I Love My (blank) Because…

Easily one of the most powerful tools in our Tool Kit for Life is “I Love My (blank), Because…”  which is why I’m so excited to share this thought process with you today. I refer to it as one of the most powerful tools because of the instant, and ongoingly consistent and positive impact it has each time we choose to utilize it. We maximize its effectiveness when it becomes routine in the way we begin each day. The reason I use the word BLANK is to leave open the opportunity for you to insert the words that are most important to your life in your pursuit of happiness, joy, and fulfillment. If you’re willing to give it a chance, your life will be instantly enhanced. I promise.

                  Getting started is really simple because I’m giving you a basic model that you can utilize for every area of your life. Grab a blank sheet of paper and something to write with, or if you prefer, open a blank word processing document on your computer. At the very top write I LOVE MY LIFE BECAUSE… (this is the title of the document). Underneath the title you’ll be utilizing bullet points to create a list of all the different reasons you love your life. Hint: You need to fit all of the reasons on a single sheet of paper for ease of use and reference.

You can start with some obvious ones. Examples? I live in a house or space that’s safe, I don’t have food insecurities, I have a vehicle available for transportation, I’m married/single, I have kids/grandkids, I have a job that provides income and benefits, I sleep in a bed (not everyone does), I have friends, I was educated and provided with knowledge on a wide variety of subjects that continue to serve my life, I have safe and clean water to drink and hot water to take a shower with, there are people that I love and people that love me, I’m part of a family, some form of faith plays a role in my life, I have access to the internet, I have a cell phone, I have a savings account, I can read, I’m talented in areas of life that not everyone else is, and on and on and on.

Every person in the world can create a list that is unique to them and endless, given the right perspective. We don’t pause often enough to utilize the powerful emotion “gratitude” for the positive role it can play in our life, but this simple tool (I Love My (blank) Because…) allows us to amplify the benefits gratitude can have for us.

Back to the I LOVE MY LIFE BECAUSE document you just created, (you did, didn’t you? DIDN’T YOU? C’mon…this may be the most important thing you ever do. It can be life changing if you’ll just pursue its use). Now that you’ve created the document, I’m about to reveal the life-changing part of the process. Take the single page document and tape it on the mirror in the bathroom you first use every day. Then EVERY DAY you need to read it out loud to yourself to begin your day. “I love my life because: bullet point 1, I love my life because: bullet point 2, …” until the end of the sheet. IF YOU DO THIS EVERY DAY, YOU’LL HAVE A BETTER DAY THAN YOU WOULD HAVE HAD, GUARANTEED! But it requires action on your part. You need to follow through and be consistent for it to improve your life forever.

But wait…there’s more! I love My Life, Because… was just the beginning of this life transforming process. This process can work miracles in every area of your life. Other words you can insert into the BLANK space should include SPOUSE, KIDS, PARENTS, JOB, BOSS, NEIGHBORS, CO-WORKERS, COMMUNITY, FRIENDS, HOUSE OF WORSHIP, VEHICLE, and on and on and on. Have a frustration with your spouse, kids, boss, neighbor? Pull the sheet out and remind yourself of all the things you love about them. It can create an immediate paradigm shift and the shortest path to forgiveness and movement back in a positive direction.

Same with ANY word you use in the blank space. Can you see how powerful this tool can be for the rest of your life? I sure hope so. At the very least you should give it a try. You have nothing to lose, and the gain achieved may be an important turning point in your life. You should keep a folder at the ready of ALL of your sheets that have I Love My (blank), Because… so you can refer to them whenever you need to remind yourself of all the GOOD you associate with that person, job, place, or object. This process motivates you to focus on the good in every area of your life while giving you good reason to ignore and eliminate the bad.

                  With the current state of mental health in our society and the proliferation of Imposter Syndrome, I want to finish this article revealing the very most important word that you can place in the blank space. It’s the word “MYSELF” and may be the one you want to tape to the mirror where you can read it out loud every morning. I Love Myself Because…, may be the beginning of a whole new chapter of awesomeness in your life. If you need help in developing this document, reach out to a friend, family member, pastor, or neighbor and ask for their help. They may be able to identify positive character traits in you that didn’t immediately come to your mind. And finally, if this process and strategy begin to work for you and you can see the value created, share this process with all the people you care about. They’ll be grateful you did. Hey…I Believe In YOU! GiddyUp!