GRATITUDE AS A MAGIC WAND
Miracles are showing up every
day-unexpected opportunities, new potential clients calling,
signs and signals from the Universe at every turn. It's incredible.
And I've only done one thing to allow it to happen-I focus on
what I am grateful for and I thank the universe many times a
day.
What we focus on is what we
attract. The Law of Attraction says like attracts like. So when
I focus on having a large savings account that means there is
no debt. When I focus on a flexible body, that means my body
is toned and balanced. Get the idea? If you want more clients,
focus on the great ones you do have and you will attract more
of them. If you have a difficult client, focus on the great
clients you do have and you'll draw more of them. If you focus
on the difficult client, guess what you'll get….more difficult
clients.
Start a Gratitude List
The easiest way to change your
thinking around gratitude is to start a Gratitude List. Keep
it handy. Enter into it at night before you go to bed. Enter
into it in the morning when you journal and meditate. Keep it
at your desk during the day. When you start looking for the
abundance of good that the Universe sends your way, you'll need
an entire notebook for your list!
Ask for Signs
This is one of my favorites.
If I am not certain about a pending decision, I ask for signs
and signals. It always works. Once I got a signal in the form
of an opportunity that I said "no" to because I had
another plan in mind, but a few days later I realized that it
had indeed been a prompt from my Invisible Self and I needed
to say "yes." It's ok to refuse an opportunity, but
do be clear about exactly what you are saying "no"
to.
Let Go and Give It Over To the
Universe
Plans can get in the way. If
I have some sort of major plan that I am attached to, I'm not
going to see or hear or accept the opportunities that the Universe
sends my way. On the other hand, when I move through my day
being open to what is naturally appearing, I let myself be guided
into the infinite possibilities that the Universe is offering
me! When I hold tightly to my own concepts of how things should
be, I literally shut off the flow of life. Stay open to the
infinite flow that is within and without you every moment. Accept
its gifts that are constantly being offered.
Be in the Here and Now
There is nothing that exists
beside this very moment. There is no tomorrow. There is no yesterday.
Worry is a waste of time. Worry makes you sick. Do you know
what the word "worry" means? It means concern, anxiety,
agonize, apprehension, fear. Who needs it! There is nothing
you can do about the future; there is nothing you can do about
the past. And why bother; you have everything you need this
very moment.
Hugh Prather says it perfectly:
"To be fully content within this moment
is a state of mind so powerful in its ability to heal and
extend peace that it cannot be even hinted at in words. Anxiety-the
only alternative to trusting what is happening-is a state
of immobilization caused by our focusing on what we believe
cannot be changed; on what is over; or on what has not occurred.
This instant we have everything
we need, and within this instant we have everything. We can
therefore trust what happens because there will never be a time
when it will not be now. "
Wave Your Magic Wand
Be grateful this minute. Be
grateful in every moment of now. Be grateful for the sun shining
in the window, or the rain watering the land. Be grateful for
your companionship with others and for the silence of your own
company. If your life is not yet exactly how you would like
it to be, focus on the parts of it that bring you joy and satisfaction
and watch more joy and satisfaction come into your life. Watch
for the signs and signals. Some are big and others could almost
go unnoticed. Allow yourself to be in the moment-fully and completely
in the incredibility of the moment-and give thanks for the infinite
possibilities that are lined up before you.
Gratitude is a magic wand.
Wave it every day.
© 2007 Cara Lumen
