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So far so good. This is day four of the Gratitude Journal exercise. I can report that it seems to be getting a bit easier to think up things that I’m grateful for each day. Deciding to live with the goal of appreciating the little things in life, has enabled me to notice things that I might have normally missed. It turns out that if you’re looking for things that make you happy, its not that hard to find them. It’s like they naturally come to you.

This is a result of the law of attraction. There’s a ton of hype going around the internet these days about Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret. The basic idea of The Secret is that you can control your life by way of the power of your own thoughts. By way of the law of attraction you will attract
whatever you think about into your life. If you think positively you will attract positive energy and good things will happen. Conversely, if you constantly worry and feel miserable, negative things will happen to you. If you’re interested you can watch the first twenty minutes of The Secret here:

While Ms. Byrne’s book and DVD might go a bit far in suggesting that you can will your dreams out of thin air if you just focus your thoughts enough, she drives home the importance of positive thinking. Ultimately it is your thoughts and emotions that control who you are, how you perceive the world and how you act. Think of the Gratitude Journal as way to focus your thoughts and emotions so that you will attract happiness into your life. This is why, after just four days, its becoming much more natural to notice those little things in life. When negative thoughts and worries do creep in, I’ve noticed that I’m much more likely to consciously decide to abandon those thoughts and start focusing in the opposite direction. Choosing to be happy is of course, much easier when you’re armed with a list of things to be grateful for.

So with that, here’s today’s list:

1. My wife - You may have noticed that she wasn’t on yesterday’s list. I know she did. Maybe that’s why I got chocolate chips in my yogurt and granola in the lunch she made. All I know is that when I opened the container I was pretty darn happy. Best wife ever!

2. Jeopardy! - Maybe I’m a nerd, but I love trivia. It might stem from the fact that I began watching Jeopardy! with my parents when I was five (it was darn hard back then). I remember when Alex Trebek shaved his moustache. It probably would have been less shocking to me if he came out not wearing any pants. If you ever read this post Alex, please accept my best wishes for your speedy recovery from your recent heart attack. The show wouldn’t be the same without you!

Now the reason that Jeopardy! is on this list? Well I got an email today about the next contestant search and have decided to give it a try. The online tests are going to be held from January 29 to 31, 2008. Everyone logs on at the same time and answers fifty questions. You get fifteen seconds to type your answer for each question. After that, they tally up your correct answers (but they don’t release your results) and based on that, pick people for interviews and mock games. If you make it through that stage you get placed on a call list and could get selected to come to L.A. for a taping. Now, I may not be Ken Jennings but its always been a lifelong goal to get on the show. So its time to dust off the ol’ books and start cramming world capitals, potent potables, potpurri and Shakespeare into my head.

If you’re interested in trying out yourself, click here for more info. There’s nothing to lose.

3. Old friends that pop up again in your life. You might only get to catch up for a minute or two, but its nice to know that friendships can stand the test of time and restart as if no time had passed.

4. A brand new edition of Golf Digest. It arrived in the mail today!

5. My family and their amazing generousity - I have never gone without and I know that I never will with them in my life.

A demain.

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