| If you have been working with the Law of | | | | that I find less than desirable. I know there's always |
| Attraction to manifest abundance, joy and fulfillment | | | | a pearl of wisdom in every situation but that doesn't |
| into your life then you understand the power of | | | | necessarily mean I feel grateful for every experience |
| gratitude. You recognize that it is the "attitude of | | | | as it is happening. Show me the difference. Show me |
| gratitude" that brings more abundance, joy and | | | | how to be grateful regardless of conditions." |
| fulfillment into your life. Gratitude keeps the heart | | | | Now, just sit back and pay attention as you go |
| open for receptivity and is one way of saying to the | | | | about your day. Experiences, situations, and people |
| universe, "More of this, please". | | | | will be presented to you almost as if seeking an |
| But sometimes as we begin to focus our intentions | | | | audience with you. It's really quite fun. The key is to |
| on "cleaning up our emotional act" we become | | | | pay attention. Someone might have a story to tell; or |
| increasingly aware of the glacial speed at which we | | | | there will be a movie on television such as, "A Little |
| seem to move forward on our path to great | | | | Princess" that catches your attention and reminds |
| abundance and happiness. We start off all excited, | | | | you in spades of the power of that childlike belief, |
| geared up and ready to leap into our great new | | | | appreciation and forgiveness. You'll find yourself |
| adventure only to find that our soul is working with a | | | | singing songs like, "My Favorite Things" and wonder |
| totally different timeline. Eventually we stop buying | | | | why it popped into your head "out of nowhere". |
| lottery tickets and become acutely conscious that | | | | Remember, gratitude is not something you have to |
| our personal power is at the mercy of a "gentle | | | | seek or force into place. It is not something you |
| unfolding" (spiritual euphemism for "endless wait") and | | | | need to acquire. It is already a power within you that |
| that manifestation occurs in the perfect timing of the | | | | you have but to call upon or "activate". Pull it |
| Soul and not according to our intellectual precepts. | | | | forward; set the intent; invoke it into your |
| Often there is a feeling of "disappointment" or | | | | experience: |
| "impatience" that can arise in the process of this | | | | "I call upon the Power of Gratitude within me. I call |
| gentle unfolding, affording us the perfect opportunity | | | | upon the Power of Acceptance." |
| to focus on amping-up the gratitude. | | | | Sit in quiet room, close your eyes and picture in your |
| So how do we do that? How can we find gratitude | | | | mind's eye a single "cell" from your body being |
| when we really feel like languishing over what | | | | extracted and held before you, blown up to the size |
| appears to be a lack of movement forward? | | | | of a golf ball. Now, fill the cell with gratitude. Fill the |
| Ask! | | | | entire thing and you'll soon begin to feel the rest of |
| No, really... ask! | | | | your body vibrating in resonance with it. |
| Start your morning by saying to your spiritual guides | | | | Play with the concept of gratitude. Enjoy it. Make it a |
| and teachers that are ever present about you, | | | | fun idea instead of a "have to". It'll show up. They |
| "Today I want to understand the power of gratitude | | | | always do when we set the intent. By the end of |
| and acceptance. I know it's supposed to be | | | | the day you'll find yourself saying, "I'm so happy and |
| important; but I can't always feel it. I don't want to | | | | grateful to be happy and grateful. Thank you. |
| put happy stickers over situations and experiences | | | | |