Last night, amidst an evening of relaxation and moments before a quick transformation into full debauchery, I began thinking about gratitude.
I can be grateful for life.
I was thinking about the blessing of deep conversation, intimacy, consciousness, observing growth in others, and being fulfilled. I was grateful.
So where does gratitude stem from?
It’s not so much gratitude for life, but life itself triggering gratitude. The state of gratitude doesn’t stem from a conscious thought, but instead it’s always present in life itself. Life is the beginning, and the creator of gratitude.
So what? It’s great to be grateful, but what’s in it for me?
In the end, it doesn’t matter. Feelings come and go like the wind blows and ebbs. However, if one day you’d like to choose gratitude as a core emotion, a representative energy, and a triggering reminder that the universe gives and rewards… Gratitude can be powerful.
Gratitude signals the observance of abundance. Gratitude begins the cycle of planting, growing, and harvest. Gratitude allows the mental mind to cast aside the doubts by transforming them toward certainties.
You can begin by asking yourself:
- What small (or large) aspects of my friendships bring me joy?
- Who or what is around me now that helps me hold steady and grounded?
- What are the unconventional “items” or “flows” of income and abundance that I have around me, right, now?
- How have I given today, or how would I like to give today?
- How would I stand, feel, and think if I were fully grateful for everything and all in my life, right now, today?
When we think about the laws of manifestation and triggers of magnetism.
- Open the 3rd chakra. Imagine a ball of light right below your rib cage expanding.
- Begin answering your gratitude questions. Picture and visualize the feelings.
- Start to embody and “be” that version of yourself now.
- Notice and observe the shifts in emotions, feelings, and thoughts.
Take care, be a light, and transform what life or the universe brings to match your state of energy (and mind). The universe doesn’t look at your life, sees what’s missing (scarcity), and then says “ok John, here you go”.
Rather, the universe looks at your life, see’s what’s already there, and then says “ok John, I see you’ve got this (abundance), here is MORE”. The laws trend toward “matching” and “equilibrium”. If your equilibrium is scarcity focused, the universe will match toward that.
Gratitude is the basis, but life is the start. It’s already there in front of you. No triggers required.