the things I am grateful for about myself. I was pretty stunned to realize that it hadn’t ever occurred to me to be grateful for myself, or the things about me that are valuable and that have served me well. As a matter of fact, I’ve always felt vaguely uncomfortable about even thinking that way, having an underlying belief about it being narcissistic and self-indulgent. It’s still out of my comfort zone, but, in the spirit of doing something different, I’m going to go on a rampage of appreciation for myself here:

Things I appreciate and am grateful for about myself:

I am a responsible, caring, wonderful mom who loves her children beyond words
I am intelligent
I am pretty
I am funny
I laugh easily
I am open-minded
I am kind
I love giving gifts and showing people I care about them
I am generous
I am creative
I am brave
I am strong
I have learned to be more assertive
I am optimistic
I am positive
I am persuasive
I am easygoing
I know how to make money
I inspire people
I have a knack for finding funny, interesting, valuable information and resources, and get much joy from sharing them with others
I am a relatively early adopter of new technology — I am not afraid to try new things
I have awesome taste in music
I’m a good cook
I have a great vocabulary and love words
I am responsible — I fulfill my commitments
I never stop trying — I am determined and unstoppable
I make a difference
I’m a good decorator
I am fun
I’m very loving
I try to see all sides of an issue and put myself in others’ shoes
I write well, and groove on grammar and punctuation
I am enthusiastic
I have an open heart
I am a good friend
I am generous

OK, so that was actually pretty fun, once I got going Thanks, universe, for making me, me!

I am so grateful and blessed for:

Being here today, this weekend with my YaYas at the beach –
the beautiful sunrise, sitting on the sand, the orange sun shining across the water, the dolphins playing in the waves, the pelicans flying by
Being here last week at the beach – with all six of my children and their families and each beautiful day spent with them, and the joy and warmth shared
my friends present, not present, moved on
each beautiful day
all types of weather – i love it all
Paneurythmy
the gift of traveling
NYC
Shenandoah Valley – Route 340
Hot Air Balloons
Long Island — all the main streets, the energy, the beaches, LIRR, Montauk
Southwest
Adirondacks
fresh local produce
CSAs
Charlottesville
travel anywhere
Abraham-Hicks, all of HayHouse, Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson
Tai Chi
Yoga
Beautiful Music
the gift of Choosing Prosperity and all other amazing and uplifting websites, books, seminars and the energy that these send out into the Universe
all the abundance in my life

Thank you thank you

I love rain and clouds and breezy cool weather
I love hot herbal infusions in the early morning hours
I love the rising sun and the setting sun, dawn and dusk
I love that my middle name is Dawn
I love hearing the sprinklers in the morning
I love the sound of the dishwasher
I love quiet saturday mornings
I love the sound of lawnmowers
I love paint, painting and color
I love english country gardens
I love poppies, peonies and ranuculous
I love candles and scentsy smells that make my house smell delicious
I love incense from shoyeido
I love vitamins and salmon oil for my health
I love massages
I love inner self work
I love how much I’ve grown and changed in the past year
I love numerology and astrology
I love my husband and my two girls
I love my PPP buddies
I love facebook
I love blues and music from the 20’s and 30’s
I LOVE England and Royalty
I LOVE English history
I LOVE kings and queens
I love jaguars (the cars)
I love brick houses
I love my million dollar income
I love Europe
I love vacations in beautiful places
I love bed and breakfast inns
I love red wine on occasion
I love coffee once a week
I love shopping at Trader Joes
I love my fluffy comfy bed
I love my cats
I love houseplants
I love the millionaire lifestyle
I love cleaning service
I love my wardrobe of gorgeous clothes
I love all my high heels
I love boots
I love getting my hair cut and colored
I love manicures and pedicures
I love dinner parties
I love my angels
I love my connection to source
I love myself
I love my crazy fun family
I love that I can type fast
I love that I am a fabulous teacher
I love that I am a great leader
I love Halloween
I love fall
I love red, black and orange
I love green too
I love all colors
I love food
I love good food
I love cooking good meals
I love convenience too
I love my socks and slippers
I love my bathrobe
I love Abraham Hicks and Doreen Virtue
I love all the spiritual teachers who have guided me along my path
I love that my girls are growing up
I love watching them take their journey in life
I love playing the prosperity game
I love old movies
I love Gene Kelly
I love chocolate
I love birds chirping
I love owls hooting
I love coyotes howling
I love morning walks
I love EFT
I love my job
I love my students
I love my intelligence
I love my amazing very cool fabulous life!

love and more love
blessings upon blessings
kristi

oh yes, I must add

I love Johnny Depp movies

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I have so much gratitude for my spiritual family at Inner Focus–my healing school. The support and interconnectedness are what bring me into a higher vibration.
I am feeling a deep connection to the Earth, and reverence for the expansive beauty of the natural world, in all it’s delicacy and grandeur and wildness. There exists here such a range of experience and I feel very fortunate to be here on this planet!

I appreciate so much…My children…. For getting my heart broken and being forced to examine all the pieces before putting it back together again… Running water, butterflies, heat, air conditioning, my car, my clothes, fresh fruit, free food, friends, good movies, my laptop, my computer guy, my mechanic, public parks, my pet fish, smelly candles, my cell phone bill payed for, bright colors, inspiration, my parents, just to name a few…I could go on and on but I will stop here and continue in my own private journal…Love to all of you!!!

I appreciate my family, friends, my boyfriend, this awesome mind that I possess and all of the wonderful blessing bestowed upon me currently and those coming my way. I feel so much joy in my life. I am so grateful!!