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\"4thQuarter-publicDomain\"<\/a>Happy 4th Quarter of 2015!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whenever I think of the “4th Quarter”, I think of football. It is when everything is decided. Who will win, who will lose. Even if you start the game well, you can easily lose the game in the last quarter.<\/p>\n

SO, let’s finish this year well.<\/p>\n

As you know, I have been trying to STOP this year. STOP all the excess activity, and focus instead on God. More on the Spiritual, and less on the material.<\/p>\n

I am glad to say, I have done well. It’s been a good year with God. And now, as we end this year, I want to finish well. I don’t want to get so busy with the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season that I miss the meaning and miss the reason for this season.<\/p>\n

I want to finish well.<\/p>\n

SO, join me in my 4th Quarter Challenge. Each day, between now and the end of the year 2015, journal at least 5 things that you are thankful for. It can be an experience you had that day, or something that came to mind during the day, that you are thankful for!<\/p>\n

They can be big things, or little things. When you journal them at the end of the day, be sure to write what you are thankful for in a full sentence. As you write down the specifics in full sentences, you will help your brain to process the memory of the gratitude, and hard wire that memory into your brain.<\/p>\n

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The First Thanksgiving by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863\u20131930) Public Domain<\/p><\/div>\n

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

35 Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.” 1 Chronicles 16:34 &35 NIV<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks. Giving.<\/strong><\/div>\n

Celebrate Thanksgiving\u00a0by the two words found in the one…\u00a0Thanks. Giving<\/strong><\/em>. I have been pondering thanks, (gratitude) and giving, and how they\u00a0impacts our lives.<\/p>\n

Thanks.<\/strong>\u00a0Without gratitude, our attitude becomes toxic – literally. I discuss how what we think has direct repercussions our health in my book,\u00a0Master Your Mind<\/a>. We must stay thankful to stay healthy! I believe our attitude will affect how successful we are in all\u00a0areas of our lives. I want to be thankful\u00a0at all times.<\/p>\n

Giving.<\/strong>\u00a0I think a similar principle effects our finances. Without giving, our finances become ‘all about us’… and that can be toxic to your finances! I believe we must give with a cheerful heart\u00a0for our finances\u00a0to stay healthy! I want to be generous at all times.<\/p>\n

So,\u00a0join me in my 4th Quarter Challenge. Write down\u00a0at least 5 things that you are thankful for.<\/p>\n

Now, take time to have a “Selah Moment.”<\/p>\n

“Selah Moment”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exact meaning of “Selah” is not known, but It is thought to mean\u00a0“stop and listen,” or “pause and reflect.” Another possible meaning is “to praise, or lift up to God.” All of these meanings fit what I call a “Selah Moment.”<\/p>\n

After you have your list of at least 5 things you are thankful for, \u00a0select one of those things on your list, and think about it for a minute, or two. This pausing to reflect, is what I call it a “Selah Moment”. Close your eyes and remember what you are grateful for, and relive the moment\u00a0in your mind. Remember the experience. Praise, and lift up to God, your thanks and gratitude for that moment in your life today. Smile, sigh, and \/or laugh, about what you are thankful for today.<\/p>\n

If you do this every day, by the time you celebrate the new year, you will have developed the habit\u00a0 of gratitude. You will have a new habit of looking for, and remembering, things you are thankful for each day. Your new habit will make you happier and healthier!<\/p>\n

If you need a new journal to write all of these in, we have some great ones on our website. Our “I AM THANKFUL!” Journal\u00a0<\/a>is perfect for the “4th Quarter\u00a0Challenge!” You can also learn more about how your brain works to build new habits in my “Master Your Mind<\/a>” series of books.<\/p>\n

If you feel lead,\u00a0post one of the things you are\u00a0grateful for each day during the Challenge on your\u00a0Twitter account, and on Facebook.Take the “4th Quarter\u00a0Challenge!” and you will be guaranteed a Happy 4th Quarter!<\/p>\n

#4thQuarterChallenge “SelahMoment #MasterYourMind<\/p>\n

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