Day Nine

Thursday. Today started off great. I had mentioned yesterday in my entry that I wanted to have more meaning and power to my prayers so I decided to start today's Power Hour with prayer, as I probably should have always been doing, and wow it's made a difference.

Soul Purpose - so like I said, I started with Prayer, and it was a prayer filled with gratitude, since I have so much to be grateful for.

Gratitude - After I finished expressing my gratitude to my Heavenly Father for all he's blessed me with, it made it easy to record things in my journal. One change that happened for me today though was in the way I was wording things. I've been recording the things that had happened recently to me that I was grateful for, and like I mentioned yesterday if you are in need of something or are found wanting, then express gratitude like you already have it. So that's what I did, I wrote in my journal as if it were at sometime in the future. I've done this before, in fact I trained a room full of people on this concept once. I had them each write a letter to themselves from one year in the future describing what that future looks like. Then if your mind believes that the future is bright and exactly what you've hoped for, you will attract right in that direction. I will apply this principle daily in my gratitude journal from now on.

Soul Purpose - so yes back to this for my scripture study. Alma 23, the people who had been converted to God and had turned away from their evil ways and murderings, were so grateful for the joy they had found in God that they didn't want to risk ever going back to those evil ways, so they buried their weapons and swore to never kill again even if others came to kill them they figured it better to die and go to God in righteousness...when I recognize things I'm grateful for, how committed am I to the changes that I'm going through and protecting my new found state?

Financial - I set some goals actually last night and today of what I wanted to accomplish at work today and before lunch I had most of them accomplished. I'm finding it very useful to use this time to create an "action list" if you will. In fact one of the major benefits of this entire process is the fact that by listing what I'm accomplishing in each of these areas I feel like I've accomplished more because I'm just seeing it clearer now.

Mental - Cash Flow vs Net Worth. I'm actually going to spend a good chunk of time and meditation on this one today. I need to get in my thoughts about how I'm using and applying this principle in my life.

Social - This was probably one of the most rewarding parts of my day today. I got to wake up early and go with my first grader Harley to her school for a special "Dudes and Kids" day. It started at 8:00 and school started at 8:45, they had doughnuts and milk, and Harley got to pick out her favorite book and bring a blanket and her and I got to stretch out in the gymnasium and read the book together why we had our treat. When we walked in they gave her a raffle ticket and they raffled off some prizes. I could tell she was really anxious, hoping to win a prize, but her ticket was never called. I put my arm around her to comfort her and then when we were walking down to her classroom she looked up at me and said, "Dad, its OK that I didn't win anything. I'm already a winner, I won time with my Daddy!" Yes, she's a major cheese ball, but she the sweetest little cheese ball in the world and she totally made my day!

Physical - I just stretched today and I'm eating smarter today, no soda or sugars because I've got basketball tonight, and I'd like to try to last a little more than 5 minutes before I need to be subbed out. Plus I've taken a few extra trips up and down the stairs at the office today...hey every little bit counts!