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Today is Day 15 of sharing a Christmas poem with you every day until Christmas Day. This next Christmas poem is from my eBook of Christmas poems and it just for you, I hope you like it.
Well I’ve been at it again and if you read my earlier blog post from today you will know that I am in S.F.A.M (Super Focused Action Mode), hence all the wonderful eBooks and Songs I have been creating recently. I am so passionate about this stuff and I am keen and eager to share it with you.
Why a Book on Christmas Poems?
I LOVE Christmas and I LOVE Christmas with the family so I integrated my passion for poem writing with my LOVE for Christmas and this is what you get. Whenever I post a Christmas poem on my facebook page or on here it always gets lots and lots of wonderful likes and positive responses so I know people really love them a lot.
A Family Christmas Poem for Everyday of Advent
If you are interested in purchasing this 34 page self published Family Christmas Poem eBook then please,
The eBook costs, one single payment price of £2.99 and it is delivered in the universally accepted PDF format. As soon as you pay, you will be instantly taken to a secure page on Gumroad where you can download your eBook.
It’s All About Christmasis a 34 Page eBook by Clarabelle
Christmas is such a special time of the year to celebrate with the family.
This eBook created by Clarabelle contains 25 Original Family Christmas Poems,one for each day of Advent leading up to Christmas Day.
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Festive Family Christmas Poems in this eBook are:
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1. A Christmas Gift
2. Oh Mr Snowman
3. This Christmas
4. Christmas is Here
5. Father Christmas
6. Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell
7. The Christmas Tree
8. Sweet Christmas Angel
9. Merry Merry Christmas
10. Christmas is Coming
11. A Christmas Wish
12. It’s Nearly Christmas
13. Merry Christmas Everyone
14. My Christmas Life
15. Christmas Is
16. Little Christmas Robin
17. Jump on that Christmas Cloud
18. Christmas is a Happy Time
19. Christmas Merry Christmas
20. I love the Snow
21. Christmas is Special
22. A Happy Christmas
23. Christmas is Here
24. On this Christmas Eve
25. On Christmas Day
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These Family Christmas poems are loving, heartfelt and make a beautiful start to each day of Advent leading up to Christmas Day.
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Enjoy with the family and let the magic of these Christmas poems melt your heart with Christmas love and joy.
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The eBook costs, one single payment price of £2.99 and it is delivered in the universally accepted PDF format. As soon as you pay, you will be instantly taken to a secure page where you can download your eBook. CLICK HERE TO ORDER.
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Thank you for purchasing this eBook and if you have any queries in relation to the purchase or this eBook, please email me, Clarabelle at claire@murraypeople.com
Thank you for visiting the page for my latest eBook, “It’s All About Gratitude”. If you are interested in purchasing this 65 page self published eBook then please,
The eBook costs, one single payment price of £8.50 and it is delivered in the universally accepted PDF format. As soon as you pay, you will be instantly taken to a secure page where you can download your eBook.
It’s All About Gratitudeis a 65 Page eBook by Clarabelle
Special Features of “It’s All About Gratitude” include original:
Stunning Photography from Scotland, UK
Poetic Verses on Gratitude and Being Thankful
Powerful Gratitude Affirmations
Highly Imaginative and Practical Gratitude Exercises
Beautiful and Meaningful Image Quotations
Discover The Science behind Gratitude and its relationship with Happiness
Details on How to Practice Daily Gratitude and so much more!!
Table of Contents includes:
Introduction Section 1:
“Why Gratitude?”
The Feeling of Gratitude
Here Comes The Science Part
Gratitude Quotations Section 2:
“Be Grateful for….”
“Give Thanks”
“When You Are Grateful”
“Be Grateful for the Raindrops. . . .”
“Be Grateful for the Blooming . . .”
“Be Thankful for. . . .”
“Be Grateful for the Opportunities. . .”
“Be Grateful, Be Happy”
“Take a Walk in Nature. . .”
“Be Grateful for the Beauty. . .”
Poems of Gratitude Section 3:
Gratitude is in my Heart
Thank You
The Beauty of Gratitude
Gratitude is a Song
Thank You For All
Forever Grateful
Believe in Gratitude
Sparkle With Gratitude
Happy to be Thankful
My Heart Shines
Gratitude Affirmations Section 4:
I Am Grateful
I Am Blessed
Beautiful Heart
Beauty of Love
Inspires My Soul
Thank You
Happy Heart
Life’s Treasures
The Beauty of Life
Loving Relationships
Practical Gratitude Exercises Section 5:
Declaration of Personal Commitment
Gratitude Drawing
Gratitude Letter
The Magic of Music
Gratitude Penny Jar
Walk of Gratitude
The Colour of Gratitude
Pay a Poem Forward
Gratitude Cloud
Gratitude Candle
Memories of Gratitude
“Practising gratitude invites joy into our lives….. it’s life changing.”
(Professor, Dr. Brene Brown)
“Gratitude is Gold”
“Gratitude saved my life.”
“Gratitude has kept me happy”(Jane Ransom, Coach/Speaker/Author)
The Purpose of this eBook is to inspire YOU to invite the power and practice of gratitude into your daily life.
When you are grateful in the moment you benefit in so many ways and when you practice the gratitude exercises within this eBook:
Your mood will instantly be uplifted.
You will feel much happier from within.
Important relationships will be improved.
You will feel so amazing with life right now.
Your energy will be raised to a higher level.
You will be inspired and motivated.
You will feel more abundant in life.
Your general wellbeing will be improved and so much more!!
“Experiencing gratitude is one of the most effective ways of getting in touch with your soul.” (Deepak Chopra)
Author of “Thanks, How the new science of gratitude can make you happier”. “Gratitude I believe has the power to do 3 things to heal, to energise and to change lives.” (Professor of Psychology, Dr Robert Emmons)
Gratitude is such a powerful force which will enhance your wellbeing and the wellbeing of others around you.
This eBook contains a variety of original gratitude poems, affirmations, quotes and practical exercises created by Clarabelle.
This eBook encourages and guides YOU to be mindful everyday of the blessings that you already have in your life.
It is a beautifully presented and yet practical guide for your own use or to give as a special gift to others.
The eBook costs, one single payment price of £8.50 and it is delivered in the universally accepted PDF format. As soon as you pay, you will be instantly taken to a secure page where you can download your eBook. CLICK HERE TO ORDER.
Thank you for purchasing this eBook and if you have any queries in relation to the purchase or this eBook, please email me, Clarabelle at claire@murraypeople.com
I want to tell you about one of the gratitude exercises I have been carrying out over the last few weeks from my new eBook, “It’s All About Gratitude”. The gratitude exercise is called “Gratitude Penny Jar”. The eBook explains the full process on how to do this, but basically, in summary, when you have carried out this daily gratitude exercise you will have a full jar of “Gratitude Pennies” at the end of it to give away.
Gratitude Pennies
I was so excited the other evening because my Gratitude Penny Jar was full to the brim and I knew exactly who I was giving the Gratitude Pennies to. So I enthusiastically emptied the jar onto my living room floor and counted out the Gratitude Pennies. Here are some photos below:
402 Things That I Was Grateful For
All in all I had collected 402 Gratitude Pennies, I felt so good because that equated to 402 things that I was grateful for in my life over the last few weeks and now I was going to give these Gratitude Pennies away to someone who needed them more than me.
At the beginning of this Gratitude Exercise I already knew who I would give my pennies to because I often passed this homeless lady on the streets of Glasgow City Centre, no matter what the weather, selling “The Big Issue” Magazine, which is sold by people who are homeless. I counted out exactly £8.50 in one pence and five pence coins and I bagged them up all nicely and noted the amount on the outside, see photo below:
The Gratitude Walk
I was so excited the next day as I headed into Glasgow City Centre for work, as I really wanted to give the older homeless lady the Gratitude Pennies. As I turned the corner towards the Street she normally sits, I could see her about 100 metres ahead….this was the best feeling ever and I am now going to call this experience here “The Gratitude Walk”. I honestly felt like I had a million pounds in my bag to give the lady and even though it was only £8.50, these were special pennies, because these were “Gratitude Pennies” and every gratitude thought was from me with always her in my mind.
Thank You Lady
I smiled as I approached the lady and I handed her the white bag with the pennies in it, she looked at me in surprise, opened the bag and…..well let’s just say I’ll never forget the look on her face, she was so happy, so grateful and so loving with it all. “Thank you lady, thank you lady”, she said, to which I gave her the biggest smile, touched her on the shoulder and wished her a good day. I immediately filled up with tears because I know that little amount of money would have made a big difference to that lady and the expression on her face said it all.
Best Day
I had the best day that day, I felt so good and I paid my “Gratitude Pennies” forward to someone who needed them more than me……..there are no words to describe the feeling I felt……no words at all.
I want you to experience “The Gratitude Walk”, just like I did, and pay your “Gratitude Pennies” forward – not only will you feel amazing but the person you give them to will also feel so good.
It’s All About Gratitude
You can find out more about this Gratitude Exercise and other gratitude exercises, affirmations, poetry and quotations in my new eBook, “It’s All About Gratitude” which was published yesterday evening. Please click on the image below to access.
Please click on the link below or the eBook image above, if you are interested in purchasing the eBook. You will notice that the price of it is £8.50 – exactly the amount that was collected in my first“Gratitude Penny Jar” – yes, I’ve already started my next one!!
I am doing a lot of research for my new “It’s All About Gratitude” eBook on the scientific studies of the relationship between gratitude and happiness and I am wonderfully amazed by the findings. Below is a Greater Good Science Centre, www.greatergoodscience.org YouTube video of Sonja Lyubomirsky, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, in which she talks about one of those gratitude studies, “Count Your Blessings” – I am sure you will find it very interesting indeed.
My own preference is most definitely carrying out the practice of dailygratitude because I know this 100% works for me but everyone is different and as the study explains maybe doing this once a week is enough and will have a greater impact for you.
May today be a “Count Your Blessings” day today for you and may it bring you a deeper sense of happiness and contentment into your life. Love Clarabelle.
At the beginning of every month I pose a question for you to reflect upon and answer for yourself, I also provide you with my own answer to that question.
This month’s question links to the contents of my new eBook, “It’s All About Gratitude”, coming soon!! The answers that are posted in the comments section of this blog post will contribute to a section within the eBook and I will also link this blog post to it. It means that if you do choose to comment, which I would really really love, then your comments will be linked and can be accessed by the readers of the eBook and hopefully they will also visit your own blog, I will certainly encourage them to do that.
So this month’s question relates to “Gratitude“, I bet you guessed that one already!! 🙂
Question:
What does the feeling of “Gratitude” feel like to you, i.e. how does “Gratitude” make you feel?
My Answer:
When I am truly grateful for anything I have in life, it makes me feel so wonderful, I feel happy inside, I feel inspired, I feel motivated, I feel energised, I feel at one with myself, I feel I want to help other people, I feel of real value, I feel in harmony and in balance.
Feeling grateful is such a beautiful feeling for me and sometimes words cannot nearly describe what it really feels like. Feeling grateful makes me feel like I am meant to be here, it connects me to my purpose in life and makes me want to take inspired action.
Gratitude makes my heart smile inside and it touches my soul……it’s a bit like feeling the feelings of love, true love. When I am grateful I feel connected to a higher purpose, I feel good, I feel loved, I feel so thankful for being alive, right now, in this very moment.
When I feel grateful I want to sing, I want to dance and I want to share my happy feelings with others.
I practice daily gratitude and this is why, because it makes me feel so so so so good.
I would really really love to know what it feels like for you?
Below is an updated version of the YouTube video which relates to the eBook I am currently creating entitled “It’s All About Gratitude”. The eBook will be available to purchase on Amazon Kindle soon and the video shares extracts from the content of that eBook.
The backing track has been updated on this latest YouTube video. The backing track piano instrumental is from my original song “I Am Here” and I will be in the studio very soon recording it for my up and coming music Album, “The Becoming of Me”. The backing track you hear playing on this YouTube video was arranged and played by Denis Kilty, http://www.deniskilty.com and I am so grateful to Denis for arranging this piano backing track, he did such an amazing job.
If you are a regular follower or visitor of this blog you will be fully aware that I am a big fan of gratitude, gratitude, gratitude. 🙂 I am truly so grateful for everything I have in my life right now and I know that because of my deepest gratitude for it all, the Universe brings to me more things to be fully grateful for. This next poem is inspired by my gratitude to all that I have, all that I am and all that I am becoming……I know life can be tough at times but it also can be truly AWESOME too. Thank YOU, love Clarabelle.
Thank You For…..
Thank you for
my life, I love you dearly
Thank you for,
seeing this so clearly
Thank you for,
my beautiful friends
Thank you for,
happiness through the lens
Thank you for,
the good mood I am in
Thank you for,
my next of kin
Thank you for,
the hope and glory
Thank you for,
my roller-coaster story
Thank you for,
the lessons gone by
Thank you for,
the mountain so high
Thank you for,
the challenges and tears
Thank you for,
my living years
Thank you for,
all the love I hold
Thank you for,
what’s about to unfold
Thank you for,
the sun and the rain
Thank you for,
the sweet laughter again
Thank you for,
being just you
Thank you for,
being so true
Thank you for,
my grateful heart
Thank you for,
this blessing, a beautiful art.
I was taking my mum to the hospital yesterday, she is fine, it was just for a regular 6 monthly check up to the eye clinic. The hospital was so busy and whilst my mum was with the eye doctor I pullled out my iPad mini and created a couple of poems. The first poem I wrote is below – being in the hospital made me think about how grateful I am for my own health and wellbeing and all the abundance I have in my life. May your attitude of gratitude shine brighter than the sun today. Lots of love to you Clarabelle.
Attitude of Gratitude
I am grateful for my health, and happiness in me
Grateful for the sun, shining so free
Grateful for the rainbow, with colours so bright
Grateful for the youthfulness, making me light
I am grateful for, just every little thing
I am grateful for, the joy it does bring
For once I forgot, to thank all that I own
I was less gratefully mindful, when I was alone
But something happened, to me on my path
Something so serious, but now I do laugh
Because life is what you make it, see it shine
Let it dance in your soul, you’ll feel better than fine
Have a grateful heart, and happy spirit too
Because the attitude of gratitude, will always help you through
Poem Created by Clarabelle, 20 September 2013
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Today I am going to go on a day trip to Balmaha Bay, Balloch, Scotland with my mum and during that trip I am going to be “snap happy” as I will be taking some beautiful photos for my new eBook that’s coming out, “It’s All About Gratitude”. I am excited about doing this and it will also be really lovely to spend a day with my mum.
I love Balmaha Bay, for me it is a place of deep beauty and peaceful tranquility and sometimes this is just what the doctor ordered. 🙂
In 2011 I wrote a poem about Balmaha, I have already shared it on this blog before, but here it is again, just in case you missed it first time round:
A frozen Balmaha Lake January 2011
Sweet Balmaha Bay
Balmaha, an inspiring place,
Oh how I love, your beautiful face.
The silent lake, speaks many words,
A magical paradise, beneath the flight of birds.
My soul’s at home, when I visit you,
I feel at one, below the sky so blue.
As I tie a yellow ribbon, around the old oak tree,
I appreciate your world, for all to see.
The air is clean, fresh and new,
The shimmering sunlight, makes a stunning view.
And the many boats, who sail in leisure,
Uplifting spirits, you provide great pleasure.
In hail or rain, sunshine or snow,
Your tranquil beauty, will always show.
For the depths of your heart, are in everyone,
Sweet Balmaha Bay under the horizon sun.
Poem By Clarabelle, 2011
Wherever you go today and whatever you do, I do hope it brings you sweet happiness and fulfillment, much love to you Clarabelle. 🙂
I want you to be the first to know that I am in the middle of writing a book on gratitude, entitled “It’s All About Gratitude”. This is an eBook which you will be able to instantly download from Amazon. It will contain a variety of original poems (not already shared on this blog), affirmations, quotes, powerful questions and practical exercises for you to work through on the magic of gratitude. I am excited to have this eBook completed and this will be my fifth eBook to date….I am also currently collaborating with an Associate of mine on another eBook related to the subject of creative visualisation.
Core Values
Gratitude is one of my core values, I practice it everyday in my life and I know I benefit so greatly from it. I want this eBook to encourage others to invite daily gratitude into their lives as I know it can be life changing for individuals.
Watch this space my dearest friends “It’s All About Gratitude” by Clarabellewill be released into the Universe soon for you to enjoy, if you wish,.
May your day today be filled with beautiful thoughts of gratitude, much love to you Clarabelle.
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