Daily Gratitude: I write a lot about this because I think it’s essential especially when things appear to be chaotic and not as we had “planned”. Being blessed really is a frame of mind. The more we concentrate on that feeling and thought, the better our nervous system reacts and as a result, the healthier we are. Stress, hate, discontent, worry, fear and doubt create the opposite effect in and on our bodies. Many of the chronic illnesses today can ultimately be traced back to stress. When we don’t acknowledge that and don’t make an effort to change our inner “core temperature”, we just allow things to go haywire. Could you set your alarm (or a reminder) for every hour or every two hours of the day, stop for about 20-30 seconds minimum, look around you and find ways in which you feel blessed? Could you do that for a trial of one day and then see if you feel any different at the end of the day? It may not be a major change (although it might be) but see if there is at least a smidgen of a change. If so, are you willing to try it again? If you feel that’s being too compulsive, could you just do it when you’re waiting – in traffic, in line, in an elevator, etc? I know you can do it.

Daily Gratitude: Are you even aware of where your script is coming from. I grew up in a community where essentially the family decided what Junior was going to be when he grew up. Usually that was something they thought would make him successful like a doctor or a lawyer or some other professional. God forbid Junior wanted to be an artist or an author. So, all his life Junior followed the wishes of his parents. He was never happy. He always wanted to pursue the career he felt was his. But he let others write and dictate his script. Do you know anyone like Junior? Maybe it’s not a complete script but only part of it. That is sometimes harder to recognize it. Is usually comes in the concept of career or profession but it can manifest itself in other aspects of the belief system. I’ve mentioned that I was taught that you can’t trust anyone. Where did that come from? My parents. Did it last a long time? You betcha. And it’s not me. Not my essence. But I didn’t know that this one little statement could have such an impact in my mental, emotional and physical health until I came to look deeply at why I either did certain things or felt certain ways about some things. And that’s just one belief system of the hundreds or thousands i developed in my past. It will take a long time and a lot of work to pull up all the weeds cluttering my garden. What about your garden? Do you know where your weeds are?