What is Really Important?

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What is Really Important?

This year I already attended two funerals, both of family friends in their 60′s. Although both suffered heavy illnesses for some time, it was still very sad. But very eye-opening. It got me thinking about important things in our lives.

One of the funerals was especially touching. I think I never saw so many people attending before.

After the ceremony at the cemetery we were invited to lunch, together with some 100 others. And all of them was talking about deceased. How he helped them at one point of their lives or another, one way or the other. How often times he didn’t asked for payment or anything in return. How he was always prepared to offer helping hand. How he was always ready to have fun.

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Living the Gratitude

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Living the Gratitude

There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance. Joseph Addison

The appreciation, gratitude and love are the highest forms of vibration. As more of our thoughts and words become positive, we start attracting more and more positive people and circumstances.

When we express our gratitude, we focus on the positive and we just can’t focus on negative at the same time.

We often go through our lives wanting more and more of the things. We wish to have a new car, new TV, phone, new love, better job, better grades… and sometimes we forget what we already have and achieved.

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Decorate Christmas Tree with Gratitude

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A christmas tree.

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Make different Christmas tree this year. Instead of traditional ornaments, made from glass, paper or any other material, hang on the tree posts or pictures of the you are grateful for. Of course you can still decorate your tree with classical ornaments, but add gratitude items as well.

You can put few items on the tree every day or you can follow the tradition of 12 days of Christmas and put 1 thing on the first day, 2 things on the second day and so on…

After the holidays and the celebrations are over and before you put away your tree, collect the gratitude posts and save them for the future. 

It is a great way to remind you of all the abundance around you and it will help you to start new year with a positive attitude.

 

 

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Write a different Letter to Santa this Year

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Write a different Letter to Santa this Year

You know how all letters begin: » Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year and I want….«.

Make it somehow differrent this year. Help the child explain why he thinks he’s been good. Let him describe this passing year in a really positive way.

What did he achieve? What did he learned? What did he accomplished? What did he do to others? Who did he help?

Together find positive events, when he was really happy or excited. When was he most proud of himself? What activities did he enjoy the most with his friends? When did the family have the best time?

You can even encourage some words about gratitude. What moments, people and things is he grateful for, that was in his life this year?

And finally, of course, let him ask for his wish. But again, make it more profound and help your kid describe everything he wants for himself in the coming year. What would he like to be? What would he like to accomplish? Where would he like to go?

This way the letter to Santa will not only express his demands for a certain material thing (toy, electonics, …), but it will give him an insight about all the great things he already have in life and he will certainly see his future in broader perspective.

Before the letter is sent, copy it and put somewhere you all can see it. It will be a great reminder throughout the whole 2011 to be and have what he wished for.

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If today was your last day…

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If today was your last day...

Today is a holiday in Slovenia – All Saints Day and family and friends get together to remember friends and family members who have died. We went to the cemetery to light some candles for our ancestors and friends. And walking past the graves Tina said: “Mummy, when you die, I will build the largest and most beautiful monument on your grave.”

But I don’t want others to remember me because of the biggest tombstone, I want to be remembered by the things I did and by the moments we share when I am alive.

Think about this - how would you like to be remembered? What things would you tell your children and family if today was your last day? Where would you take them? What would you show them? What would you do?

I admit I don’t like this holiday, I don’t like going to the cemeteries, but it’s a great reminder that our lives will pass too and that it’s every alive moment that really counts.

Now, why don’t you tell your loved ones how much you love them and how much you care, how proud you are and how happy to be with them?

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