Source of inspiration

The source of inspiration for the gratOodle came from the book, Law of Attraction for Business: How to create a business or attract a job you love, written by Rebecca Hansen of Victoria, BC. Rebecca relates the story of dragging her father from store to store with the hopes of finding a mechanical counter. Once purchased her puzzled father enquired about why on earth they needed such a thing. She explained that it was going to be used to click for everything they felt appreciative of during the entire day. By the end of the day they were both “giddy with joy!”

Almost every person or organization that advocates for the benefits of gratitude suggests doing a gratitude diary. The diary is meant as a venue for recordiing moments of appreciation each day.  The usual suggestion is to take time at the end of a day to record five things that we feel grateful for during the day. One of the reasons for writing the events down is to provide concrete evidence of all that we have to be grateful for over the course of days, weeks, and months. Simply focusing on five things to be grateful for is enough to have a significant positive impact on a person’s life.

Imagine the impact of recording feelings of gratitude throughout an entire day, or every day for an entire week - catching them as they occur? Each click of the gratOodle would refine your appreciation of subtler and subtler details.

Imagine feeling down, even a little depressed and picking up the gratOodle determined to move your energy and over the course of the day finding that you have accumulated two, three, or even four things to be grateful for before noon! How could your mood not shift?

Imagine feeling just fine and taking  the gratOodle to use for the day and finding 30, 40 or 50 things to be grateful for by the end of the day. How could your heart stop singing?

What people are saying about gratitude

We are on the precipice of a new world. Although the media constantly flashes bad news into our homes and places of work this news is not reflective of the shift of consciousness evident in the hearts of millions of people. Countless numbers of people are watching The Secret, are mesmerized by the teachings of Ekhart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Michael Lossier, Jill Bolte Taylor, and are glued to Oprah podcast interviews with the great spiritual leaders of our time.

A common thread that weaves it way throughout all of these spiritual teachings is the positive impact of feeling and expressing gratitude - whether the perspective is from living in the present moment, the law of attraction, religious ideologies, or those seeking lasting happiness and wellbeing.