THANK YOU FOR BEING IN MY LIFE.

Whether or not you are in a relationship, the sound of love, as described in this article, can become a part of your relationship with everyone around you. When it does, love will come pouring in from all over your world. Trust me on this one.
MAKING VALENTINE'S DAY A YEAR-ROUND CELEBRATION!by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
It was exciting news. My husband Mark's son was getting married and Mark was asked to be the best man. He knew that, as is customary, he would be called upon to give a little talk. For months prior to the wedding, he thought about what special advice he could give to send the bride and groom on the pathway toward a wonderful life together.
The time finally came for him to deliver his talk, and the words that came out of his mouth were moving, funny and wise. But what created a very special moment for the entire room was when he gave the bride and groom the seven magical words that they were to say to each other daily. And these words were...
"Thank you for being in my life."
Certainly all the guests at the wedding were very moved. At the end of Mark's talk, as everyone stood and began toasting the bride and groom and each other, you could hear the words, "Thank you for being in my life" reverberating throughout the room, accompanied by a tangible sense of love and appreciation. Mark spoke from experience, because these are the words that continue to bring a feeling of blessing into our hearts as we, in our own marriage, repeat them daily.
For many of us, Valentine's Day is a special day, but only a day, which focuses on our showering our mate with words of love. That's beautiful, but I suggest that we need to make the sound of love a year-round habit. We need to create a "Valentine's Year" during which time we learn to inject the sound of love into all of our interactions with each other. As I describe in The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love, there are so many ways to do that. But "Thank you for being in my life" is a good way to start.
Mark and I have learned that those two simple, but deeply important, words, "THANK YOU" represent a monumentally grand way to celebrate love. Yet, as we look around, we notice that they are words too seldom spoken in many relationships. Anger and resentment often get in the way...and the wonderful words "Thank you" are seldom uttered. Many would rather bite their tongue than utter any words of thanks. I can guarantee that this lack of appreciation of what our mate actually does for us signals the ultimate death of the relationship.
On the other hand, appreciation of what is good causes our anger to diminish and our love to grow. Think about it: The words "Thank you" mean we have been given something. By definition, the more we say "Thank you" the more we feel our abundance. And if we say these words often enough, we begin feeling incredibly blessed. We focus on what is there, not what isn't. You can see that...by not repeatedly saying "Thank you" we are hurting ourselves just as much as we are hurting the one we claim to love! Consciousness of all the beauty that our mate brings into our lives is an important ingredient of a beautiful life.
Too many of us withhold our thanks for the simple reason that we fail to notice the many things our mate does for us. Wouldn't it be great if a red light would go on every time our mate did something for us? Little things. Big things. A cup of coffee...a kiss on the cheek...helping to put money in the bank...raising the kids...and on and on and on. So much is taken for granted. Just think of all the so-called mundane tasks that your mate does in the course of everyday life--all ex-pressions of his/her love and deserving of your thanks. "But, Susan, that's his/her job." Then, how about, "Thank you for a job well done." I suspect that as you begin saying "Thank you" to your mate for doing his/her "job", it will melt his/her heart--and yours.
Trust me when I tell you that a beautiful love can't exist when we take the blessings of our union for granted. So begin right now by appreciating all that your mate does in your life. Don't let another day pass before you say, "Thank you for being in my life." And do as Mark and I always do, add the words, "I love you." As we shower our appreciation and love onto our mates, we become happier, healthier...and our relationship thrives.
And remember, if you are not in a relationship...begin saying "Thank you" to the world around you. Just practice... practice... practice...until your words of thanks have become a beautiful habit. You will begin drawing love toward you from all over the place. The Law of Attraction in action!
I WISH YOU A WONDERFUL VALENTINE'S YEAR...AND...THANK YOU FOR BEING IN MY LIFE. I LOVE YOU...