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What a 5-Year-Old Taught Me About Gratitude

Tony Mase here with an article (below) I think you'll really enjoy...

With the thought of Thanksgiving Day being right around the corner here in the United States, I'm reminded of a simple, yet *extremely* valuable lesson I learned about gratitude from a five-year-old.

In this article, I'll share it with you.

Enjoy! :-)

To your success,

Tony

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What a 5-Year-Old Taught Me About Gratitude

- by Tony Mase

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One beautiful summer day, shortly before he started kindergarten, my son, who was five-years-old at the time, and I were driving somewhere (more than likely a toy store :-)), when, seemingly out of nowhere, he asked me what I knew about this "God thing", as he phrased it.

As simply as I could put it, I shared with him my personal belief...

Essentially...

That One is All and All is One. That one Intelligent Substance manifests itself as what appears to be many elements of the material world.

Simply put...

We're all made from the same Stuff, a Thinking Stuff.

After I finished my simplified explanation of this concept, he sat there quietly for a moment or two, staring out the car window, then he looked at me and said...

"Daddy, that makes sense!"

And...

With "ah-ha" written all over his face...

He added...

"So that's why you're always telling me to love my neighbor as myself and to treat other people the way I want to be treated, because we're all one, right Daddy?"

At age five...

He got it! :-)

Not long after our "God talk", as he likes to refer to it, impressed by his insight and "feeling my oats", I guess, I decided to tackle a very simplified version of the concept of gratitude to the Formless (the one Intelligent Substance from which all things are made), the importance of expressing gratitude to the Formless, and the various ways in which we might express our gratitude to the Formless, with him.

As I was enthusiastically waning on and on (I guess I got a little carried away :-)) about how to express gratitude to the Formless, he sat there with a puzzled look on his face (okay, actually it was his "you idiot" look :-)).

Finally...

Obviously unable to take it anymore...

He piped up and said...

"Daddy..."

"Since we're all made from the same stuff, isn't saying thank you to someone else the same thing as saying thank you to the stuff?"

Hmmmmmm...

Hmmm...

Hmmm...

Hmmm...

Out of the mouths of babes. :-)

You know what?

He was absolutely right!

I frequently see folks going to great lengths in their effort to develop and incorporate an "attitude of gratitude", as Wallace D. Wattles put it so well in his classic masterpiece The Science of Getting Rich, into their lives, lugging around special gratitude crystals, rocks, or stones, keeping special gratitude journals, and/or resorting to all sorts of other "props and crutches" as I like to refer to them, when *all* that's *really* required is developing the simple habit of saying "thank you".

I believe it was Meister Eckhart, the influential fourteenth century German theologian, philosopher, and mystic, who once wrote:

"If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is 'thank you,' that would suffice."

No doubt about it!

And...

As I learned from my five-year-old...

We can continuously express that prayer of gratitude to the Supreme, for *all* we have and enjoy, by simply developing the habit of consistently saying "thank you" to one another.

Once again...

Thank you son! :-)

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Wallace D. Wattles on Gratitude

"The more gratefully we fix our minds on the Supreme when good things come to us, the more good things we will receive, and the more rapidly they will come; and the reason simply is that the mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into closer touch with the source from which the blessings come."

- Wallace D. Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

George Washington on Gratitude

"Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to 'recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:'"

"Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us."

"And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best."

"Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789."

- George Washington, 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Is There a Money Teacher Inside You Just Waiting to Pop Out?

Tony Mase here...

As you may have already discovered for yourself, most so-called "opportunities" are little more than an opportunity for someone else to get your hard earned money, leaving you, all too often, with nothing more than an "empty bag" to show for it...

Sad, but true!

However...

Amidst all the "opportunity" scams floating around out there, every once in a while (very rarely, I might add), a *legitimate* opportunity emerges that holds *serious* financial potential for the right person and, more importantly, at least for me, is right in line with Wallace D. Wattles' principle of delivering more in use value than you receive in cash value thus enabling you to *add* to (rather than take away from) the life of the world with each and every business transaction.

Well...

I recently came across just such an opportunity and I want to take a moment to share it with you today.

Now...

Let me warn you ahead of time...

This may not be for you.

And...

Quite frankly...

Odds are it isn't.

But...

If this is something you have an inclination for and/or it fits into what you're doing or would like to do...

This may well be just the opportunity you've been looking for!

With that "disclaimer"...

Here's the deal...

As you may know...

Although I recommend little (*very* little!) outside the writings of Wallace D. Wattles, I *highly* recommend Leo Quinn's How to Own Your Paycheck Again! program as it "mechanically" fits "hand-in-glove" with the scientific principles contained in The Science of Getting Rich.

Though it's not what I'm here to talk with you about today, here's the link to Leo Quinn's How to Own Your Paycheck Again! program, just in case you're not familiar with it:

=> http://www.ebookempower.com/leoquinn.html

That being said...

Based on his highly successful How to Own Your Paycheck Again! program, which has helped a whole lot of folks (some 16,212 since January 2005 to be exact) straighten out their financial lives once and for all, Leo Quinn has just released a brand new program that'll show you *exactly* how you can do the same *and* profit from it!

It's called...

Teach a Money Class for Fun and Profit

And you can get *all* the details about it at:

=> http://www.ebookempower.com/moneyclass.html

With the apparent state of the world economy being at the forefront of the news as of late and money, especially debt and getting out of it, uppermost in millions upon millions of people's minds right now, if you have a strong desire to help others and an inclination to teach, then this program may well be the right opportunity at the right time for you and thus, well worth your taking a *serious* look at.

Now...

Rather than repeat details you can read for yourself at:

=> http://www.ebookempower.com/moneyclass.html

Having read every word of Leo Quinn's Teach a Money Class for Fun and Profit, I want to share one *very* important observation with you that's *vitally* important for you to know.

Unlike a lot of so-called "programs" out there that tell you what to do, but never quite get around to telling you *how* to do it (the reason being the program's author hasn't a clue how, as they've never actually done what they're telling you to do), this program is different...

Very different!

Based on his *own* personal experience in marketing and teaching "money classes", Leo Quinn tells you *exactly* what to do and, far more importantly, *exactly* how to do it by sharing with you *exactly* what he *DOES* (*DOES* being the key word here and the primary difference between the *doers* and the "wannabes").

As a matter of fact...

Not only does he tell you *exactly* what to do and *exactly* how to do it, he provides you with *ALL* the necessary tools to do it with and...

Even better...

As all the materials are 100% downloadable...

You can get started TODAY!

It doesn't get much better than that. :-)

With this distinction in mind...

If this sounds like something that might be "right up your alley"...

I highly encourage you to check Leo Quinn's Teach a Money Class for Fun and Profit program out for yourself at:

=> http://www.ebookempower.com/moneyclass.html

You'll be *really* glad you did!

To your success,

Tony

P.S. One more important observation...

Besides the obvious "front-end" income you can earn from teaching your own "money classes", these "money classes" are an absolutely *perfect* "lead-in" to all sorts of potential sources of "back-end" income...

Well worth your putting some *serious* thought into! :-)

P.P.S. By the way...

Not having any desire to have "money teachers" tripping over each other out there, Leo Quinn has told me point-blank that at some point within the next few days he's going to pull this program off the market until sometime next year (if he re-releases it at all) in order to preserve the integrity of the opportunity it offers (this is a good thing! :-)).

Therefore...

If this is something you want to do...

I *strongly* suggest your taking action TODAY!

Otherwise...

You may well find yourself kicking yourself tomorrow.

Here's the link again:

=> http://www.ebookempower.com/moneyclass.html

Wallace D. Wattles on Opportunity

"Do not look for opportunities to walk in the beaten track and do the same things others are doing, especially those which are being well enough done. Get into the place where growth is going on; do not attach yourself to that which is already full grown."

- Wallace D. Wattles, The Personal Power Course

Wallace D. Wattles on Scientific Increase

"Give every man more in use value than you take from him in cash value; then you are adding to the life of the world by every business transaction."

- Wallace D. Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

Wallace D. Wattles on Debt

"It is wrong to borrow money and mortgage your future; it is never necessary to those who are in unison, by faith, with the Great Abundance."

- Wallace D. Wattles, As a Grain of Mustard Seed