Tip #5 Open Your Heart with the Power of Gratitude to “Call In” a Great Relationship

Dear Friend,

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Keeping an Attitude of Gratitude

Gratitude is one of the simplest and most powerful keys to attract and keep a great love relationship. If you do nothing else except be grateful for what you have in your life right now, your life will be completely transformed. If you think I'm exaggerating, give it a try and see for yourself.

Gratitude opens our hearts. When we're focused on the blessings of life, it fills us with love and the possibility of receiving even more into our lives. When we hold resentments or anger it closes the heart and creates a pattern of limited possibility. It’s as if we’ve said “No” to the universe. Quantum physics tells us that everything is energy, including our thoughts and emotions. Books and movies like The Secret and What the Bleep remind us that where we place our attention is what we create more of – positive or negative!

A Personal Story - Gratitude Brings an Abundance of Love

I was 41 at the time, and another love relationship had ended in heartbreak. I owned a home, and my housemate had moved out. I decided to find a way to swing it financially to live on my own. I wanted the next person I lived with to be my beloved and life partner.

I’d learned from my reading and experience that it was far better to put my attention on what I did have rather than what I didn’t have. I'd learned whatever I put my attention on would increase. So I practiced gratitude for what I did have every day.

I also trusted that I’d find a true love and marriage partner. I realized once my love appeared, I might never live alone again. This meant that my days of living alone were temporary. So I decided to embrace and love everything about my life, including being single! Not too long afterward, I met my husband Dale – my beloved and life partner.

Imagine the Wish Fulfilled

Immerse yourself in the feeling of being grateful for what you do have and confidently anticipate the manifestation of your most cherished dreams. Have gratitude overflowing from every pore along with a joyful expectancy for the best life has to offer you. It’s a winning combination.

Katherine Woodward Thomas, the author of the book Calling in the One: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life, says: “When we give thanks for everything in our lives, specifically and exactly for the way they are, regardless of our preferences for them to be different, our lives become lit up with joy. And when we are lit up with joy, we become an absolute magnet for the blessings of life...”

Act as If!

Another technique that works hand-in-hand with the power of gratitude is “acting as if” you already have what it is you desire. This is “thinking from the end.” Just imagine you’re already where you want to be – in that lasting relationship of your dreams, in that new home, thriving in your successful new business. How does it feel? What does it look like? What are you doing and enjoying? Let your imagination create your reality.

Your Exercise

Step 1. Make gratitude a daily practice. At some point each day, make a written or mental list of five things you have to be grateful for. If you’re keeping a journal write them down. On your not so happy days, you can look through the list and be reminded about what’s really wonderful about your life.

An example: As part of my daily spiritual practice I write down five blessings I received the day before. They don't have to be “huge” things: two sweet cats, a great dog, a cozy home, delicious left-overs to eat, my husband Dale made a great fire, we watched a terrific movie holding hands on the couch.

Step 2. If you're single, make a list of the enjoyable benefits that go along with living the single life. Examples: I can eat cereal for dinner if I want, I can go to a party and come back when I'd like to, I can wear pajamas all day and not shave, I can watch reruns of my favorite TV show in bed at 1 a.m. without disturbing anyone.

Step 3. If you're in a relationship, make a list of what you have to be grateful for right now - regardless of your current level of satisfaction. When we appreciate others, it brings out the best in them.

Summary

Do you have a sense of how the power of gratitude can open your heart and make you magnetic to the good things in life, including a wonderful love relationship? If you practice it daily, miracles can occur.

Open your Heart to a Great Love Relationship with the Power of Gratitude is a principle we cover in depth during the Calling in “The One” coaching program. Learn more about this renowned 7-week program and how it can help you fast track your relationship goals. It’s helped thousands of others from all walks of life in many types of circumstances.

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About Lyndra

Lyndra Hearn Antonson will coach you to get free of inner obstacles to having the life and love relationship you’ve always wanted. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Social Work, preparing her for a successful 25-year career as a psychotherapist. She completed additional training to become a certified life and love relationship coach.

After consciously releasing her own inner barriers, she “called in” her great love and married for the first time at the age of 48. Lyndra successfully coaches others - men, women and couples - to have true and lasting love.

Lyndra primarily coaches by phone giving her the ability to work with clients all over the world. You can learn more about Lyndra and the transformational coaching programs she offers at www.loverelationshipcoach.com.

Lyndra Hearn Antonson, CPCC, MSW
Certified Professional Co-Active (Life) Coach
Certified Calling in “The One” Coach
Certified Conscious Uncoupling Coach