But if you say, "oh, it's wonderful and thank you, I really adore it, it's great."
That person is probably going to want to buy you a present
every time they see something they think you would like.
And it's like that with the universe. The universe loves gratitude.
To begin with, you start by doing what we call doing-affirmations,
and that is making positive statements about your life that are positive.
And you do them deliberately.
You might do them in the morning, you might do them at noon,
you might do them at night,
you might do them, twice a day or whatever,
but you do this and you let this become a habit.
And as you start to do them, things will begin to change.
Maybe on a very small level. I call it getting the green lights from the parking places.
I mean, they're not huge things in your life
but it can be very nice when you get 3 green lights in a row and you're in a hurry.
Doing an affirmation is either writing it down, writing it on the wall or the mirror,
or using a, just saying it.
What I like people to do is to stand in front of a mirror and do their affirmations,
because there's something very powerful about looking in your own eyes
and accepting yourself, or noticing that you reject yourself
when you're saying something positive about yourself.
So that would be a very beginning way to start.
Say in the morning, you get up in the morning, you go to the mirror
and this is a big one and it's hard for lots of people
but you look in the mirror and say, "I love you. I really, really love you."
And to begin with, that can be so hard for people
because they think of all the things that they think are wrong with them.
But if you can start your day saying that, it's very powerful.
Remember, I'd like to think the universe is listening to everything you say.
And everything you think.
And saying, okay, you can get that.
So then it starts to bring you in and bring things into you.
And I know this sounds farfetched, but it's amazing how it works.
If you do a good general positive statement for yourself,
the universe will figure out how to manifest that, how to bring that about in your life.
So things could happen that you wouldn't expect at all, but they will happen.
If you think of doing your positive affirmations, is like planting a seed in the ground.
It's not necessarily true at the moment, but it is something you want to have be true.
So you put the seed in.
And you plant a seed and you expect it to grow.
And you maybe plant 3 seeds just in case. But you expect them to grow.
And you don't wait two days and then dig in the earth and say
"what's happening, what's happening?" You expect that thing to grow
because you know there's a law and a process.
And the seed will grow if it is in the right soil and it has the right amount of moisture.
Making it really a habit and doing it every day,
doing something every morning when you wake up, that's a really good time
and another good time is when you go to sleep at night.
And gratitude works a lot. Just being grateful for everything.
I always say the universe loves gratitude.
The more you're grateful for what the good is in your life,
the more good you get to be grateful about.
And it's like, somebody gives you a present or gives me a present and I say,
"oh my God, I hate that colour and it doesn't fit..."
That person will never give me another present.
But if you say, "oh, it's wonderful and thank you, I really adore it, it's great."
That person is probably going to want to buy you a present
every time they see something they think you would like.
And it's like that with the universe. The universe loves gratitude.