Your Mom Was Right

Did you know your mom taught you two of the most
magical, most powerful words in the whole universe
when you were growing up?

And they were usually preceded by the phrase,
"Don't forget to say ... "

You thought she was just teaching you to be polite,
but she was giving you the keys that would open
almost any door.

What am I talking about?

Thank you, thanksgiving, gratitude, being grateful.

The Bible says you, "Enter His gates with thanks-
giving". In other words the gateway to the divine,
and hence all that is good, hinges on being grateful.
You might be standing at the gates, but if you want
to see them swing wide open, be grateful.

For what, you say? Dean, you don't know the
problems I have. A faithful friend told me a couple
of months ago no matter how bad off you are, you can
always be grateful it's not worse. You have the gift
of life, and if you're reading this you have access to a
computer. That's a good start.

Remember the law of attraction I've talked about
before. I'm beginning to understand more and more
about it.

Jesus put it this way in the parable about the
talents, "To him who has, more will be given, but to
him who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

I used to think that was grossly unfair. Why should the
"haves" get more, and the "have not's" lose what they
have.

There really are no inherent "haves" and "have not's"
though. The truth is there is plenty for everybody to
have what they want, if they learn the rules of the game.

Jesus was just telling us the rules, and neither you or
I can get away from them.

Even Oprah said it this way:

"If you start focusing on what you have and what
you're grateful for, you will then begin to see more."

If however you focus on what you don't have with an
ungrateful attitude you're going to lose even what you
have.

OK. You're standing at the free throw line with a
chance to win the game. What do you want to focus
on? Think about it. I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Let Coach Tom Nordland teach you how to focus on
the baskets you want to hit and how to have a positive,
grateful attitude that keeps your success growing.

Learn the basics at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish.html

and dig into all the finer points at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2_order.html

Copyright, Delker Enterprises, Inc. 2006