Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. - Doris Day
Who wants something to be glad for? Tim's Grateful 8 Episode 3
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This is your chance. Step up and grab some good feelings. Sure, there are plenty of things out there that tell you life sucks. But guess what? Life is also good. It just depends on where you put your attention.
This is Tim’s Grateful 8, Episode 3. Let me show you what I’m grateful for this week. I’m going to start with you, my readers and subscribers. I want you to know how much your support means to me.
Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. — Gertrude Stein
1. Readers and Subscribers
I’m grateful that you are here.
Wow! You chose to read this message. I am so glad.
Your lives are busy, and you have a lot of demands on your attention. Yet, here you are, and that makes me happy. All of you, thank you! It gives me encouragement and motivation. Here, take this cookie as a token of my appreciation. Take two if you like; they’re small.
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2. Helpful YouTube Creators Who Teach Us Things
Have you ever had a task you needed to do, and you turned to YouTube and its millions of helpful content creators?
Here are just a few of the ways that YouTube creators helped me make it through:
Taught me how to install Soffit and Fascia on the eaves of our house
Guided me through a meditation
Led me through a yoga routine for lower back pain
Gave me something to laugh at, like these baby goats jumping in slow motion
Thanks, YouTube creators! I appreciate all of your time and effort.
3. Book: Just Feel Good, by Andrew Kap
Andrew Kap is a breath of fresh air in the Law of Attraction space. His books are loaded with techniques that you can start using immediately.
There’s nothing difficult or hard to understand about his message. Andrew explains everything in an upbeat and common-sense way. Then, he hands you the tools to put it into play. And he keeps handing you tools until they fall out of your hands! His writing is so abundantly technique-heavy that there is no way you won’t find something useful. Andrew gives and gives and gives in these books.
The audiobooks are even better. I love how Andrew narrated them himself, and he put so much enthusiasm and care into it.
Here is one of the techniques from his book that I love:
The Gratitude Blitz: “Set a timer for however long you want — whether it’s 5 minutes, 3 minutes, or even just 30 seconds — and then until that timer goes off, you just sit and think of as many things in your life to be grateful for as possible.” — Andrew Kap, Just Feel Good
Here’s an example from his book.
“If you just can’t seem to think of anything for yourself yet — then consider, for example, your amazing miraculous heart that’s been beating inside your chest for every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year of every decade that you’ve been alive, tirelessly pumping blood and nutrients and oxygen to all those organs and other parts of your body — all of which also continue to serve you without asking anything in return.
“Think of your eyes that can see, your ears that hear, your sense of smell and taste and touch. Be grateful for your arms, your hands, your fingers, your legs, your feet, your toes, your lungs, your kidneys, your spine, and your face.” — Andrew Kap, Just Feel Good
Thank You, Andrew Kap, for all of the great stuff you put out there.
Find the book:
For Canadians: Just Feel Good on Amazon.ca
Watch his YouTube: Andrew Kap
4. In-Laws
In-laws are a lot like our real parents. We didn’t choose them, and they probably think they know better than us. They might be a lot to take sometimes. You might not be their cup of tea, and vice versa.
There are two ways to look at this. We could go the traditional route and treat the whole thing like a hassle. Or, we can lean into it and think of it as a learning experience.
I choose to take the positive approach.
I get from my mother-in-law how much she cares about the people in her life. I see her joy when she prepares food for everyone else and cares for their day-to-day. She cans, pickles, freezes, bakes, and cooks. Her food is excellent, and that’s how she shows her love.
I learned from my father-in-law what it means to be precise and exact. When he builds or repairs something, he pays attention to the details and doesn’t rush. He cares about each person in his life in his own way, too. And he is deeply passionate about things that matter to him, like politics.
I’m grateful for my wife’s parents. They have been a big help in our lives.
5. Warm Socks
I don’t need to say much on this one. If you live where it gets cold, you’ll understand. Up here in Canada, it’s warm sock season, eh? I’ve even got ’em on in the house.
Any House Elves in the crowd? I’ve got a warm sock with your name on it.
6. Local Businesses
Thank you to everyone running a small business.
Why should we give all of our money to the big corporations? I like to spend time in the small shops, and if I’m going to spend cash anyway, some of it can go to the hard-working sandwich shop staff, gift boutique, or corner store.
They need us. Having these shops for our convenience is nice, but if we don’t stop by and support them, they can’t keep going.
I’m grateful for these small businesses, so I will show it by buying locally when I can.
Shoutout to Danielle at Block Creek Mercantile in Eckville, Alberta!
7. Books
Have you ever thought about how hard life would be without books? We pass down so much knowledge and entertainment through them.
Anything humanity builds is from a book. University courses are taught from books. Engineers got their know-how from the accumulated information that books made possible. So even if you don't read them, books are helping bring you stuff like
When you read an author’s words, it’s like telepathy. You can read their mind. It’s like downloading right from their brain. So whether they teach you how to build a business or show you what it’s like to live in a world where red dragons breathe fire to destroy a city, you get that downloaded thought.
I love that we have books.
8. Mary Anne at 1000 Butterflies
Mary Anne is a Reiki Master, teacher, and practitioner of the Usui system. I was lucky enough to learn from her, and I got so much out of her class that my brain was overflowing. Mary Anne is generous with her time, knowledgeable, and knows how to teach.
It was THE best class I’ve been to.
There are plenty of reviews on Google and on the 1000 Butterflies site that testify to her skills. If you are in Calgary, Alberta, or if you are interested in remote Reiki healing, she would be an excellent choice.
Thank you, Mary Anne, for your generous and kind spirit and the wonderful training.
That’s Tim’s Grateful 8 Episode 3. If you have something you want to see on my list, something you love, or something you are working on, send it over!