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The Magic Formula “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.” Ibn Khaldoun Al Muqaddima (1332–1406) SCHOLAR AND STATESMANAncient myths and legends say that to bringforth magic a person must first say “the magicwords.” Bringing forth magic from gratitudeworks in the same way, and first you must saythe magic words: thank you. I cannot begin totell you how important the words thank youare for your life. To live in gratitude, toexperience the magic in your life, thank youmust become the two words you deliberatelysay and feel more than any other words. Theyneed to become your identity. Thank you is thebridge from where you are now, to the life of

your dreams.The Magic Formula:1. Deliberately think and say the magic words, thank you.2. The more you deliberately think and say the magic words, thank you, the more gratitude you feel.3. The more gratitude you deliberately think and feel, the more abundance you receive.Gratitude is a feeling. So the ultimate aim inpracticing gratitude is to deliberately feel it asmuch as you can, because it’s the force of yourfeeling that accelerates the magic in your life.Newton’s law is one for one – what you giveyou receive, equally. That means that if youincrease your feeling of gratitude, the results in

your life will expand to be equal to yourfeeling! The truer the feeling, the moresincerely grateful you are, the faster your lifewill change.When you discover how little practice it takes,how easy it is to incorporate gratitude intoyour daily life, and when you see the magicalresults for yourself, you will never want toreturn to the life you used to live.If you practice gratitude a little, your life willchange a little. If you practice gratitude a lotevery day, your life will change dramaticallyand in ways that you can hardly imagine.

A Magical Book



“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES In this book, there are 28 magical practicesthat have been specifically designed so that youlearn how to use gratitude’s magical power torevolutionize your health, money, job, andrelationships, and to make your smallestdesires and your biggest dreams come true.You will also learn how to practice gratitude todissolve problems and transform any negativesituation.You will be captivated while you read this life-changing knowledge, but without practicingwhat you learn, the knowledge will slipthrough your fingers, and the opportunity that

you attracted to easily change your life will begone. To ensure this doesn’t happen to you,you need to practice gratitude over 28 days, sothat you impregnate your cells and yoursubconscious mind with it. Only then will itchange your life – permanently.The practices are designed to be completedover 28 consecutive days. This allows you tomake gratitude a habit and a new way of life.Practicing gratitude in a concentrated effortover consecutive days guarantees that you willsee the magic take place in your life – and fast!Within each magical practice is a wealth ofsecret teachings that will expand yourknowledge in tremendous ways. In eachpractice you will understand more and moreabout how life works, and how easy it is tohave the life you’ve dreamed of.

The first twelve practices use the magicalpower of gratitude for what you have now andfor what you’ve received in the past, becauseunless you’re grateful for what you have, andwhat you’ve received, the magic won’t workand you won’t receive more. These first twelvepractices will set the magic of gratitude intomotion immediately.The next ten practices use the magical powerof gratitude for your desires, dreams, andeverything you want. Through these tenpractices you will be able to make your dreamscome true, and you will see the circumstancesof your life magically change!The last six practices take you to a whole newlevel, where you will be saturating gratitudeinto every cell of your body and mind. You willlearn how to use gratitude’s magical power to

help other people, dissolve problems, andimprove any negative situation or circumstanceyou may encounter throughout your life.You don’t need to clear your calendar, becauseeach of the practices has been specificallycreated to fit into your everyday life, whetherit’s workdays, weekends, holidays, orvacations. Gratitude is portable – you take itwith you wherever you go, and then whereveryou go, the magic happens!If you miss a day, you will most likely lose themomentum of what you have done. To ensurethat you don’t reduce the magic, if you miss aday, count back three days and repeat thepractices again from there.Some practices are designed for the morning,and others are designed to do throughout theday, so read each day’s practice first thing in

the morning. Some practices will need to beread the night before because they begin whenyou wake, and I will tell you when to do this.You might want to read the next day’s practiceevery night before you go to sleep, in order tobe prepared. If you do, make sure to rereadthe practice again in the morning.If you don’t want to follow the 28 magicalpractices consecutively, you can also use themin other ways. You could choose one magicalpractice that addresses an important subject inyour life that you want to change or improve,and you could do that practice three days in arow or every day for a week. Or you could doone magical practice a week, or two practices aweek, the only difference being that it will takeyou longer to see the changes in your life.

After the 28 DaysOnce you’ve completed the 28 magicalpractices, you can use particular practices toincrease the magic where or when you have aspecific need, such as for health or money, orif you want to receive your dream job, haveincreased success in your work, or improve arelationship. Or to continue the practice ofgratitude you can open this book at random,and whichever practice you open to is the oneyou attracted, so it’s the perfect one to do thatday.At the end of the 28 magical practices, thereare also recommendations of practices you canuse in combination, which will accelerate themagic in specific areas of your life.Can you overdo gratitude? Never! Can your life

become too magical? Hardly! Use the practicesover and over, so that gratitude seeps intoyour consciousness and becomes secondnature to you. After 28 days you will haverewired your brain, and implanted gratitude inyour subconscious mind, where it isautomatically the first thing that comes to yourmind in any situation. The magic youexperience will be your inspiration, because asyou incorporate gratitude into your days, theywill be nothing short of spectacular!

What Are Your Dreams?Many of the magical practices are designed tohelp you achieve your dreams. Therefore, youneed to get clear about what you really want.Sit down with a computer or pen and paperand make a list of what you really want inevery area of your life. Think through everydetail of what you want to be, do, or have inyour life – in your relationships, career,finances, health, and every area that isimportant to you. You can be as specific anddetailed as you like, but remember your job issimply to list what you want, not how you’regoing to get what you want. The “how” will bedone for you when gratitude works its magic.If you want a better job, or your dream job,then think about everything you want the job

to be. Think about the things that areimportant to you, such as the type of work youwant to do, how you want to feel in your job,the type of company you want to work for, thekind of people you want to work with, thehours you want to work, where you want yourjob to be, and the salary you want to receive.Get very clear about what you want in the jobby thinking it through thoroughly and writingall the details down.If you want money to educate your children,work out the details of their education,including which school you want your childrento attend, the cost of the school fees, books,food, clothing, and transportation, so that youknow exactly how much money you will need.If you want to travel, then write down thedetails of the countries you want to visit, how

long you want to travel for, what you want tosee and do, where you want to stay, and themeans by which you want to travel.If you want a perfect partner, then write downevery detail of the characteristics you want thatperson to have. If you want improvedrelationships, write down the relationships youwant to improve, and what you want them tobe like.If you want more health, or an improvedbodily condition, be specific about what waysyou want to improve your health or body. Ifyou want a dream home, then list every detailof what you want the home to be, room byroom. If there are specific material things youwant, like a car, clothes, or appliances, writethem down.If you want to achieve something, such as

passing an exam, getting a degree, a goal insports, succeeding as a musician, doctor,writer, actor, scientist, or businessperson, orwhatever it is you would like to achieve, writeit down and be as specific as possible.I would strongly urge you to find the time tomaintain a list of your dreams throughout yourlife. Write down the little things, the big things,or what you want this moment, this month, orthis year. As you think of more things addthem to the list, and as you receive things,cross them off the list. An easy way to do a listof what you want is to divide it into categoriesof:Health and bodyCareer and workMoney

RelationshipsPersonal desiresMaterial thingsAnd then just add the things you want to eachcategory.When you get clear about the things you want,you are giving a definite direction to the wayyou want gratitude’s magical power to changeyour life, and you are ready to begin the mostexciting and thrilling adventure you’ve everbeen on!

Day 1Count Your Blessings



“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” Willie Nelson (B. 1933) SINGER-SONGW RITER You will have heard people say to count yourblessings, and when you think about the thingsyou’re grateful for, that’s exactly what you’redoing. But what you may not have realized isthat counting your blessings is one of the mostpowerful practices you can ever do, and it willmagically turn your whole life around!When you’re grateful for the things you have,no matter how small they may be, you will seethose things instantly increase. If you’regrateful for the money you have, howeverlittle, you will see your money magically grow.If you’re grateful for a relationship, even if it’snot perfect, you will see it miraculously get

even better. If you’re grateful for the job thatyou have, even if it’s not your dream job,things will begin to change so that you enjoyyour job more, and all kinds of opportunitiesfor your work will suddenly appear.The flipside is that when we’re not countingour blessings, we can fall into the trap ofunintentionally counting negative things. Wecount negative things when we talk about thethings we don’t have. We count negative thingswhen we criticize or find fault with otherpeople, when we complain about traffic,waiting in lines, delays, the government, notenough money, or the weather. When wecount negative things they increase too, but ontop of that, with every negative thing we count,we cancel out blessings that were on their way.I have tried both – counting my blessings andcounting negative things – and I can assure

you that counting your blessings is the onlyway to have abundance in your life. “Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles.” Maltbie D. Babcock (1858–1901) W RITER AND CLERGYMANFirst thing in the morning, or as early in theday as you can, Count Your Blessings. You canwrite out your list by hand, type it on acomputer, or use a special book or journal andkeep all of your gratitude in one place. Today,you are going to make a simple list of tenblessings in your life you are grateful for.When Einstein gave thanks, he thought aboutwhy he was grateful. When you think about thereason why you’re grateful for a particular

thing, person, or situation, you will feelgratitude more deeply. Remember that themagic of gratitude happens according to thedegree of your feeling! So with each item onyour list write the reason why you’re gratefulfor it.Here are some ideas for writing your list: I am truly blessed to have what? , because why? . I am so happy and grateful for what? , because why? . I am truly grateful for what? , because why? . With all my heart, thank you for what? ,

because why? .After you’ve finished making your list of tenblessings, go back and read each one, either inyour mind or out loud. When you get to theend of each blessing, say the magic wordsthree times, thank you, thank you, thank you,and feel the gratitude for that blessing as muchas you possibly can.To help you feel more gratitude, you can begrateful to the Universe, God, Spirit, goodness,life, your greater self, or any other concept youare drawn to. When you direct gratitudetoward something or someone, you will feel iteven more, and your gratitude will have evenmore power, and create even more magic! It’sthe reason why indigenous and ancient cultureschose symbols like the sun to direct theirgratitude toward. They were simply using

physical symbols to represent the universalsource of all goodness, and in focusing on thatsymbol they felt more gratitude.The practice of counting your blessings is sosimple and so powerful in altering your life,that I want you to continue to add ten moreblessings to your list every day for the next 27days. You might think it could be difficult tofind ten things you’re grateful for every day,but the more you think about it, the more youwill realize how much you have to be gratefulfor. Look closely at your life; you havereceived, and are continuing to receive somuch each and every day. There is really somuch to give thanks for!You could be grateful for your home, yourfamily, your friends, your work, and your pets.You could be thankful for the sun, the water

that you drink, the food that you eat, and theair that you breathe; without any of them youwouldn’t be alive. You could be grateful for thetrees, the animals, the oceans, the birds, theflowers, the plants, blue skies, rain, the stars,the moon, and our beautiful planet Earth.You could be grateful for your senses: youreyes that see, your ears that hear, your mouththat tastes, your nose that smells, and yourskin that enables you to feel. You could begrateful for the legs you walk on, your handsthat you use to do almost everything, yourvoice that enables you to express yourself andcommunicate with others. You could givethanks for your amazing immune system thatkeeps you well, and all of your organs thatmaintain your body so that you can live. Andwhat about the magnificence of your humanmind, which no computer technology in the

world can duplicate?Here is a list of subjects that will remind you ofthe major areas you can look for blessings tobe grateful for. You can also add any subjectyou want depending on what is important toyou at any time.Magic Gratitude Subjects: Health and body Work and success Money Relationships Passions Happiness

Love Life Nature: planet Earth, air, water, and the sun Material goods and services Any subject of your choosingYou should feel significantly better and happierafter each time you Count Your Blessings, andhow good you feel is your measure of howmuch gratitude you felt. The more gratitudeyou felt, the happier you will feel, and thefaster your life will change. Some days you willfeel happy really quickly, and other days it maytake a little longer. But as you continue toCount Your Blessings every day, you will noticea bigger and bigger difference in the way you

feel each time, and you will see your blessingsmagically multiply!

Magic ReminderMake sure to read tomorrow’s magical practicesome-time today, as you will need to dosomething specific before you begin tomorrow.

Magic Practice Number 1Count Your Blessings1. First thing in the morning, make a list of ten blessings in your life you are grateful for.2. Write why you’re grateful for each blessing.3. Go back and read your list, either in your mind or out loud. When you get to the end of each one, say the magic words, thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel the gratitude for that blessing as much as you possibly can.4. Repeat the first three steps of this magical practice every morning for the next 27 days.

5. Read tomorrow’s magical practice today.

Day 2The Magic Rock



“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.” Charles Dickens (1812–1870) W RITER In the beginning of working with thesepractices, it takes concentrated days in a row tomake gratitude a habit. Anything that remindsyou to be grateful is helping you turn your lifeinto gold with gratitude, and that’s exactly whatthis magical practice is about.Lee Brower presented the gratitude rockpractice in The Secret film and book, when hetold us the story of the father of a dying childwho used a gratitude rock to be grateful for hisson’s health, and his son made a miraculousrecovery. Since then the gratitude rock has

been a proven success with many people theworld over, who have used it for money,healing, and happiness.First, find a rock or a stone. Choose a smallsize that fits in the palm of your hand and thatyou can close your fingers around. Choose arock that is smooth, without sharp edges, nottoo weighty, and that feels really good in yourhand when you hold it.You can find a Magic Rock from your garden ifyou have one, or from a riverbed, creek,ocean, or park. If you don’t have easy access toany of these places, then ask your neighbors,family, or friends. You may even have aprecious rock or stone already that you can useas your Magic Rock.When you have found your Magic Rock, put itby your bedside, in a place where you will

definitely see it when you go to bed. Clearsome space if necessary so that you can easilysee your Magic Rock when you go to bed. Ifyou use an alarm clock, put it next to youralarm clock.Tonight, just before you get into bed to go tosleep, pick up your Magic Rock, hold it in thepalm of one hand, and close your fingersaround it.Think back carefully through all the goodthings that happened during the day, and findthe best thing that happened that you’regrateful for. Then say the magic words, thankyou, for the best thing that happened. Returnthe Magic Rock to its place by your bed. Andthat’s it!Every night for the next 26 days, follow thesame Magic Rock practice. Before you go to

sleep, think back through the day, and find thebest thing that happened that day. Whileholding your Magic Rock in your hand, be asgrateful as you can be for that thing, and saythank you.Using a rock seems like such a simple thing todo, but through this practice you will seemagical things begin to happen in your life.When you look for the best thing thathappened during the day, you will searchthrough many good things that happened, andin the process of searching and then decidingon the best one you are actually thinking ofmany things you’re grateful for. You will alsobe ensuring that you go to sleep and wake upin gratitude each day.The Count Your Blessings and Magic Rockpractices will ensure that you begin and end

your days in a state of gratitude. In fact, theyare so powerful that together they wouldchange your life in a few months. But this bookis designed to change your life really fastthrough an abundance of magical practices.Because gratitude is magnetic and attractsmore things to be grateful for, theconcentration of gratitude over 28 days willintensify the magnetic force of your gratitude.When you have a strong magnetic force ofgratitude, like magic, you automaticallymagnetize everything you want and need toyou!

Magic ReminderBe sure to read tomorrow’s magical practicesometime today, as you will need to collectsome photographs before you begin.

Magic Practice Number 2The Magic Rock1. Repeat steps one to three of Magic Practice Number 1 – Count Your Blessings: Make a list of ten blessings. Write why you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.2. Find a Magic Rock and put it by your bedside.3. Before going to sleep tonight, hold your Magic Rock in your hand and think of the best thing that happened today.4. Say the magic words, thank you, for the

best thing that happened today.5. Repeat the Magic Rock practice every night for the next 26 days.6. Read tomorrow’s magical practice today.

Day 3Magical Relationships



Imagine if you were the only person onEarth; you would have no desire to doanything. What would be the point in creatinga painting if no one could see it? What wouldbe the point in composing music if no onecould hear it? What would be the point ininventing anything if there was no one to useit? There would be no reason to move fromone place to another because wherever youwent would be the same as where you were –no one would be there. There would be nopleasure or joy in your life.It’s your contact and experiences with otherpeople that give your life joy, meaning, andpurpose. Because of that, your relationshipsaffect your life more than anything else. Toreceive the life of your dreams, it’s vital thatyou understand how your relationships affectyour life now, and how they are the most

powerful channels for gratitude to startmagically changing your life.Science is now confirming the wisdom of thegreat sages of the past, with research studiesshowing that people who practice gratitudehave closer relationships, are more connectedto family and friends, and have other peoplelook upon them favorably. But probably themost astounding statistic that has come out ofresearch studies is that for every one complaintabout another person, whether in thought orword, there have to be ten blessings for therelationship to flourish. Any less than tenblessings for every one complaint and therelationship will deteriorate, and, if therelationship is a marriage, it will most likelyend in divorce.Gratitude makes relationships flourish. As you

increase your gratitude for any relationship,you will magically receive an abundance ofhappiness and good things in that relationship.And gratitude for your relationships doesn’tchange only your relationships; it also changesyou. No matter what your temperament isnow, gratitude will give you more patience,understanding, compassion, and kindness, tothe point where you won’t even recognizeyourself. The little irritations you once felt andthe complaints you had in your relationshipswill disappear, because when you’re trulygrateful for another person, there’s nothingyou want to change about that person. Youwon’t criticize, complain about, or blame them,because you’re too busy being grateful for thegood things about them. In fact, you won’teven be able to see the things you used tocomplain about.

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) W RITER AND PLAYW RIGHTWords are very powerful, so when youcomplain about any person you actually harmyour life. It is your life that will suffer. By thelaw of attraction whatever you think or sayabout another person, you bring to you. This isthe very reason why the greatest minds andteachers of the world have told us to begrateful. They knew that for you to receivemore in your life, for your life to magicallyincrease, you have to be grateful for others justas they are. What if every person close to yousaid, “I love you – just the way you are,” howwould you feel?

Today’s magical practice is being grateful forpeople just as they are! Even if all of yourrelationships are currently good, they willincrease with more magnificence through thispractice. And with everything you find to begrateful for in each person, you will seegratitude perform its breathtaking magic, andyour relationships will be stronger, morefulfilling, and more enriching than you everthought they could be.Choose three of your closest relationships to begrateful for. You might choose your wife, yourson, and your father, or your boyfriend, yourbusiness partner, and your sister. You mightchoose your best friend, your grandmother,and your uncle. You can choose any threerelationships that are important to you, as longas you have a photograph of each person. Thephotograph can be just of the person, or the

both of you together.Once you have selected your threerelationships and photographs, you are readyto set the magic into motion. Sit down andthink about the things you are the mostgrateful for about each person. What are thethings you love the most about this person?What are their best qualities? You could begrateful for their patience, ability to listen,talents, strength, good judgment, wisdom,laugh, sense of humor, eyes, smile, or kindheart. You could be grateful for the things youenjoy doing with the person, or you can recalla time when the person was there for you,cared for, or supported you.After you’ve spent some time thinking aboutwhat you’re grateful for about the person, puttheir photograph in front of you, and with a