A Great Way to Start Each Day

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A Great Way to Start Each Dayby Neal WalschEach morning when I awaken I try to remember to say a little prayer.It is the same prayer that I have been saying to myself for many yearsnow.Thank you, God, for another day, and another chance to be my HighestSelf. Thank you for this life and for the wonder of this moment. Thankyou for everything that has ever happened to me, is happening now, andever will happen. For all of it has produced the perfection of thisnext breath, and the glory of Who I Am now going to be. Amen, and amen.It is good for me to begin each day with gratitude. And then, as I getinto the shower, I break into song. Usually, Oh, What a BeautifulMorning!, which is, I believe, from the Rodgers and Hammersteinmusical, Oklahoma! The lyrics are...Oh, what a beautiful morning!Oh, what a beautiful day!I've got a wonderful feelingeverything's goin' my way...Oh, what a beautiful day!Then, when I get to the mirror to shave and comb my hair, I smile.That's right, I throw a big smile at myself! Do know that you arephysically unable to hold onto negative energy of any kind if yousmile? Smiling disintegrates it. Do you know it's impossible to remaingrouchy if you sing? Singing disallows it! Do you know that you cannotexpress true anger when you are expressing true gratitude? The two aremutually exclusive.Use this simple little formula and you will start off every day with amindset that will change what occurs in the hours that follow. This isimportant to understand. What you experience in your life is a directresult of the energy you call in.Here's something else I try to do each morning that has profoundlyaffected my quality of life. I try to read or write something sacredand holy. Something meaningful and important. Something soft and warmand wonderful. Something about God and Life and Love, and how toexperience all three at the highest level ever. Then I put down myreading or writing and I take a moment to quietly forgive. I forgiveeverybody for everything. And I include myself in that forgiveness circle.This is my five step formula for opening each day:1. Gratitude2. Song3. Smile4. Sacred Nourishment5. ForgivenessNot necessarily in that order. But touch all five if you can. If youdo, I dare you to walk out of the bedroom in a dark space or a badmood or in a grumpy state of mind. Dare you, dare you, double dareyou! You can't! You won't! It's impossible!Now I want you to do two more things and your relationship with yourSignificant Other will become once again the territory for bliss andgrowth and love abounding that it was at the beginning and was meantto be always.1. Think of your Beloved Other, whoever is closest to you right now,and prepare a present for that person in your heart and mind, offeringit to him or her before the day is out. One every day.2. Close each day with a recital to your Beloved: "What I am gratefulto you for this day...", and offer a verbal list of those items,describing each in detail.Now I want you to do three final things each day and your whole lifewill change, not just your morning or your relationship.1. Move through your day knowing that you walk with God and that Godwalks with you, and that another human being is going to be coming toyou this day for whom you will have a gift in your hands. You do notknow what that gift is right now, but it doesn't matter. You will knowwhen God brings that person to you.2. Do something courageous and outrageous in the next 12 hours, and doone courageous/outrageous thing every day. Then reach out and getwhatever life has to offer this day. Take it with gusto, for it isyour gift from life!3. Be good to yourself this evening. Give yourself some small treat,whatever it may be, and pamper yourself in this way, saying "thanks"to you and to God for the wonderful experience of living fully this day.This is my Ten Step Method for Achieving Daily Happiness. I don'tworry about setting long range goals or meeting daily objectives ordriving projects forward and using my time wisely or any of thosethings we hear about from motivational speakers and success trainers.I just use Gratitude, Giving, Getting, and God – the Four G's – as mypathway to fulfillment and joy, and they take me there every time.

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Word to live by,Thank You My Friend.

Peace and Love,

Rebeca Lynn

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wrote:

>

> A Great Way to Start Each Dayby Neal Walsch

>

> Each morning when I awaken I try to remember to say a little prayer.

> It is the same prayer that I have been saying to myself for many

years

> now.

>

> Thank you, God, for another day, and another chance to be my Highest

> Self. Thank you for this life and for the wonder of this moment.

Thank

> you for everything that has ever happened to me, is happening now,

and

> ever will happen. For all of it has produced the perfection of this

> next breath, and the glory of Who I Am now going to be. Amen, and

amen.

>

> It is good for me to begin each day with gratitude. And then, as I

get

> into the shower, I break into song. Usually, Oh, What a Beautiful

> Morning!, which is, I believe, from the Rodgers and Hammerstein

> musical, Oklahoma! The lyrics are...

>

> Oh, what a beautiful morning!

> Oh, what a beautiful day!

> I've got a wonderful feeling

> everything's goin' my way...

> Oh, what a beautiful day!

>

> Then, when I get to the mirror to shave and comb my hair, I smile.

> That's right, I throw a big smile at myself! Do know that you are

> physically unable to hold onto negative energy of any kind if you

> smile? Smiling disintegrates it. Do you know it's impossible to

remain

> grouchy if you sing? Singing disallows it! Do you know that you

cannot

> express true anger when you are expressing true gratitude? The two

are

> mutually exclusive.

>

> Use this simple little formula and you will start off every day

with a

> mindset that will change what occurs in the hours that follow. This

is

> important to understand. What you experience in your life is a

direct

> result of the energy you call in.

>

> Here's something else I try to do each morning that has profoundly

> affected my quality of life. I try to read or write something sacred

> and holy. Something meaningful and important. Something soft and

warm

> and wonderful. Something about God and Life and Love, and how to

> experience all three at the highest level ever. Then I put down my

> reading or writing and I take a moment to quietly forgive. I forgive

> everybody for everything. And I include myself in that forgiveness

> circle.

>

> This is my five step formula for opening each day:

>

> 1. Gratitude

> 2. Song

> 3. Smile

> 4. Sacred Nourishment

> 5. Forgiveness

>

> Not necessarily in that order. But touch all five if you can. If you

> do, I dare you to walk out of the bedroom in a dark space or a bad

> mood or in a grumpy state of mind. Dare you, dare you, double dare

> you! You can't! You won't! It's impossible!

>

> Now I want you to do two more things and your relationship with your

> Significant Other will become once again the territory for bliss and

> growth and love abounding that it was at the beginning and was meant

> to be always.

>

> 1. Think of your Beloved Other, whoever is closest to you right now,

> and prepare a present for that person in your heart and mind,

offering

> it to him or her before the day is out. One every day.

>

> 2. Close each day with a recital to your Beloved: " What I am

grateful

> to you for this day... " , and offer a verbal list of those items,

> describing each in detail.

>

> Now I want you to do three final things each day and your whole life

> will change, not just your morning or your relationship.

>

> 1. Move through your day knowing that you walk with God and that God

> walks with you, and that another human being is going to be coming

to

> you this day for whom you will have a gift in your hands. You do not

> know what that gift is right now, but it doesn't matter. You will

> know

> when God brings that person to you.

>

> 2. Do something courageous and outrageous in the next 12 hours, and

do

> one courageous/outrageous thing every day. Then reach out and get

> whatever life has to offer this day. Take it with gusto, for it is

> your gift from life!

>

> 3. Be good to yourself this evening. Give yourself some small treat,

> whatever it may be, and pamper yourself in this way, saying

> " thanks "

> to you and to God for the wonderful experience of living fully this

day.

>

> This is my Ten Step Method for Achieving Daily Happiness. I don't

> worry about setting long range goals or meeting daily objectives or

> driving projects forward and using my time wisely or any of those

> things we hear about from motivational speakers and success

trainers.

> I just use Gratitude, Giving, Getting, and God – the Four G's

> – as my

> pathway to fulfillment and joy, and they take me there every time.

>