Gratitude

In studying the law of attraction, I decided today to focus on the attitude of gratitude and had an excellent opportunity to practice.  We drove down to my home town for their annual Founder's Day celebration and after the Fireman's Breakfast, the parade, the sham battle, and lunch and a mini-reunion with my cousin's family, we headed for home.  We took the alternate, more scenic route through a gorgeous canyon and....we'll here's the entry in my journal.

"At this moment we're in Logan Canyon, just past the Beaver Mountain turn-off and we have a flat tire.  So I'm practicing the positive.  A man came up to see if we needed help and said, "Flat tire? Bad luck." Bad luck?  Hardly.  I'm grateful that it happened before we started up the long incline.  I'm grateful that, even though we were going fast, the flat didn't cause us to lose control and we were able to stop immediately--in a conveniently located large turnout area that was an entrance to a lodge.  I'm thankful we had a lot of people around in case we needed help.  I'm thankful it's daylight.  I'm thankful our son is here to help us.  I'm thankful we have a spare and the tools needed to make the exchange.  I'm grateful the guys can change the tire and I can stay in the car out of the wind.  I'm grateful I brought something to do while I waited.  I'm thankful the guys were able to change the tire in record time, and I'm thankful we'll be safe going home. 

Just looking at this small incident and all of the things I have to be grateful for, I'm more aware of the positives that are constantly happening, and I can definitely see the benefit of focusing on gratitude.  I have a lot more to be thankful for than I do to worry about."

My paradigm is shifting.