Hay Louise L. - Gratitude: a way of life

ALSO BY LOUISE L. HAY

Books
Colors & Numbers
Empowering Women
A Garden of Thoughts: My Affirmation Journal
Heal Your Body
Heal Your Body AZ
Heart Thoughts
I Can Do It
Inner Wisdom
Letters to Louise
Life! Reflections on Your Journey
Love Your Body
Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook
Meditations to Heal Your Life
(also in a gift edition)
The Power Is Within You
You Can Heal Your Life (also in a gift edition)
You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book

Coloring Books/Audiocassettes for Children
Lulu and the Ant: A Message of Love
Lulu and the Dark: Conquering Fears
Lulu and Willy the Duck: Learning Mirror Work

Audio/CD Programs
Anger Releasing
Cancer
Change and Transition
Dissolving Barriers
Feeling Fine Affirmations
Forgiveness/Loving the Inner Child
Heal Your Body (audio book)
How to Love Yourself
Life! Reflections on Your Journey (audio book)
Loving Yourself
Meditations for Personal Healing
Meditations to Heal Your Life (audio book)
Morning and Evening Meditations
101 Power Thoughts
Overcoming Fears
The Power Is Within You (audio book)
The Power of Your Spoken Word
Receiving Prosperity
Self-Esteem Affirmations (subliminal)
Self Healing
Stress-Free Affirmations (subliminal)
Totality of Possibilities
What I Believe/Deep Relaxation
You Can Heal Your Life (audio book)
You Can Heal Your Life Study Course
Your Thoughts Create Your Life

DVDs
Dissolving Barriers
You Can Heal Your Life, the Movie

Card Decks
Healthy Body Cards
I CAN DO IT Cards (a 60-card deck)
I CAN DO IT Cards for Creativity, Forgiveness,
Health, Job Success, Wealth, Self-Esteem, Romance,
a Stress-Free Life (each deck has 12 cards)
Power Thought Cards
Power Thought Sticky Cards
Power Thoughts for Teens
Wisdom Cards

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All of the above are available at your local
bookstore, or may be ordered by visiting:
Hay House USA: www.hayhouse.com
Hay House Australia: www.hayhouse.com.au
Hay House UK: www.hayhouse.co.uk
Hay House South Africa: www.hayhouse.co.za
Hay House India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Louises Website: www.LouiseHay.com

Copyright 1996 by The Hay Foundation

Published and distributed in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published and distributed in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published and distributed in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published and distributed in the Republic of South Africa by: Hay House SA (Pty), Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.za Distributed in Canada by: Raincoast: www.raincoast.com Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Edited by: Jill Kramer Designed by: Jenny Richards

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording, nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews without prior written permission of the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hay, Louise L.

Gratitude : a way of life / by Louise L. Hay and friends.

p. cm.

ISBN 1-56170-309-5

1. Gratitude. I. Title.

BJ1533.G8H38 1996

179.9dc20 96-22530

CIP

ISBN 13: 978-1-56170-309-8
ISBN 10: 1-56170-309-5

14 13 12 11 21 20 19 18 1st printing, October 1996 18th printing, January 2011 Printed in the United States of America

To all the contributors in this book
Im very grateful to you!

by Louise L. Hay

I am so pleased to be sharing this very special book with my friends and the world. All of the profits from this book will benefit my charitable organization, The Hay Foundation, which diligently works to improve the quality of life for many people, including those with AIDS, and battered women.

As you read through the lovely, inspirational thoughts in this book, I hope that you will take the time to think about all the things that you have to be grateful for in your life.

Louise L. Hayis a metaphysical lecturer and teacher and the bestselling author of numerous books, including YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE and LIFE! REFLECTIONS ON YOUR JOURNEY. Since beginning her career as a Science of Mind minister in 1981, she has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing. Louises works have been translated into 29 different languages in 35 countries throughout the world. She is the owner and founder of Hay House, Inc., a publishing company devoted to disseminating books, audios, videos, and other materials that help heal the planet.

I have noticed that the Universe loves gratitude. The more grateful you are, the more goodies you get. When I say goodies, I dont mean only material things. I mean all the people, places, and experiences that make life so wonderfully worth living. You know how great you feel when your life is filled with love and joy and health and creativity, and you get the green lights and the parking places. This is how our lives are meant to be lived. The Universe is a generous, abundant giver, and it likes to be appreciated.

Think about how you feel when you give a friend a present. If the person looks at it and her face falls, or she says, Oh, its not my size, or not my color, or I never use anything like that, or is that all there is, then I am sure you will have little desire to ever give her a present again. However, if her eyes dance with delight, and she is pleased and thankful, then every time you see something she would like, you want to give it to her, whether you actually do so or not.