Having an attitude of gratitude is very important because according to the law of attraction, showing and feeling grateful should attract more things into your life that you can be grateful for.

Which means... whatever you impress on your subconscious mind will be expressed in reality.

Expressing gratitude is more than giving words of thanks for your blessings.

It's also more than using the power of gratitude to draw blessings your way.

It's a way of living your life and being aware of how and why you are receiving these blessings.

The Story Of Lucien Hamilton Tyng

The next time you give words of thanks for something in your life... I would like for you to remember this true story taken from Your Infinite Power To Be Rich, by Joseph Murphy.

The story is about a young man named Lucien Hamilton Tyng, who was born in Peoria, Illinois... a city that had very little to offer an ambitions young man... who dreamed big dreams and thought big and expansively.

So Lucien decided to go to Chicago and try his luck there. He got a job as an office boy - which barely paid him a living wage. After he paid rent on his room, it left him with exactly fifty cents a day for meals.

Lucien spent five cents on a bag of chocolate cream for lunch. Breakfast was fifteen cents, so dinner couldn't be more than thirty-five cents.

He was also very religious and always expressing an attitude of gratitude by making a constant habit of holding his fifty cent piece in his hand and saying: "God multiplies this and I give thanks. I am receiving more and more money everyday."

Expressing Gratitude - Repeat The Process

He would repeat this for about ten minutes every morning before he spent the fifty cents. Lucien began to attract many clever and successful men into his life, and opportunities began to arrive his way... which he quickly took advantage of. And he continued expressing an attitude of gratitude by saying, "Thank you, Father."

One day a wonderful idea came to him, which he related to a good friend, who said it had tremendous potential. They formed a partnership and incorporated what was then called the "General Gas and Electric Company."

It grew by leaps and bounds with stations all over the Eastern states, and after many years Lucien and his partner sold the business for a reported sum of fifty million dollars.

The entire process of mental, spiritual and material riches can be summed up in three words, expressing an gratitude! It's your choice to either give thanks or not. So why not give it your all!

Expressing An Attitude Of Gratitude

Expressing gratitude is more than giving words of thanks for your blessings.

It's also more than using the power of gratitude to draw blessings your way. It's a way of living your life and being aware of how and why you are receiving these blessings.

"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

The State Of Being Grateful

The state of being grateful is being aware that everything in your life is a gift from God.

The state of being grateful is also being aware that all your life experiences, those you consider to be good or bad are just moments of spiritual growth, and should be celebrated.

And knowing that your mere presence on earth is one of the most precious gifts to be grateful for.

The Benefits Of Showing Gratitude

Like all the other universal laws, showing gratitude or being in a state of gratitude makes you totally aware of all aspects of life, living, people, places and things.

You look at things differently, you react differently and you're more conscious of where your blessings come from.

You could become more forgiving, more compassionate, and more understanding of the situations you encounter in life.

How To Maintain Being Grateful

• Record daily in your gratitude journal.

• Remember to say thank you.

• Let God know that you know where all your blessings come from. Give thanks and praise His name daily.

• You can also use a gratitude board. Tack pictures of everything you're grateful for, and look at it every day.

• At the beginning and end of each day, I always say, "Thank You Father for another blessed day!"

Law Of Attraction And Gratitude

We all know the law of attraction states that you get what you focus on, and that like vibrations attract like vibrations...

Then it stands to reason that if you are living in a state of gratitude, and you perceive each day as being a blessing filled with gifts from God, then you should attract more of the same.