"Gratitude Exercise."

Today’s stretch goal is about connecting with feelings of gratitude. It can be so easy to get bogged down with all the little things that are frustrating in our lives, that we can spend days, weeks or even years having a “difficult” time. It is so important to stop and take stock of how lucky we actually are. Just the very fact that you are reading this email means you have eyes to be grateful for, health enough to sit up, enough money to have some kind of a living space etc. Over time we can take these things for granted without ever stopping to think about what a huge blessing they are. Gratitude can turn up naturally from time to time, but it makes a lot of sense to practice cultivating gratitude; to remind ourselves of how wonderful it is to be alive on this extraordinary planet. It is so easy to focus on what is wrong with the human race without stopping to marvel at how beautiful the human essence is in so many ways. When we come from a place of gratitude our life gets better and better, so we really hope you will make the most of this gratitude day.Today’s stretch goal is to reach out and get back in touch with someone you care about. Sometimes when we haven’t seen someone for a long time or we’ve just lost touch, the longer it goes without seeing that person the more awkward it can feel to get back in touch with them. But when you do eventually contact them you will always be glad that you did. There really is no time like the present and life is far to short to worry about what’s happened or what people might think. Speak from the heart and let it guide you. Connecting with someone you care about truly is one of the greatest joys of life. As you reconnect with your friend today, notice how the positive energy and love brought forth in that experience spreads through you and other aspects of your world.

"One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching."

It is amazing how many people change their lives after having a near death experience. In one instant they suddenly realise the value of life, they realise how precious it is. Some people see the preciousness of life and make that a reason to always be safe and sound. They never really stretch themselves or make the most of their life. Yes, life is precious and that is exactly why we will be happiest when we make the most of it. Ideally we will go out into the world with a wide-eyed sense of wonderful opportunity. We get to live, we get to love, we get to grow, we get to change. How wonderful!

"Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."

Some people see the preciousness of life as a shortage of time and so they worry about getting everything done, they rush around huffing and puffing about what they may be missing out on. Other people turn that pressure into a wonderful driving force of focus. Why waste time on activities that don’t makes us feel good? Why waste time doing anything that doesn’t help us make the most of this wonderful life? I invite you today, to focus on what you love about life, cherish it, celebrate it, breathe into those parts of you that want to live well, that want energy, have love to give, a great life to love and let every element of what is wonderful about life course through your veins. Give a big resounding “YES” to life.