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		<title>The Power of Written Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Halderman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you actively expressing gratitude every day? You should be. Expressing gratitude is one of the most powerful acts you can do to support your personal growth. There are always even minor things around and in your life that you can start to feel grateful about. The act of focusing on what you are thankful for places those things to a high value in your mind. And what you think about greatly affects your life.

Is your gratitude as potent as it can be? We know that thoughts are powerful, but what is even more powerful? Thought that has emotion added and focused thoughts are far more powerful than plain thought. This is why we tend to see more of what we fervently dislike in our lives, because there are strong emotions attached to the thoughts. 

So how do we add emotion and focus to thoughts about gratitude?
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