How To Make Your Own Gratitude Charms (And Feel Richer Every Day!)
What is a Gratitude Charm? A Gratitude Charm is a powerful reminder of all that you have to be grateful for. They are symbols representing the people, places, thoughts, and ideas that enrich our lives. If you've seen The Secret you've heard about gratitude rocks. A stone carried in your pocket that every time you touch it you think of something you feel grateful for. Great Idea, but who wants to carry around a rock in their pocket? I'd rather wear a beautiful piece of jewelry and every time I see it sparkle I think about All I have to be thankful for. I had just started collecting charms and decided that my charm bracelet would be my gratitude bracelet and the charms I would collect would represent everything I have to feel grateful for. Every time I wear my special bracelet I can't help but feel RICH RICH RICH!
How It Works
OK. Let's put that jewelry to work...
To make a gratitude charm you simply choose any piece of jewelry(or maybe a keychain?) and DECIDE that every time you see(or touch, or think about)it, you will take a moment to think of something you are grateful for. Now, wear it every day or as much as you can. Easy enough. Later I'll discuss ways to "program" your charms to be a very powerful reminder of all that you have to be grateful for and all that you intend to create.The basic idea is that by feeling more grateful, you'll feel more wealthy and thereby attract more abundance into your life.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~Melodie Beattie
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Gratitude Charms and The Charm Bracelet
The charm bracelet is a great way to display your gratitude charms.
This section is for those of you who would like to create your own Gratitude Charm Bracelet.You may choose a single, meaningful charm or collect different charms representing all the many things you have to be grateful for. (Happy Collecting!) How about a collection for all of the people you love, or the things that make your heart soar, your passions, or perhaps, representing that which you want to bring into your life. Whatever you choose you're only limited by your own creativity and desire.
Maybe you already have a charm bracelet and you realize that it brings back joyful memories that you've collected over the years. Congratulations, you're ahead of the game. Now you can refine your collection and put those charms to work.
For those of us just starting out. We'll begin by selecting a starter bracelet and our first important charm.
Your Charm Bracelet There are as many different types and styles of charm bracelets as there are people who wear them. That's the beauty of them! We have the sleek italian style links, the ornate european bead charms, Traditional charms come in every shape and size of detailed little miniatures, exotic tribal fetish styles. You may be tempted to buy a ready made bracelet with tons of charms but I believe you'll get the most out of it by individually selecting meaningful symbols. (I confess that in addition to my gratitude bracelet I have two additional "fun" charm bracelets. Be warned, collecting charms may become addicting!)
Your First Charm I reccomend that your first charm represent yourself. If we cannot feel gratitude for our own life, how can we be grateful for anything else? Choose something that represents the VERY BEST of you. This should reflect what you love about yourself. Pick something you will feel proud to wear.
Try These:
A Heart, Spiral, Star, Your Birthstone, Engraved/Personalized Charms, A Locket, Initials...
In the next section we'll look at some more ideas to help you get started.
Ideas For Your Gratitude Charms
Selecting the perfect charms for your bracelet.
This list is just a starting point...You are only limited by your own creativity... Have fun with this!
In the next section we'll look at how to "program" our charm bracelets (and our own minds) to be even more powerful.
In the next section we'll look at how to "program" our charm bracelets (and our own minds) to be even more powerful.
- Love hearts, couples embracing, cupids, angels, engraved love messages.
Anything that represents perfect love. - Family & Friends Figures representing mom, dad, kids, and people you love. lockets and photo charms are perfect, engraved charms.
Choose those which reminds you of their BEST qualities and what you love about them, this will help when you're feeling less than happy with them. - Faith Choose a charm representing your spiritual faith or beliefs. Religious and spiritual symbols abound.
- Universe show your gratitude for this wonderful world we live in with Sun, Moon, Star, Earth or other celestial charms. This can represent the source of all power and energy.
- Abundance Charms representing wealth such as Coins, Money Tree, precious gemstones, Dollar Signs,
- Health Anything that represents perfect health for you. Maybe a heart, apple, athelete...
- Pets Likenesses of pets or totem animals that are significant to you. Dogs, Cats, Birds, Butterflies, Fish, Horses...You can find a charm for almost every animal there is.
- Carreer You may choose something representing your current profession or your future carreer.
- Hobbies What do you love to do? What are you passionate about? Choose charms representing that which makes your heart sing.
- Fun What makes you laugh and stop taking yourself so seriously? Have fun with it.
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Programing Your Charms
So that EVERY time you see them you can recall that feeling of Gratitude!
Ok, this is where it gets personal. "Programing" your charms means you form a strong visual connection in your mind, so that every time you see (or think about) this charm you will be able to recall these feelings of gratitude.It's really very easy, for some it's a easy as simply deciding that "when I see this heart charm I will remember that I am grateful for my life". As for myself, I prefer a simple little ceremony. Another person may want an elaborite ritual. Whatever you choose to do is right for you. I will share with you how I connect with my charms.
Lets start with the charm that represents YOU. I chose a sterling silver puffy heart.
1. Hold the charm in your hands and spend as long as you like just admiring it. Isn't it pretty. How fortunate you are to be able to buy beautiful artwork such as this. Even a simple silver charm is a thing of beauty, someone crafted this,(even machined pieces came from an original design)Thank the artist, the jewler, delivery man, salesperson, all the people who might have helped to make this charm available to you. Allow yourself to really feel the gratitude.
2. From this place of Gratitude think about what you intend for this charm to represent to you. I chose the heart to mean my gratitude for loving and accepting myself. I thought about how grateful I am to be alive, and about my willingness to love myself. If we cannot love and appreciate ourselves we cannot love another. "I am grateful for LIFE!" Feel it, say it, know it, write it, whatever feels right for you is fine. What does this charm mean to you?
3. Close your eyes and imagine your charm in your mind's eye. Recall what this charm means to you now. It is now a Gratitude Charm. Every time you see it you will remember this feeling of gratitude you feel right now. Give thanks for that!
Now put in on your bracelet and wear it!
Gratitude Resources
- Go Gratitude Expiriment
- Congratulations!You are now in possession of Gratitude as the Master Key that opens all doors of possibility. Chances are you'll begin noticing the Gratitude
symbol everywhere. When you do, it's a sign that you are on the right track and a signal to tap into Gratitude. - Miniature Earth
- A short slide show that is sure remind you of just how fortunate we are.
Abundance Resources
- The Science Of Getting Rich
- Tell me what you want, and I'll show you how to attract that into your life. The Science of Getting Rich Home Seminar, taught by world renowned Secret Teacher Bob Proctor, is every answer you seek, every obstacle-crusher you need. Your Training System, More Powerful than Any DVD, Book, Seminar or Course...Why This Has More Impact Than ANY Seminar You Can Ever Attend. This is every life-support system you deserve to connect you permanently to the magnificent energy and creative power that knows no bounds!
Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude - Reccomended Titles
Or learn more about charms and the history of the charm bracelet
Count Your Blessings: The Healing Power of Gratitude and Love
This book is the most practical book for deepening spiritual awareness I've come upon. In short chapters, very powerful teachings are shared. In each chapter nsightful questions are asked for the reader to introspect and journal. Affirmations and suggestions for practicing each lesson is given.
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 01/03/2010) 
Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Everyday of Your Life
The ideas in this book are presented in a series of essays. Even if you only read a few pages a day, you'll learn something valuable. I found the quotes used at the beginning of each section to be very inspiring, and have copied several of them into my journal. The book is a perfect size to be easily carried in a knapsack or purse if you want to read a section a day as a daily meditation. Overall, this book has been helpful to me in my quest to begin practicing an attitude of gratitude.
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 01/03/2010)
Charmed Bracelets
Stunning photographs of intricately assembled charm bracelets back up jewelry designer Zabar's contention that charm bracelets function as "history on a wrist." Whether they be sentimental, autobiographical, historically significant, cheap or very expensive, each bracelet reveals what is (or was) close to the heart of its wearer.
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 01/03/2010)
Charms And Charm Bracelets: The Complete Guide
f you want to know the history of charms and charm bracelets, their metal markings, and you can only get one book - get this one. This is great for collectors and for people who actually sell charms and bracelets. The author has done an outstanding job of compiling a lot of useful information and photographs in a wonderful, easy to read guide to the world of charms and charm bracelets.
Amazon Price: $26.37 (as of 01/03/2010)
The Secret (Extended Edition)
Ok, so it's no secret. But It's still worth watching again and again just to fill you mind with your limitless possibilities.
Amazon Price: $17.49 (as of 01/03/2010)
Gratitude Guestbook
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Do you have a special Gratitude Charm? We'd love to hear about it. Share your gratitude stories and ideas or just say hello....
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- bloomingrose bloomingrose Jul 26, 2009 @ 3:53 am
- Thanks for the lens and your work. I lensrolled your lens on my own :
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I find that happiness and gratitude are totally interconnected.
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- yvonne.r yvonne.r Nov 15, 2008 @ 6:55 am
- A wonderful idea to share with my childrens church kids this sunday!
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- Cheryl Nordyke Cheryl Nordyke Jul 5, 2008 @ 12:30 pm
- I was in the same position a year ago. Looking for jewelry to symbolize gratitude. So my partners and I have a line of jewelry to symbolize jewelry. Stop by our site and check it out we are wavesofgratitude thank you so much.
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- LisaJesse LisaJesse Dec 18, 2007 @ 1:57 pm
- Hi! I appreciate your great lens. Lots of good info! Please visit my Relationships 101 and learn to change your relationships with just a thought! Lots of great articles by me that I know you will love. "How Much Do You Love Me?" Hit me back and let me know! Your friend, ~LISA~
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- JuliaSm JuliaSm Nov 15, 2007 @ 6:36 am
- Hi! Nice! I give you 5 stars.
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