"Discover The Master Key To The Storehouse of Abundance" - A Lesson In Proactive Thanksgiving

By Randy Gilbert (c)2001

In 1993 I spent a month working in Bombay, India and what I saw there practically ripped my heart out. It would be impossible to count the number of people begging; they seemed to line every street in the city.

It is good to practice what you believe, which for me means giving to those in need, especially the homeless. So there I was, giving out...money...food...clothes, but it didn't feel right. I knew the need in Bombay was endless, so I wasn't expecting to 'change the world,' but something seemed wrong. I felt as if my giving was having NO EFFECT AT ALL.

After my second week there, it finally hit me - no one ever said "thank you," not even in their own Hindi language. I looked hard to find it in their body language, but there was no gratitude, not even in their eyes.

This was radically different from previous experiences. It made me want to stop giving. Suddenly, I saw the reason for their abject poverty - they had somehow lost their ability to be grateful, so they lost everything, even their hope was gone.

After that experience I did some research and I've discovered that people have abundance to the degree in which they express their gratitude for what they receive from both human and divine sources. That is why 'Thanksgiving' is so important to us.

"Gratitude [Thanksgiving] is a beautiful word because it describes a state of mind that is deeply spiritual in nature." This statement from Napoleon Hill, is going to teach us Proactive Thanksgiving, because it contains 3 tips that form the Master Key to unlock the storehouse of success and abundance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tip #1 - Gratitude Makes You A 'Beautiful' Person ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation describe an amazing attitude that has a magical power, capable of transforming even the most ordinary person into one of regal beauty.

The Spanish word for 'Thank you' is 'Gracias,' which means graciousness. By consciously developing an attitude of gratitude you will be looked at by others as being dignified, courtly, and gracious! Thankfulness enhances your personality and gives you a "magnetic charm" that makes other people WANT to be around you.

Saying thank you also builds trust so people naturally pay more attention to what you have to say. This is important, especially if you are a parent, spouse, speaker, sales person, business person, or leader.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tip #2 - Gratitude Is A State Of Mind That Can Be Learned ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Attitudes can be learned, so you should consciously practice Thanksgiving until it becomes a common part of your everyday speech and life. You will know that you have succeeded when 'Thank you...,' 'I appreciate...," and "I am grateful..." are phrases that are frequently heard from you.

Expressing thankfulness is certainly not limited to words. Send a simple note. Do an extra chore. Give a little gift. Display a genuine smile. Be creative; be proactive.

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