a rEciPe 4 hApPy!

Gratitude is the single most important ingredient

to living a successful and fulfilled life.

~Jack Canfield

Dear Readers;

I know I've written about it before, but this Personal Code of Truth I wrote last summer has absolutely gotten my attention again: I live in love and gratitude.

So the first part--I live in love--means that I don't live from a place of fear anymore. Like, for example, not saying stuff 'cuz I'm afraid of what people will think of me, and I have KNoCkEd OfF not being true to myself 'cuz of what others may say. It's kinda weird, but lately I've been learning a lot about fear--

I've now know that my fear isn't really an all-powerful

scary crEEpaliscious monStEr--

it's simply (not so scary)

information. . . . 

AND

MY FEAR SHOWS ME

WHAT I AbsOLuTely mUsT DO OR SAY!

So, like, if I'm scared of something . . . 

that means I sUcK iT uP & DO IT, danggitt#@$%!. 

Crazy stuff, huh? I used to shrink back away from the stuff I was scared of instead of facing it head on--but guess what? Facing the stuff I'm scared of gives me confidence, independence, strength, and power!

The second part of my PCT--I live in gratitude--simply means that I look to life with awe, thanks, and humility. I have gratitude for even the smallest things in life (like, for example, taking a breath, seeing a beautiful flower, a smile from a stranger . . .). And, (this is trickier, yo) that means that I am also thankful for the yucky crap-aliscious stuff--'cuz when it feels crappy, it means I just can't see the sparkly gifts in the experience yet-- 'cuz I can't see the super amazing, delicious, 

bIggEr and beTTer pLan

the You-niverse has for me!

. . . so there you have it! That's my second mantra! What do you think? Leave a comment and let me know how YOU live in LoVe and gRaTiTuDe! If you're interested in some more quotes about gratitude, click on this link:

GrAtiTuDe QuOteS: OWN

Have an amazing and magical day!

heArts!

;0) dana