GRATITUDE ROCKS!

Hey, it's Marco! Did you know that people who practice daily gratitude feel better about their lives as a whole, exercise more regularly, and are more optimistic about the future? When you live your life with gratitude, it is much easier to enjoy the spirit of giving. The simple practice of giving thanks each day will help you to create a continuous cycle of positivity, happiness and health. Thanks Marco! What may I do to help create a healthier, happier and more peaceful world? How about...this month, take time to recognize the daily fortunes in your life and pay it forward. By embracing both gratitude and generosity, together we will create positive change in our own lives and throughout the world. Here are five agreements to help you along your journey:


1. Be Impeccable With Your Word.
2. Don't Take Anything Personally.
3. Don't Make Assumptions.
4. Always Do Your Best.
5. Be Skeptical, but Learn to Listen.

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Be Impeccable With Your Word:  Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Don't Take Anything Personally: Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

Don't Make Assumptions: Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Always Do Your Best: Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

Be Skeptical, But Learn To Listen: Understand that everyone has his or her own perspective and agenda reflected in their words. It is up to us to discern the truth behind the words, but always to be respectful of another's right to his or her views, even if we don't share them. Each of us is the artist of our own life, the director of our own play, and we can make it an adventure or a drama - heaven or hell, it's up to us. And remember, don't count the days, make the days count!