You must practice gratitude every day in order to override old code and BECOME LOVE. Practice the 3 QUALITIES of gratitude: Infinite, Immediate, Unconditional; and the 2 MODES: Towards yourself, Towards others.

 

INFINITE GRATITUDE

 

Infinite gratitude is when your gratitude never runs out.

 

TOWARDS YOURSELF: You have fewer towels than you want. Then you meet someone who doesn’t have even one towel. It never occurred to you someone could not have one towel. Now you feel grateful for having your amount of towels. How can you show gratitude towards yourself for having enough towels? Give a towel to the person without. This can apply to towels and to money.

 

TOWARDS OTHERS: Your ex-spouse continues testing your patience and forgiveness. They are stuck in their old code. You could develop resentments and wage war. Or, you could see them as a sparring partner. They give you opportunities to practice Love. We thank sparring partners.

 

IMMEDIATE GRATITUDE

 

Immediate gratitude is when you can show appreciation in the moment, rather than in hindsight. There is no delay in expressing your gratitude, it is immediate.

 

TOWARDS YOURSELF: Three weeks ago you promised to do volunteer work. On the day of volunteering, your friend invites you on a boat ride. Your old code tells you to blow off volunteering. You could submit to old code, or you could override it and keep your commitment to volunteering, seeing it as an opportunity to practice Love. Spend 10 more minutes volunteering than you would have to show yourself gratitude for making this new code choice.

 

TOWARDS OTHERS: Positive experience: A wealthy family member gifts you an item you couldn’t otherwise afford. To show gratitude, say thank you and tell them how you intend to use the item. Negative experience: After thinking about it, a wealthy family member decides not to buy you the item you asked for. To show gratitude say, “Thanks for giving it some thought. I’ll wait until I can afford it myself.” It’s always your choice to either create an unhelpful resentment (old code) or practice gratitude (new code).

 

UNCONDITIONAL GRATITUDE

Unconditional gratitude is when you don’t invent excuses for why you won’t be grateful. Your gratitude has no strings attached.

 

TOWARDS YOURSELF: You wake up most mornings feeling awful. You go through most days feeling down. You don’t know how to stop feeling this way. You are so mad this has become your life. Eventually, you get so fed up with living this way, you vow you will stop at nothing to make a change. You start to practice Love every day, and slowly, you start feeling better. Now you look back at those awful days and regret you ever felt that way. Why? Instead, be grateful for feeling awful, it changed your life. Treat yourself in some way for sticking to your vow.

 

TOWARDS OTHERS: An unrepentant racist runs for office. They win. They govern as a racist. They are so noxious people who never cared about politics now decide to vote in the next election. You run for office opposing the racist. You win. You govern with Love. Now more people are inspired to BECOME LOVE. Thank the racist for inspiring you in your acceptance speech.

 

*Look for moments to practice gratitude throughout your day. You can either seek out situations or people that you know will test your gratitude, or prepare for your gratitude to be spontaneously challenged.