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Being grateful in your life doesn’t mean you are to be grateful for the bad things that happen.

How can anyone be grateful that something bad happened and their life has become worse?

The right understanding of being grateful is required to activate that power for creating possibility and abundance in your life.

There is a Living Consciousness and Power that is IN all things and that IS all things.

When you know how to be grateful, you are drawn nearer to the Creative Power and the Creative Power draws nearer to you. And as you move closer to the Universal Source, you are bathed in the power of Creation and Abundance that is Life. And the more you are immersed in this creative energy, the more you begin to attract the good things that you desire into your life.

How Does Being Grateful Bring You Closer To Creative Living Power?

When you give a precious gift to someone you care about and they accept it with true gratitude and joy, how do you feel? Do you want to take it back and give them something bad? Or instead, you feel a sense of joy which makes you want to give even more and better gifts?

The joy and gratitude in their eyes makes you feel good and lights that inner spark within you with a corresponding joy and happiness that they appreciate your gift. And the more they are appreciative of what you have given, the more you want to give to them even better things.

Gratitude connects you to the Living Divine Power that is the Source of Everything.

But when you give a gift and the person responds by looking down on it, chucking it carelessly away into a corner and even curses you for it, what do you feel? Would you want to joyfully give another gift to that person?

That emotion of disdain, disrespect and anger stops you from wanting to give them even better things.

In the same way, when an experience or lesson of life is sent your way to prepare you for the next step, and you disdain it, spit on it in anger, or complain about it, you have missed the pearl inside the oyster. You have thrown away the gift of life and the treasure within that will develop you and help you grow.

You would have stopped the flow of even better things into your life.

When the Student is Ready, the Teacher will Appear.

Nothing in life happens by chance. There is a gift in every moment, every experience and every person. When we are ready, we see the lesson. When we aren’t, we miss it. The lessons and gifts are always there. It is us who are not ready, or willing, to see them.

When you are grateful to Life for everything that you have, it draws Creative Consciousness nearer to you and opens the channel for increasing abundance and blessings into your life.

Being Grateful For Something Bad

The question is, how do you be grateful for something bad happening in your life?

You don’t.

You’re not grateful that something bad happened in your life. You are grateful for the good that comes out of the bad.

• You can be grateful for something that has made you stronger.
• You can be grateful for something that you have learnt about yourself that you didn’t know before, that puts you in a better position to create something good in your life.
• You can be grateful how whatever “bad” that happened opened your eyes to see your current situation isn’t what you want. It has awakened you to realize what you really do want.
• You can be grateful for being “awakened” and born into the realization that you have always had everything you needed to create a better life for yourself.

How Does Gratitude Create Possibility and Happiness?

When you are grateful, you are focused on the good things in your life. You see the good things in your life that have always been there.

As you focus on the good things in your life, your mind is infused with good pictures and your soul is bathed in good feelings. And as within, so it is on the outside. You will begin to create better things in your life, and you will begin to attract better experiences into your life because you have created those very ideas in your mind.

When you are grateful:

• You focus on the positive and good things, which create mental images of good things, which create the energy and attraction for good things into your life.
• You feel good, and vibrate with positive energy.
• Your mind is cleared of doubt, confusion, worry, anger and all the negative emotions that cloud your thinking and your judgment. You clear up your mind, and in turn, clear up your inner being.

As you become grateful for the people, abilities and things that you already have, you start to realize the possibilities available to you if you tap into these existing resources. And you always have the resources you need at this point in time.

You have the resources to move forward to the next step, and when you reach the next step, you will have the resources to take the next step, and the next and so on. In fact most of the time, the greatest resources that you have are within you.

They can be your talents, your courage to break out into a new direction, or your ability to pick yourself up when you are down. It can also be your simple ability to recognize what you already have around you that can help you achieve what it is that you want.

When you are grateful, you focus on the good things in your life, which starts the cycle and creation of better things. It only requires you to make that choice to see the other side of the coin to begin the flow of abundance and joy.

When you are Grateful, Who are you grateful to?

When you are grateful, you are grateful to Life that it has brought you lessons and gifts for your growth. And because Life brings you gifts through people and experiences, you become grateful for the flow of people and experiences in your life.

And as you grow in your awareness of the flow of life around you, you start being grateful that you have the inner resources to work with what you have to create what you want. And as you become kinder to yourself, and aligned with your true nature of creative power, you become more grateful that Life has given you everything you’ll ever need to grow to the next stage.

And when you realize this, you begin to realize that truly all things work for your growth, and you start to see how everything in your life is brought to you so that you can move into the abundance that is your natural birthright.

What Are You Grateful For?

You are grateful for two things:

1. The gifts and experiences that you already have in your life. (Your Present Life)
2. The gifts and experiences that you will receive in your life. (Your Desired Life)

Exercise To Practice Gratitude:

Look around you and at your life. What are the things that would make your life worse if you didn’t have them?

Be grateful for them.

What are the things that can make your life better because you have them?

Be grateful for them.

Write them down into your “Gratitude List“. You can start by writing at the top of the page “I am so happy and grateful that I…(have, am or do)…”

For example:

I am so happy and grateful that:

1. I have the ability to write and share what I have learnt with others.
2. I have a computer to create this blog with.
3. I have the ability to walk around.
4. I have food to eat when I am hungry.
5. I have a place to rest comfortably and securely at night.
6. I have the ability to learn new knowledge and skills.
7. I have written an article about the power of gratitude so that if you benefit from it, you might recommend it to others to read.
8. I have ….
9. I am able to ….
10. And so on

The more you write this list, the more you realize that there are truly many things in your life that you can be grateful for.

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in your life. Good and bad are simply two sides of the same coin of your life. You have the ability to be thankful and grateful, and you have the ability to be angry and bitter. The choice has always been yours, to create more abundance and joy into your life, or the opposite.

When You Are Grateful

When you are grateful and create a place of joy and gratitude within, you are already experiencing what it means to be happy. It is something that people would pay handsomely for, but the truth is no matter how much money they can pay, they cannot buy true joy, because it exists within.

And as you practice gratitude, not only will you be happy, but you start to attract the good things that you desire in your life towards you.

“When you know that what you want comes from the invisible supply, and you focus on creating from abundance, material things will come to you”

Gratitude creates possibility because when you are focused on what is already good and what you want in your life, you are constantly creating the mental pictures of what is good and what you want. And as you focus on the resources you already have, you start seeing the possibilities of how what you already have can bring you closer to what you want.

And the more constant and steady your mental picture is, the more sure and steady you will create what it is that you want. It is impossible to focus on the negative when you are grateful, and it is what keeps you connected to the Creative Source of Thought that is Abundance.

Be Grateful You Have The Ability To Read This Article.

In the pursuit of having more in life, do you really want wealth, or do you really want more riches? What’s the difference, you ask?

How we normally define wealth or riches is by the amount of tangible, material possessions that we have.

For example, by the amount of cash you have in your bank account, the kind of car you drive, the type of house you live in, even the neighborhood of your residence. Sometimes, you can even be defined by which school your children go to.

By definition of the majority, someone with all these material possessions would be defined as rich and wealthy. But are they really the one and the same?

Total Wealth

It may merely be semantics, but understanding the essence is of greater importance than the words used. Being rich is defined by your outer possessions. Yet being wealthy includes not only your material possessions, but your complete state of being.

Being wealthy includes not only the material possessions of house, car, money and others, but also by the state of your physical health, the relationships you have in your life, the emotional, mental and inner states of your being. In other words, wealth refers to having everything in your life that makes you happy, thankful, and complete.

There are people who are rich, but have spent their youth and health in pursuit of money. There are people who have great relationships, but not the money to make the lives of their loved ones better. There are people who are healthy, but are constantly in emotional and mental turmoil by the state of their finances and relationships.

True wealth includes all these things:

• Physical, tangible wealth in the form of money and material possessions
• Food for the mind, to develop and nurture your intellect and consciousness
• Love Both For and From others for the nourishment of the soul

Yet, in order to have all these things, the one defining element required in our society is having the use of money and things.

Without money, you cannot pay for your house and food on the table. Without money, you cannot have access to items, places and events that expand your mind and consciousness. Without money, you are not in the position to express your love and gratitude in practical terms to the people you love.

Living A Complete Life

In essence, a truly complete and wealthy life in today’s society would include all the elements of:

• Life for the Body
• Life for the Soul
• Life for the Intellect

And this is where having the knowledge and ability to acquire wealth is so important. Without it, we cannot really live a complete and growing life.

If you seek to pursue the path of inner growth and peace, the physical body still requires food and shelter. If you seek the path of dedicating your life for the good of others, with the use of money and things you can amplify your power to do greater good. And if you seek to develop your intellect, of course, you still need to pay for food on the table and the roof over your head.

Unless you intend to live in the wild, sleep under the stars, and survive in nature without access to civilization, you would require the use of money.

Before I share my experiences and review The Science of Getting Rich Seminar by Bob Proctor and Jack Canfield, a short description and introduction about the course for those who know nothing about it.

What is The Science of Getting Rich Seminar?

The Science of Getting Rich Seminar is a course created by Bob Proctor and Jack Canfield about how you can get rich. It’s based on the original book written by Wallace D. Wattles, but updated to modern day language and enhanced with relevant and powerful knowledge on how to acquire wealth.

Rich here specifically means money, cash, material items and possessions, and not emotional happiness, peace of mind, fulfillment, etc. However, while the course shares the science and steps to allow one to become rich in physical terms, it is more than just about the acquisition of material wealth.

The Purpose for Acquiring Wealth is for the Development of your Mind, Body and Soul

The purpose of obtaining wealth is to have the freedom to use materials and things to further pursue and develop one’s self. With the ability to acquire a level of wealth (according to each individual’s definition and level of riches) one may live life to the fullest with development to the mind, body and soul.

Creating Wealth versus Competing for Wealth

The base on which the Science of Getting Rich is built on is the acquisition of wealth through creative means. And through creative means, I refer to the process of acquiring wealth by giving more in use value than in cash value received, and in working from an understanding there is truly abundance available to all.

Getting Rich on the Creative Plane results in more wealth, abundance and life for everyone involved

By applying the principles in the Science of Getting Rich, more life and abundance is created as a result of the transaction that take place.

An example quoted would be as follows:

Suppose a man has a painting that is worth thousands of dollars in any civilized society, and through “salesmanship”, induces an Eskimo to give a bundle of furs worth $500 for it. In this instance, the man has wronged the Eskimo, because the Eskimo has no use for the painting. It has no use value and does not add to his life.

But suppose instead, the man gives a gun worth $50 (as opposed to the painting worth thousands) to the Eskimo in exchange for the bundle of furs worth $500, then it is a good bargain. The Eskimo has use for the gun; it will get him more furs and more food; it will add to his life in every way; it will make him rich.

More life has been created for both the parties involved.

A Time Proven “Secret” to Acquiring Wealth

The Science of Getting Rich is about how you can get rich when you apply the proven method used by wealthy and successful people over the centuries.

When you realize the following, you’ll understand the importance of grasping and applying the principles in the Science of Getting Rich Seminar in order to have a more abundant life.

• Doing things in a certain way. Wealth doesn’t come because one is intelligent, attractive or hardworking. Wealth comes to a person because he or she does things in a certain way.
• Location isn’t a primary determinant for success. Two people operating the same business in the same locality can have different business results. One will prosper and grow, the other will flop and go out of business.
• Intelligence isn’t a determinant for riches. Intelligent people have gotten rich, and stupid people have also gotten rich, proving that intelligence isn’t a determinant for getting rich.
• Talent is not a requirement. Talented people have gotten rich, and people with no observable talents have also gotten rich. This also proves that natural talent and ability is not a determinant for getting rich.

I’m sure you must have heard of talented people who have not become rich. You probably don’t have to go very far to see how true this is. So there must be something more, because getting rich is not the result of having natural talent.

So what is this crucial factor?

The crucial factor for one getting rich is the result of doing things in a certain way. And that’s what the course is about, teaching you how to do things in a certain way to obtain riches. And in the process of getting rich, one is given more resources to develop oneself in mind, body and soul to gain more out of life.

In a nutshell, that’s what The Science of Getting Rich Seminar is about. Teaching you how you can become Rich regardless of the lack of education, talent or opportunity when you learn how to do things in a certain way that has proven to work every single time when used correctly.

My Review of The Science of Getting Rich Seminar

Although I’ve read the original “Science of Getting Rich” book by Wallace D. Wattles, the material provided by the Science of Getting Rich program has been updated, and includes new material NOT in the original that has added to the value of the course.

When I look back, one of the factors that helped cause a major change in my thinking was the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles. While I’ve been exposed to such principles and ideas before, The Science of Getting Rich pulls together various concepts and steps on how to create wealth and abundance in life.

The course provides solid and robust material on how to get rich based on the Laws of the Nature, which is crucial in acquiring wealth and enjoying the process at the same time.

It’s easy to say “I’m rich”, but it’s much harder to believe and have the faith that it’s possible for you to be rich. And that’s where the power of the Science of Getting Rich course comes in. It provides the principles and examples to illustrate why getting rich is possible for anyone who does things in a certain way.

With the information and knowledge contained in the course, it causes a shift in your paradigm that is crucial to becoming rich in a manner that, while acquiring wealth, develops your whole person as well.

With the understanding comes a natural faith and belief that getting rich is not only possible, but a natural and the only outcome that is possible.

Does the program work?

There is always a learning curve to understanding and applying principles. But the question that you’re probably asking, does it really work?

For a hint at the potential power in the course, take a look at Bob Proctor himself. Bob Proctor has studied the book for 40 years, and look where he’s at. And he’s still studying the book!

And look at the success that the movie, “The Secret“, enjoys and how it’s spreading across the world.

It’s about thinking “Truth” in spite of what your external circumstances may be.

The Science of Getting Rich isn’t about positive thinking. It’s about thinking “Truth”, even when the external circumstances say otherwise. That’s even more powerful that positive thinking could ever be. And that’s the core principle in acquiring wealth, to see and think “Truth” at all times.

The most important part of the Science of Getting Rich Seminar isn’t the reading of the material. That part is relatively easy. It’s the application and working through of the knowledge to gain deeper insights into wealth acquisition that’s crucial.

The Science of Getting Rich course is much, much better than some of the other materials and courses that I’ve read. In fact, if studied in depth, the Science of Getting Rich is probably the most complete Personal Development Course there is in becoming wealthy.

I find the worksheets included with the course very powerful in understanding the wealth creation process and principles. Together with the visual posters, audio CDs, MP3 and reading material, it helps to create a learning environment that engages more of the senses.

For an idea of what you’ll be receiving, click on any of the thumbnails below.

The SGR Leather Briefcase

Science of Getting Rich Hardcover Book

SGR Audio Lessons in CDs

SGR MP3 Player

Of particular use are the CDs and MP3 player. Most people are so busy these days, the only real non-working time they have is on the road. The audio lessons help one to use the time productively. Plus, the audio lessons have additional insights not included in the book.

It’s like having Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield and Rev. Michael Beckwith as your personal mentors.

It’s not material that’s fully digested at one go, but something to be read, reflected on, tested and used in order to gain the full benefit.

Have a simple, easy to follow study program for yourself.

Perhaps you can do 1 chapter a day if you have the time. Or if you’re busier, then go through 1 chapter a week. You’ll find that as you go along the course, you develop the peace of mind that comes with knowing that getting rich is a certainty when you do things in a certain way. Better yet, get together with a group of like-minded people and go over the material with a fine comb, so you get even more out of it.

It’s a worthwhile investment for the right person, and how do you determine the value of a course that helps you to get rich with peace of mind and confidence anyway?

If you’re able to create wealth and additional income of $100,000 or more a month over the course of your lifetime as a result of this course, how much would you pay for it?

As for me, this course is one to keep and go over again and again. Reading and applying the principles embodied in the course alone are worth more than the money one can invest, and each time I go through the course, I always find another insight into practical steps of creating wealth.

Update 24th July 2007:

The more I study the Science of Getting Rich, the more gems and diamonds I find with each sentence. Practically every sentence is packed with the power to change one's state of wealth when it is acted on. The more I study it, the more highly I begin to recommend it!

Find out more about The Science of Getting Rich

I read an article in a newspaper (the Today paper, April 26th, 2007) recently with the heading:

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“Intelligence Not linked to Wealth”
(paraphrased from article published in the Today’s paper, April 26th, 2007)

According to a US study, it was found that people with below average smarts were just as wealthy as those with higher IQ scores.

“People don’t become rich because they are smart” said Mr Jay Zagorsky, a research scientist at Ohio State University, whose study appears in the Journal Intelligence.

This study was also support by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics who conducted a survey of 7,403 Americans who have been interviewed repeatedly since 1979. From answers in 2004, people who are now in their mid-40s showed no link between brain-power and earning-power.

“Your IQ has really no relationship to your wealth. And being very smart does not protect you from getting into financial difficulty,” Mr Zagorsky said. The study confirmed previous research which has shown that smarter people tend to earn more money, but pointed out there is a difference between high pay and wealth.

“The average income difference between a person with an IQ score in the normal range (100) and someone in the top 2 percent of society (130) is currently between US$6,000 (SGD$9,000) and US$18,500 (SGD$27,900) per year,” it said. “But when it came to total wealth and the likelihood of financial difficulties, people of below average and average intelligence did just fine when compared with the super-intelligent.” - AFP
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Hmmm…. does that tell you something?

Intelligence isn’t a crucial factor for being rich. Perhaps it could really be knowing the Secret in the Science of Getting Rich?

I recently watched this movie titled “The Secret”, in the past month or so. The Secret actually came to my attention some time in 2006 when it was launched in the U.S., and I’ve seen how it’s become a global phenomenon when I received an email from a friend in Singapore about this movie just the beginning of this year!

Although I finally watched the movie only after almost a year since it was released in US, I’ve got to say it’s a brilliant piece of movie production. The way they managed to illustrate the concepts and principles that are invisibly operating in life was done really nicely, with just enough information to evoke interest and “buzz”, but yet not enough to truly utilize them.

I especially liked the way they created the ripple effect of a specific thought attracting certain circumstances and conditions in a person’s life. It was certainly dramatized in the manner to create the visual impact, but overall, I find the movie well done in bringing attention of universal laws of life to the world.

What could be better about “The Secret”

The thing about The Secret is that it only creates awareness of the Law of Attraction. It brings to public attention on how the Law of Attraction can create our desired results in life. But it doesn’t share HOW and WHY the Law of Attraction works in greater depth.

As a result, there is a lot of misunderstanding about how the Law of Attraction works. Just watching the movie, The Secret, one would think that if we “thought” and “visualized” something long enough and hard enough without doing anything, it would magically manifest and appear in our life!

More than just One Universal Law

The Law of Attraction is merely one of the universal laws that operate in our world. In fact, the Law of Attraction is derived from the Law of Vibration.

There is also the Law of Cause and Effect, which states that every “effect” has a cause. The only question is if we know what the Original Cause is, and how we can use this Original Cause to create and manifest everything we desire in our life.

My View on the Secret Law of Attraction

The Law of Attraction is a great introduction into understanding more of the Universal Laws that govern our life here on planet earth. But like most things, the Law of Attraction doesn’t operate in isolation.

Understanding the Law of Attraction is merely the starting place into the discovery and understanding of the other Universal Laws. The Law of Attraction operates in together with other laws to create the results we experience in our life.

Actually using the Law of Attraction to create our desired results is to me more important than just knowing that it exists.

At the end of the day, what we want is the actual results and not just “knowing” about how to get the results, right? That brings us to the next question, how do we really apply these Universal Laws to create our desired results?

The Science of Getting Rich Course by Bob Proctor and Jack Canfield

I’ve recently been introduced to a Home Study Course by Bob Proctor and Jack Canfield on how one can actually utilize the “Secret” towards creating riches in our life. It’s aptly named “The Science of Getting Rich”, after the book it was based upon.

To find out more about the Home Study Course, click on the following link:

The Science of Getting Rich Home Study Course

The workbook and exercises in the Home Study Course are interesting, and definitely very useful in creating a wealth consciousness mind set.

That alone might be worth the cost of the Home Study Course, especially if it generates more wealth from application of the knowledge than what it costs to purchase The Science of Getting Rich!

I’m still going through the Home Study Course, and I’ll share more of my views on it in later posts. Especially on the ideas that I agree with, and the ideas that I don’t. It’s interesting how going through the workbook generates emotional agreement as well as conflicts. I’m able to observe myself going through these emotional moments, and do my best to work them out into something useful and productive.

Every Season Has Its Time

It’s my belief that everything in life happens for a reason, even though we may not understand the reasons for these events.

I’ve always desired (for as far back as I can remember) to live a purposeful and meaningful life, together with wealth in the form of emotional richness, spiritual satisfaction as well as material abundance.

There is a place for tangible, material wealth in my life, and perhaps this course came to me at the right time, at the right place, in my life. That could be the “Law of Attraction” working in my life, and together with other laws, it’s come to me at the right time of my life where I’m better able to fully understand and appreciate the knowledge contained in the Home Study Course.

Why do I believe it’s the right time?

It’s because I’ve actually read the book “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace D. Wattles a couple of times some time in 2005 ~ 2006. While I learnt from the original book, the Science of Getting Rich seminar goes into more detail that fleshes out the principles in the book.

Many things have occurred in my life since then, and I’m seeing the “invisible” behind this book with fresh eyes, personal experiences and deeper understanding. Especially since I started consciously and deliberately pursuing personal development and the raising of my conscious awareness some time in early to mid 2006.

With a different set of beliefs and perspective, I see the same things differently now than I did previously. It’s amazing what mental clarity and raising the level of my consciousness does for my perspective and experience of life. Simply amazing.

You can get 7 free lessons on the Law of Attraction when you subscribe on the top right hand side of the website provided when I purchased the Science of Getting Rich Course.

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