A Rampage of Appreciation

Posted on by Sandi Amorim 29 Conversations

 

Every time you appreciate something,
every time you praise something,
every time you feel good about something,
you are telling the Universe,
“More of this, please.”
                                                     – Abraham-Hicks

I’ve just had a brilliant day.

Not just because the sun was shining here in Vancouver (a rare occurrence in January!)

Window silhouette at Dr. Sun Yet Sen Gardens, Vancouver, BC

It was simply one of those days, awake and present to my life.

And it reminded me of an amazing practice called rampage of appreciation, from Abraham-Hicks.

So good for what ails you, and more than a little woowoo.

Here’s how it works:

  • Make a list of everything you appreciate right now.
  • Keep going.
  • Continue.
  • Add to your list.
  • That’s it, you’re doing great.
  • How about a couple more?

That’s it. Crazy simple, yeah?

‘Going off’ in a rampage of appreciation is a magic elixir for the soul; an instant energy boost and feel-good stimulant.

It lightens the mood, and clears out the cobwebs and negative thoughts up there in your little grey cells.

It is also one of the most fun antidotes to your crazy lizard brain thinking!

Why? Because it feels so damn good.

I’ll go first and meet you in the comments.

What do I appreciate?

I love and appreciate how connected I am to friends all over the world through Facebook, Twitter and Skype. I know the most amazing people!

I love and appreciate how every morning my husband makes coffee, and delivers it to my desk with a treat. Leaves me feeling loved and cared for.

I love and appreciate that I get to work with the most inspiring, courageous folks. Seriously, some days I still pinch myself that I get to do this work that is so deeply satisfying!

I love and appreciate that we’ve spent so much time with Riley the past few months. He’s trained us in the world of Dog, and convinced us that it’s time to get a pooch of our own.

I love and appreciate the hum of silence. Still, pure, a space in which my thoughts flow and my creativity surges.

I love and appreciate the freedom I have in my life and even though I’ve been tempted now and then to return to a more secure work environment, I’m a clearly an entrepreneur at heart.

I love and appreciate knowing so many beautiful, extraordinary women: Cigdem Kobu, Jenny Bones, Carol Hess, Rita Chand, and Ellen Berg, to name a few favourites.

I love and appreciate that my home is filled with art made my people I know. Talented, creative beings: Cheryl Fortier, Carol Lopez, Mark Faviell.

I love and appreciate my family and how we connect easily and heartfully, by phone, text, email and visits.

I love and appreciate that I can work in my pj’s or comfy clothes if I want, from the comfort of my home.

I love and appreciate I have someone who totally supports my commitment to feeling good in my body. My chiropractor Heidi Benda is an extraordinary healer.

I love and appreciate how my body responds to the fresh green juice I’ve made on a regular basis. And then there’s my love affair with my new juicer – truly my favourite purchase in recent memory!

I love and appreciate my parents, always there to love and support whatever I’m doing. They’ve been married fifty years now and definitely give love a good name.

I love and appreciate my commitment to writing. Thinking back to when I started this blog and how uncertain I was about what I wanted to say, how I wanted to express myself. Now it is one of most satisfying parts of my business.

I love and appreciate how easily excited I am – by the sun shining, a burst of citrus in my juice, a sweet text from my guy, or a card in the mail. I’m excitable and I will not live a toned down life.

I love and appreciate you. For being here, reading my words, commenting, and sharing your life with me. It is a privilege to share the journey.

Your turn now. 

Warning: This exercise may cause happy dancing, singing in public and other joyful acts of love and appreciation!

 

29 conversations started on “A Rampage of Appreciation”

  1. Holy macaroni! I made the list? wow! Thank you!
    I love and appreciate you Sandi for being someone who refuses to live a toned down life. You make it so easy for me to live a life filled with bright colours and way too much enthusiasm! 
    I love and appreciate the amazing people I have in my life who just love and appreciate me.
    I love and appreciate that today is friday. Not because it’s payday or because the weekend is coming. No. I love and appreciate every single day. So Friday gets my love today.
    I love and appreciate being someone people can call when they need something. Or they just need to share something. I love being that person.
    I love and appreciate how often people will email me just to say thank you. Thank you for that.
    I could go on forever. I guess I should leave room for others to chime in. ha! But you just gave me an idea. Thank you. I love and appreciate you for your inspiration. Constantly.
    Love Me.

  2. Holy macaroni! I made the list? wow! Thank you!
    I love and appreciate you Sandi for being someone who refuses to live a toned down life. You make it so easy for me to live a life filled with bright colours and way too much enthusiasm! 
    I love and appreciate the amazing people I have in my life who just love and appreciate me.
    I love and appreciate that today is friday. Not because it’s payday or because the weekend is coming. No. I love and appreciate every single day. So Friday gets my love today.
    I love and appreciate being someone people can call when they need something. Or they just need to share something. I love being that person.
    I love and appreciate how often people will email me just to say thank you. Thank you for that.
    I could go on forever. I guess I should leave room for others to chime in. ha! But you just gave me an idea. Thank you. I love and appreciate you for your inspiration. Constantly.
    Love Me.

  3. I love and appreciate Sandi Amorim who honored me more than you will ever know by including me on your list of favourite extraordinary women.  In gratitude, I misspelled favorite — I mean favourite.  🙂
    I love and appreciate Rita Chand, who turned this blog post into a Facebook game of Tag, You’re It Because I Appreciate You!  Sandi and Rita — you are the dynamic duo when your energy combines and creates magnificent awesomeness!
    Finally, I love and appreciate the people in my life who don’t let me play small, even though I frequently want to stick my tongue out at them!  You know who you are.  Many of you hang out on this blog one way or another.  I wouldn’t be who I am today or aspire to being more who I am tomorrow without your cage-rattling, cyber-hugging, truth-telling, laugh-snorting selves. <3

    1. Carol Hess It is pretty cool how LolaSpeaking turned it into a game! I love that I have friends like that! 
      And friends like you Carol! You are as much a part of the cage-rattling, cyber-hugging, truth-telling, laugh-snorting gang as any of us 🙂

    2. Carol Hess /CAROL!!!! I’m so glad you like the game of tag. I love it too! Sandi’s post was the perfect thing for me to read this morning, 1st thing, and it just sparked something. I too appreciate YOU for being a part of this super cool/equally nerdy crew!

  4. You’re beautiful in every way and thank you for being who you be! I’m going to start my day tomorrow by making my list and I have a feeling it’ll be longer than I can even imagine…a very timely exercise for me this week! xoxo

  5. I love that you chose to amplify love by sharing gratitude…a “rampage” which comes with a “might cause happy dancing, singing in public, and joy” warning…my kind of rampage!

  6. I love this. I constantly practice making a gratitude list whenever I need a solid dose of feel-goodness. I set a timer (only because I love the sound of that timer). It always makes me happy. And I do believe that the little things all add up. 
    Hugs! A rampage of appreciation makes me visualize a marathon-type scene where everyone is smiling and writing down happy stuff!

    1. Vidya Sury I love that you’ve anchored the sound of the timer to feeling good! Very clever Vidya! 

      I also love the marathon-type scene! Can you imagine, thousands of people together appreciating and smiling and feeling good???

  7. I love this. I constantly practice making a gratitude list whenever I need a solid dose of feel-goodness. I set a timer (only because I love the sound of that timer). It always makes me happy. And I do believe that the little things all add up. 
    Hugs! A rampage of appreciation makes me visualize a marathon-type scene where everyone is smiling and writing down happy stuff!

  8. I love that I found you on the web Sandi, that we have connected online, by phone and in person. Thanks for being YOU! x

  9. Anything that starts with Hicks quote is alright by me. I appreciate the support I constantly get from folks around me. It’s nice to know you’re not alone.

    1. pjrvs Oh yeah, me too! I’ve had their stuff playing in the background recently which works because I’ll hear things I hadn’t heard before. Different bits will jump out at me, which is how I got to this rampage 🙂

  10. Yes, it’s definitely useful for me to look around and notice that, regardless of what creative challenges I may be facing, I live in the paradise that is Northern California, in which we have been gifted with the privilege of experiencing winter this year (which doesn’t always happen).  Even the streetlights are beautiful when I’m in the right mindset.

    1. acordaamor I’m just north of you in Vancouver and I agree! This morning my first thought was, another grey day. But then as I looked out the window I began appreciating the beauty of the fog, and the warmth of the fire in my living room and that I can stay home and enjoy it today. From resignation to appreciation in seconds!

    2. acordaamor I’m just north of you in Vancouver and I agree! This morning my first thought was, another grey day. But then as I looked out the window I began appreciating the beauty of the fog, and the warmth of the fire in my living room and that I can stay home and enjoy it today. From resignation to appreciation in seconds!

  11. Beautiful Sandi! I appreciate my family, my son is visiting right now, friends who stand by me and my good health. I feel truly blessed. I write in a journal most mornings and at the end add at least three gratitudes. It helps to put my life into the right perspective.

  12. How synchronistic that I open this just as I’m writing out my daily gratitude list! I usually do this before bed but after 8 hours of driving yesterday I just konked out :).
    I appreciate the connections I’ve also made online and “in the real world” who have reminded me how beautifully alike we truly are at the core.
    I appreciate that my man always makes me breakfast and shares lunch and dinner duties…I’m seriously so spoiled.
    I appreciate the way my dogs put their paws on my shoulders for “hugs” – one of the best tricks I could have taught them that makes both of us feel so good!
    And so much more…love the positivity we have all co-created here today!

    1. Sabrina at MyMiBoSo I love that you are ‘so spoiled’ by your man! Tell him he’s doing a great job 🙂 
      And I would love to see a photo of your dog hugs!

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