9 Things to be Grateful For

There are virtually millions of things to be grateful for each and every day. No matter how bad things may seem, if you look deep down, you will find there are so many things you can give thanks for. Having gratitude is essential to your mental and physical health; it draws positive energy into your life, you smile more, and positive people are attracted to you. Here is a short list of things to be grateful for. Add them to the list of things you're already grateful for..

1. Be grateful... when the sun comes up each day. Let the warmth wash over you. The shining sun is a sign that you have been give life for another fantastic day.

2. Be grateful... for the your car, especially if it only starts when it feels like it. Your broken down car is a reminder that on your road to greatness, your future holds a new one.

3. Be grateful... for any mistakes you make today. Mistakes are life's way of telling you are human and you are not perfect. Mistakes are made to give you lessons. Learn from them and embrace them.

4. Be grateful... for the love in your life. It's not all about romantic love. This includes family, friends, your pets, and, yes, the love you have yourself. Love is love, no matter the form in which it is given.

5. Be grateful... for your flaws. You are unique. Flaws show you that you can grow as a person. It would be very boring if you were perfect. Being unique is what makes all of us special.

6. Be grateful... for the winter chill in the morning as you leave your house. As strange as it sounds, the cold reminds us that we are alive and there is breath in our lungs. Enjoy this cold days and know that Spring is just around the corner.

7. Be grateful...for the person who harms your heart. Why? Because that person has taught you a lesson, a part of life, and opens your eyes to the people in your life who are truly there for you no matter how bad things seem to get.

8. Be grateful... for the sounds that annoys you. Even the worst sounds reminds you that you are able to hear the sounds you do enjoy.

9. Be grateful... for all of your problems. Everyone has problems, but they remind us that we are able to overcome them and make our lives truly wonderful.

In short, be grateful for everything that crosses your path, every day. No matter how bad things seems, no matter how sad you may be, there is something right in front of you that will bring you some kind of joy, if even in a small way. Embrace it and be thankful for this day!

Ready? Set...Fly!, the incredible novel by, author, Lana Jordain, takes us on a journey of gratefulness. From a bad marriage where nothing in life seemed to be good, to a life of bliss, Lana shows you that life is a gift and we should be thankful for everything in it. Pick up your copy at Amazon.com.

Live The Life You Want

You have the ability to live the greatest, most auspicious life if you take control right now and make choices that effect spectacular changes. This control ultimately adjusts your life and you will begin to live the life you truly want.

Envision the Life You Want

If you don't have a vision of the life you want, you can't take the first step toward that life. You need to be able to see your perfect life in your mind before you can make it a reality. As with anything else, you will not go forward without the vision of your life they way it's meant to be.

If you find it's difficult to envision it, you can write your goals down and use photographs, if necessary. Start with your ultimate goal, the life you truly want to live, and work from there.

Eliminate What Serves No Purpose

Anything in your present life that will not serve a purpose in the future must be eliminated. Holding on to things that will hold you back will not get you to the life you want needs to be left behind. Begin with the small things in your life that aren't working for you, then move on to larger things. Once that is done, you can begin to gather the things that will help make your envisioned life become a reality.

Start by making a list of the unnecessary things, people, places, and habits that do not fit in your envisioned life. Anything that does not benefit you must be eliminated and replaced with the things, people, places, and habits that will make your envisioned life truly great.

Replace With What Best Serves You

When you eliminate unnecessary things in your life, you must replace them with beneficial things. Instead of a bad habit of, say, smoking, replace that habit with something like working out or yoga. Do not let negativity distract you. Your goal is now clear and you are on the path to greatness.

As previously mentioned, make a list, with photos, of the life you want. If there are things that are not on that list that should be, put them on. If there are things on that list that shouldn't be there, remove them. Everything on your list of the life you want to live should ultimately bring you to the point you want to be.

Lana Jordain's novel, Ready? Set...Fly!, discusses the path to the ultimate life and how she went from living a life of pain to being positive and now living the life she was destined to live. Her novel can be purchased at Amazon.com.

About Ready? Set...Fly!

Everything in our lives is instinctive: It's the same as if someone tries to get you to eat a certain food you don't like. Nothing is going to make you eat that food, no matter what people tell you or what your read or hear about it. If it just doesn't click, it isn't going to happen. That is true with anything in life. You may begin to read a book, but leave it unfinished as there is nothing in it that hits close to home. It's not selfish, it's just how we're wired. It's about our ego, whether we like it or not.

I am not very good at self-promotion, but I still predict that you won't set my book down in the middle of reading it. Why? Because I know you will find something in Ready? Set...Fly! that will catch your soul and resonate like nothing else. There is a message for you in this book. There is a message for everyone.

Are you still intrigued and continuing to smile?

Read Ready? Set...Fly! Check it out for yourself. As I said, there is something for everyone. It wouldn't be fair if I kept this message to myself. If you're a man or a woman, this is for you. And all the better if you're a man because men tend to keep their feelings and emotions deep down inside, while women tells her worries and hardships to anyone who is willing to listen.

Read my book. Feel the words. Laugh and cry with me. Talk to me. I am happy to make even the slightest difference in your life. 

Ready? Set...Fly! is available on Amazon.com in both e-book form and in print. Buy it today and discover your true self. Together, we can fly.

About The Author

Lana Jordain, Author of Ready? Set...Fly!

I grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia and went to one of the oldest universities in the country, where she received a Master's in Economics. In the early part of the 1990s, I immigrated to the United States and spent 14 years in New York. I love New York.

In October of 2007, I left the United States again, and moved to London. I had planned to stay there, but they were interrupted by a world crisis.

I, eventually, returned to the United States, but the move turned out to be very complicated and it took me 3 years to finally return. By the end of November of 2010, I did finally return to the U.S. and now live in Los Angeles, California.