In 2006, I started playing the Gratitude Game daily with my dear friend JJ Flizanes. We wanted to support each other, and playing also provided a delightful way to stay connected during my travels. We left phone messages each day, declaring what we were grateful for. I would state things like “I appreciate the sun is shining! I appreciate I love my magical life! I appreciate I get to see my stepsons today…” on and on.

This simple ritual magically transformed my life. In a short time, it reprogrammed my brain to look at only the positive in all situations. When I didn’t feel right, I appreciated the relaxation opportunity being under the weather created. When something went wrong, I appreciated the solution, specially when I didn’t know what it could be—making gratitude a habit in this way made me a better person and problem solver by setting me on a grateful solution-oriented path, no matter what. It also made me much more fun to be around. My default state became a steady flow of thankfulness. Today, I have to be careful not to start voicemails with, “I appreciate…” and remember that I don’t have to play with every call I make. Gratitude can do this and much more for you.

I help my students and clients access Lighthearted Living and their glory through wonder, wellness, and wisdom in my courses and private practice. Gratitude is a unique superpower tool that is all three: wonder, wellness, and wisdom. Therefore, gratitude is one of my favorite supporters of glorious living because it is also the pathway to achieving it and all you desire in life.