Gratitude Rocks

In the movie, The Secret, there is a wonderful story of how Lee Brower has turned gratitude into a habit.

When he was a teacher, Lee found a rock and decided to keep it in his pocket. Every morning, when he would put his wallet and keys into his pocket, he would also put his rock in to his pocket and he is placing it in his pocket, he would think about everything that he is grateful for. Similarly, at night, when he empties his pocket, he would also repeat the exercise.

One day, Lee was with a friend in South Africa and he dropped his gratitude rock. His friend asked Lee to explain what a gratitude rock was so that he too could get one.

Two weeks later, Lee received an email from his friend who said that his son had a severe bout of hepatitis and needed send some gratitude rocks so that he could sell them and pay for medication.

Five months later, his son was cured from hepatitis thanks to the rocks and the money that selling them had raised.

As we enter the weekend, what do you have to be grateful about this week? How can you make being grateful a habit? How can you teach others around you to also develop a similar habit?