Mindful Gratitude Exercise #3: Comparative Gratitude

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”

-Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

For this exercise, simply think of things in your life that can fill in the blank in the sentence below.

Compared to _______, I'm very lucky!

Every time you think of a person or group of people to add to your list, the reasons why you're better off will automatically become apparent to you, and before you know it, your heart and mind will be absolutely filled to bursting with gratitude! From there, enjoy the feeling of gratitude in your body.

Here are some Comparative Gratitude fill-in-the-blank examples to get you started:

 Compared to_______, I'm very lucky!
-people in the 1800's
-people in third world countries
-people with serious and/or terminal illnesses
-homeless people
-people in jail
-young people
-old people
-black people
-white people
-men
-women
-married people
-single people
-people with children
-people without children
-people with jobs
-people without jobs
-people in mental institutions
-people in the ghetto
-people in the suburbs
-rich people
-poor people
-famous people
-non-famous people
-your boss
-your employees
-coworkers
-students
-people who own businesses
-people who don't own businesses
-educated people
-uneducated people
-performers
-spectators
-servants
-slaves
-prostitutes
-battered women
-abused children
-the old "me"

Have fun with the exercise, and let me know some of the ideas you come up with!