In fact, there isn´t a contradiction. You see, Appreciating has two components: the first one is recognizing the value of something like, say, a newborn child. You can feel youself valuing this new life, this beutiful human being. And then, you can´t help but feeling grateful for the Universe. There is a sense of wholeness and gratitude that comes automatically when you value something. You can say that appreciation is gratitude plus valuing.

In the end, the word do not mean a thing. What is important is to feel them. For example, let´s say I appreciate my iPod player. And then I could ask myself why I appreciate it? My answers would be the following:

• Becuase I can listen with it my favborite music wherever I go and at any moment
• Because I can play fabulous games with it
• Because I can store some beutiful pictures in it
• Because I can check my e-mail with
• Becuase I can watch youtube videos anytime I want
• Because I adore the tactile screen and how easy it responds to my touch
• Because it was a gift from my parents
• Because it was one way for them to express their love to me

As I go on about it, I can´t gelp but consider the value of the objects and what it means to me. And I can´t help but feeling a twinge of gratitude thrown in the mix. I can´t stop myself from smiling. It is something valuable to me. Although I feel more that grateful for it, I feel blessed, and loved, and I can smile because I have something that is so meaningful to me. And I can dwell on it more, and I will always find something more to value in this thing.

So, when you appreciate something, it´ll always feel good in an incremental way. Whatever you foucs on gets bigger and bigger. In the end, you get a sense of not just gratitude, but of love and security, and bliss and joy, and peace.

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I don't use my gratitude book anymore. I believe being grateful for things I have not received can be a little resistant if you not on cloud 9 already. When I see others that are in a fix, I am grateful to be in better shape. That may have resistance to it but it makes me feel better. In my rampage of appreciation I use the words gratitude, appreciation, and love together. My best find is to use the law of attraction cards and the well-being cards as well. I read the cards aloud and place the card next my spline chakra and then work it up through all the chakras to get the vibrations from the cards right into my body. This is really powerful. I can really feel it. I'm talking WOW Do It one card at a time Blessings

You have to understand that people see things, speak and write from a very different perspective than your own. Take for instance the word Love, and its meaning, yet everyone’s love story and experience may be very different to your own etc. Of course, there is a chance for contradiction, but it is up to you to decide what sits well with you in a good way, and use it!

I am grateful for every new day in my life, and I feel gratitude every day to be a part of this new day, and I appreciate good health every new day to live my life, and I love waking up every new day to the smell of Coffee!