The days race by quickly as we multi-task, schedule, prioritize, juggle and run in our attempt to balance our business and family lives.

And it is easy to be overcome and somehow lost in the shuffle. We may lose our center, become unfocused, and frazzled as a result, our goals seeming to be more and more distant.

We can get completely mired in simply accomplishing the list of activities that keep us afloat.

But there is a simple power that we all possess, one which can immediately quiet the mind, and help us to regain our center, and focus.

That is the power of Gratitude.

I think we can all be grateful every day for many little things, and hugely important things with which we are blessed.

But do we remember to stop and actually give thanks for those things?

Just taking a moment out of each day, preferably first thing in the morning and as you lay down to sleep at night, will do wonders whether you are feeling scattered and stressed or even if you are feeling quite balanced and accomplished.

Do not forget this wonderful gift you have to take control of your over-stuffed mind and be at peace for a crucial few moments out of every day.

When you do this you will find you have more energy, more power, and will be even happier and willing to give to those around you.

I’ve made it a habit in my life to take these moments every morning and night, and sometimes many times during the day to just stop and be grateful. To truly enjoy the simple pleasures that so many take for granted.

And I have found it to be truly my only source of strength in some of the most difficult times of my life, for example as my mother suffered with pancreatic cancer and passed away three years ago.

I was grateful for every moment I had left with her. I was grateful to have her for a mother, for I can’t even express how beautiful a spirit she truly was.

But in the pain of losing her I had at least that, my gratitude to her, and for her.

And in the simple pleasures of every day, I know that I gain strength from that recognition that i am blessed to be in this world, enjoying the good health and fortune that I have, and so many other things.

As an example of my recent thought toward this post, I’ve frequently been in awe of the giving and wonderful positive minded people that I’ve been blessed to come in contact with through social media. As a result of that inspiration, I’ve put a list of blogs together in a My Tribe section of this blog to express my gratitude for some of the many friends I have made through the blogging community, some of my most dedicated commentators and those from whose blogs i have gained tremendous value.

I introduced this page in my post “Social Media Gratitude, Honoring My Tribe“. It’s just one small way that I can show my gratitude, and I know it’s not nearly enough, for there are so many more people with whom I have developed friendships through social media.

But if you are going about your day filled with gratitude, as you will be if you practice the thought process at least a couple of times a day, you will find it much easier to be centered and focused on your goals.

Your success will be attracted at a much faster rate. For gratitude is one of the more powerful positive emotions that allows manifestation of your desires through the Law of Attraction.

I hope you will take this to heart and truly stop and think of each person and each simple thing you can be grateful for each day. Because I know this will empower you to find the success you so richly deserve!

Wishing You Massive Success,

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