Appreciation is a way of giving thanks to the things we are glad about in our lives. It is one of the major keys to living a joyful life. According to the dictionary it is “thankful recognition”. It’s a way that can lift your spirits quickly when you start to focus on all that you are grateful for in your life.

1. WHEN A CRISIS STRIKES
Appreciation – A Key to Transforming Your Life
Appreciation is a way of giving thanks to the things we are glad about
in our lives. It is one of the major keys to living a joyful life. According
to the dictionary it is “thankful recognition”. It’s a way that can lift
your spirits quickly when you start to focus on all that you are grateful
for in your life.
Sergio and I both learned to appreciate all the good things we had in
our lives. Even though we were separated and going through hell for
almost four years, our family had our health and that was something to be grateful for. Business was
coming in, without any sales or marketing efforts, and I am sure we had a lot of help from above. Sergio
was able to send me money every week so that I could call home and talk to my family. Any little thing
that we could be grateful for helped to bring in light into our situation and helped to give us some hope
too.
Gratitude and appreciation are so important because no matter what the circumstances are, you can
always find some little thing to be thankful for which will help you to get to a higher energy level to be
able to attract good things into your life.
Appreciation is also the key to having good relationships. When you can focus on the good parts of a
relationship or person, you are seeing the person with love. This will cause even more good energy to
flow between you and that person. When you first fall in love, all you can see is the goodness of that
person. With time, the “honeymoon phase” will end, and those little things can start to get on your
nerves. If you allow those things to bother you and continue to focus on them, it’s only going to get
worse. But when you can focus on the good things—which appreciation does for you—then you will
only see more of that.
One of the best ways to get into the appreciation mode is to think of ten things
that you are grateful for every night before you fall asleep and in the morning
when you wake up. When you do this as you are going to sleep, you’ll put
yourself into a positive state that will carry you through the night. When you do
this in the morning, it helps start your day in a positive light. This is one of the

2. keys to living a joyful life. No matter how dire the situation may seem, find those ten things to be
grateful for…they may be miniscule but it will help. What are the three top things you are grateful for
most right now in this moment?
About the Author:
Karin Volo is an expert in career development, tough transitions, and personal development. Karin has
over 15 years experience working in Executive Search, with a unique international
understanding of building successful businesses on two continents. Having worked
with start-up companies to international organizations, she has gained a broad
business viewpoint and has also helped hundreds of individuals discover and find
their dream jobs. The common thread with all of her clients has been that they are
experiencing a transformation.
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