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How are You Grateful?

Yes, you read that correctly.  “How are you grateful?”  Have you ever thought about that?  Allow me to explain.  When you are grateful are you thinking

A.      “This is wonderful!  I’m so grateful!”

B.      “Thank you – I don’t deserve this!”

C.       “I’m grateful and it’s about time something went my way”

D.      “I’m so grateful that I have this now I can show off to those who don’t”.

Each one of the preceding statements does, in its own way, show gratitude.  But if you read them you will notice that each one also sends a different message to the Universe. 

Statement A is pretty straightforward.  It shows gratitude and satisfaction. 

Statement B shows gratitude, but it also definitely sends the message that the Universe made a mistake that needs to be corrected.  It says “don’t send me anymore wonderful things because I don’t even deserve what you have sent already”. 

Statement C shows arrogance and control issues.  It speaks of lack and demanding as opposed to coming from a place of love, faith, and respect.

Statement D also speaks of lack because it is saying “if I have this no one else can, there isn’t enough”. 

We often speak of an attitude of gratitude, but it is worth checking what your underlying attitude is as well to insure you really are in the correct vibration for manifesting what you want.

Veteran's Day Salute

On this Veteran’s Day I would like to send out thoughts of peace and well being to all our military both present and past members.   I feel a deep gratitude to those willing to serve our country and if each and every one of us could focus on peace these wonderful men and women could focus on life, love, abundance, and prosperity. 

For Thanksgiving 2007 Learn “the Benefits of Gratefulness”

I overheard a mother and her daughter chatting today.  I didn‘t catch much of the conversation but I did overhear the little girl mention “the benefits of gratefulness”.  I thought we could all learn a lesson about that.

The leaves are turning color, the air is crisp, and the days are getting shorter.  Thanksgiving 2007 is on its way and definitely in the air.  Families all over the country will be counting their blessings over their holiday meal.  This one day reminds us all to be grateful; but what about the rest of the year?  Gratitude should be a way of life, not just a moment before a large meal. 

We all want more.  More money, more happiness, more time, more things, more space, more you name it.  One of the ways to receive more is to be grateful for what we have.  Gratitude actually raises our vibration making us a magnet for what we are focusing on.  It is one of “the benefits of gratefulness.” 

Do you want more money?  Then be grateful for the money you have.  If you find a penny on the street stop, pick it up, and be grateful for the sign of abundance.  You will soon find that you are finding nickels and dimes.

Do you want more time?   Be grateful for the time you have.  Even if you are generally rushed, you probably end up stuck at red lights like most of us do.  Realize that you’ve just been given a moment to count your blessings and learn “the benefits of gratefulness”.

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The Best Days Start Out the Worst

Have you seen the scene in the movie “The Secret” where the woman runs out of toothpaste but she just shrugs and continues on?  Well I was really not good at that.  I learned something though that turned that around for me and I’d like to share it with you.  I found when I looked back, that the best days often started out badly.  What I did at that point was consciously decide to remind myself when a day started off badly, that the best days start the worst. 

Well, last night I went out dancing; a friend and I were celebrating a recent success.    I was going to go home early, but I admit I was enjoying myself and stayed out later than I should have.  Anyway, I was supposed to ride horses bright and early today and things just weren’t going well.  It seemed to be one silly thing after another on top of the fact that I was tired.  I had committed to going however and didn’t back out.  I reminded myself that the best days start out the worst.

We loaded up the horses and headed out to a new place I hadn’t been before.  The full moon was high in a clear sky as we rode along and across a river so clear you could see every rock in the bottom.  The morning was brisk and the horses eager to go.  The sun was just hitting some distant snow covered mountains casting them in the pink of sunrise. 

On the way back to the ranch we decided to stop for breakfast.  The smells from the kitchen were heavenly, the coffee warmed our chilled hands, and the company and conversation were as welcoming and friendly as you might imagine in a small town café.  Yes, the morning started off a little rocky, but I wouldn’t trade the memory of those few of hours for a couple of hours of sleep any day!

So the next time your day starts off rough, just remind yourself “the best days start off the worst”, and anticipate the wonderful day you are going to have.

The Perfect Life can always get better!

I recently heard from a very good friend of mine who means a great deal to me.  He said to me that his life is perfect except. .. Now dismissing that “except” for now, it really made me think about having a perfect life.  He says he doesn’t want to change anything.  I had a hard time wrapping my brain around that one. I decided that if I ever say a thing like that it is time to stop living.  How can anyone not want to see, learn, and experience more? 

I think the definition of a perfect life is being grateful and content with what you have, but also being excited for the myriad of things yet to come!  I hope I continue to intend and focus on those exciting experiences I want to manifest in my life.  I hope I continue to strive for more.  This doesn’t mean that I’m not thrilled and content with my present, it just means that I intend to make the most out of the life I’ve been given and I will use any tool at my disposal to do just that.  To stop being able to imagine the possibilities would be just heartbreaking. 

I must say, I absolutely love working with groups who have “perfect lives” and are so motivated and excited about the endless possibilities that they strive to learn how best to move those experiences into their realities.  So I would like to say to my friend “Thank you” for helping me to realize that my life is perfect and I still can’t wait to see what is around the next corner.

Natures Bountiful Blessings

With Thanksgiving soon approaching, I couldn’t help but reflect on nature’s bountiful blessings.  This very morning as I looked out the window at the beautiful golden leaves blowing in the brisk wind I was blessed to see a pheasant strut through my pasture.  Pheasants are plentiful around here but this is the first time in twelve years that I’ve seen one right outside my door. 

I was thinking about the many things to be grateful for, all of our modern conveniences and so forth, when I was reminded that the base of everything, even modern technology all starts with nature.  The food we buy seems far removed from the farm, but that is in fact where it originated.  In addition to the actual food, the equipment to bring it to us also originated in the ground.

Nature provides miracles for us every day and in this time of the turning seasons, when the days are crisp, the colors vibrant, and the earth is preparing for her winter’s nap, I’d like to take a moment to be grateful for nature’s bountiful blessings.