Be very specific. Generic intentions like, "I am going to be The New Happiness Code Review more thankful this week" yield nothing. Instead, have a concrete, measurable plan such as, "I am going to write a gratitude list each night before I go to bed." or "I am going to write a thank you note each day this week to someone I appreciate." Write the goal down and post it someplace visible.
Sharing helps you succeed at implementation. You create a certain degree of accountability for yourself each time you share your efforts.All of these suggestions take only a few minutes to apply. The average person does not do these things. Why not be exceptional, when exceptional is only a few minutes away? I know you can. May God bless you richly whenever you worship.
The ranks a man attains through silence is better than sixty years of worship. (Mishkat)To speak is a natural right of a human, but its wrong use swallows the rights of others. Too much laughing deadens the heart, but the power of silence shows the heart a beacon of light, new directions and internal happiness. Silence is an anchor which holds fast in the tides of difficulties so to build endurance against the cutting tongue of the barbarian world.
