In truth, there are many parts to your journey on the Earth plane, that you have not understood to be of importance. All that is needed, is the willingness to be in a place of thankfulness, of gratitude, that you have the gift of Life, of experiencing, on the Earth plane at this momentous time of Shifting consciousness. And in that Light, to find what is there in the simplest of things, to enjoy, to be in wonderment of, to share this pleasure with others, that all may come to understand that life does not have to be the following of a series of lists of things to be done by when, but can be a process of flow, of Harmony, of Joyousness in the moment.
What does this look like, when you have deadlines to meet, or cannot seem to structure your day other than to rush from one thing to another? Even so, there are moments, and there are times, when you give yourself the opportunity to show Love to another, to express your own delight in something beautiful or funny or wonderful around you, that brings the magic of Love into your day. And when you find it within you, to give this time, this opportunity for Love, to Your Self, the magic truly begins to unfold before you.
Begin by taking the steps to Enjoy what you do, to discover what that is, and to do more and more of it, until you are always in a state of Love energy, for what you are doing nourishes the very heart of you, and so Love is expressed from you and through you at all times. Even when you feel yourself to be having a "bad day", if what you are doing is that which for the most part, nourishes you, there is little change in the energy that is released by you, as it is perceived by others around you. And when you take the trouble to shift your own energy to a more pleasing way of Being, Love is multiplied even more than before. (Tikele) - www.tikele.com.au
Celebrate Life. Find time to sing and dance and to be creative. You are the creative artists of the Universe. This is how you hold your balance on the Inner Planes; by setting the intention to celebrate the gifts of life and love as they are experienced every day. (Celia Fenn) - www.starchildascension.org
Reasons for gratitude are easy to find. If we're breathing, we can think of people hooked up to oxygen tanks. If our skin is smooth, we can remember people suffering in burn units. If we ran into a store for a minute to buy a gallon of milk today, we can remember the long lines people in other cultures endure for the same errand.
And we exist! That alone is miraculous! We have survived a chronic, often fatal disease. For many of us, life is better than before addiction, because we've found a new appreciation for life, a new depth and peace, a new calmness. And we can continue to grow in recovery each beautiful day that is given to us. Today babies across the world are being born, bringing millions of hopeful and exciting possibilities into our world. Now, we're ready to take our place in the sun as one of the world's new hopeful possibilities. We live and breathe and feel and think, and we are watched over by a Higher Power who loves us and has a plan for our lives. Today let me look for the good in my world and be thankful. (Source) - www.hazelden.org
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. (Richard Bach) - www.richardbach.com
To be alive, to be able to see, to walk - it's all a miracle. (Arthur Rubinstein, Polish Pianist, 1887-1982)
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change. (Earl Nightingale)
Notice that the situations, people, or thoughts that charge you are those that operate in a positive framework, those that encourage your growth and expand your heart. (Orin through Sanaya Roman - From the book, Personal Power through Awareness) - www.orindaben.com
Abundance is, in large part, an attitude. (Sue Patton Thoele)
Some of you go on day after day doing the same thing and failing to appreciate the wonderful work that is being done here in this Centre of Light. I tell you, too much is taken for granted, especially by those who are close to the work. You can become oblivious to the vibrations which are being raised all the time, and forget you are in a rarified atmosphere. Then all you can see is the amount of work that has to be done - and you even wonder what it is all about.
Learn to see everything in its true perspective. Often you are too close to a situation to see it clearly, or you are inclined to take it for granted. Take nothing for granted. Stand back every now and again so you can see things clearly & never fail to give thanks for what you behold. (Eileen Caddy) - www.findhorn.org
We are no longer small, emotionally reactive human beings with problems and issues to solve. Instead we are becoming creational source beings who share a dance with Life, who seek the very best in ourselves and others, who invent new reality by loving it passionately and powerfully into being. (Source) - www.SOULutions.co.uk
Anytime we acknowledge that life is good, we are entering a state of gratitude. Begin to live in a state of thanks for being alive and having the chance to improve the lives of others through your words and actions. (Goddess Network Newsletter) - http://thegoddessnetwork.net
If you were asked to make a list of things for which you are grateful, how long would this list be - 20 items, 100, 500? Most likely you would include your health, your mind's ability to function well, family, friends, and freedom. But would it include the basics, like a safe place to sleep, clean air and water, food, and medicine? What about for Earth itself, blue skies, a child's laughter, a warm touch, the smell of spring, the tang of salt, the sweetness of sugar, or that morning cup of coffee?
The making of such a list is not meant to make you feel indebted but is intended to clarify your understanding of how life really is. It is a reflective meditation that uses mindfulness to carry you beyond the superficial to a deeper experience of your life unfolding moment by moment. You learn to throw off the blinders of habitual assumptions that prevent you from perceiving the miracle of life.
The next step in gratitude practice is to actively notice things you are grateful for throughout your regular day. For instance, when you're stuck in traffic and it's making you late and irritated, you notice you can be thankful you have transportation and that other drivers are abiding by the agreed-upon driving rules, which prevent chaos and unsafe conditions. In other words, there is a level of well-being and community cooperation that is supporting you even in the midst of your bad day. And you do this not just once or twice, but a hundred times each day. You do so not to get out of a bad mood or to be a nicer person, but with the intention of clearly seeing the true situation of your life. Traffic remains frustrating, but the inner experience of how your life is unfolding begins to shift. Slowly you become clearer about what really matters to you, and there is more ease in your daily experience.
You might ask yourself about your "gratitude ratio." Do you experience the good things in your life in true proportion to the bad things? Or do the bad things receive a disproportionate amount of your attention, such that you have a distorted sense of your life? It can be shocking to examine your life this way because you may begin to realize how you are being defined by an endless series of emotional reactions, many of which are based on relatively unimportant, temporary desires. When you look at how much griping you do versus how much gratitude you feel, you realize how far off your emotional response is from your real situation. The purpose of this inquiry is not to judge yourself but rather to motivate yourself to find a truer perspective. Why would you want to go around with a distorted view of your life, particularly when it makes you miserable? (Phillip Moffitt) - www.lifebalance.org
The trick is loving what you are doing, with all your heart and all your soul, and I promise you God will take care of the rest. The universe supports action. Let your actions be motivated by love. You have the right to do what you love doing. That is why you love it. God intended for you to love it because that is how you are meant to serve. Suffering in a dead end job or relationship or home is not necessary. It is your conditioned belief in pain and suffering that holds you there. That is all. That is the very bottom line. (Lord Kuthumi through Michelle Eloff) - www.thelightweaver.co.za
Acknowledge and appreciate the positive situations, events and relationships. Every time you celebrate these 'assets' you accumulate more energy and increase your resilience. (Unknown)
You can feel your own brightness increasing, your own sense of joy growing larger as you speak words of encouragement. (Orin through Sanaya Roman - From the book, Personal Power through Awareness) - www.orindaben.com
The end of the harvest season brings to mind the art of appreciation. Offering thanks to a higher power and being appreciative of gifts bestowed to us by nature is an important activity. Every culture on the planet has some sort of thanksgiving ritual that has been passed down from generation to generation. The art of appreciation is one that can bring a feeling of light and love into one's life. I make it a daily practice to look around and notice all of the things that I am grateful for. Good friends, loving family, good health and the beauty of nature are just a few of the things that I appreciate each and every day. (Karen Stokes, RN)
Appreciating all that we have in our life produces harmonious relationships, creative and meaningful work, physical wellness, and genuine, long lasting prosperity. Appreciation validates our worth while affirming we are deserving of having everything our heart desires. And as we relish all the wonderful aspects of our life, more abundance is allowed to pour forth, creating a consistent wellspring of balance, joy and peace. (Laura V. Hyde) - www.laurahyde.com
At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well? (Jack Kornfield)
Allow yourselves every day to find something to be grateful for. A grateful heart is a heart full of greatness, dear ones. We laugh at your wording. A grateful heart realizes that you live in an abundant universe and if you can give thanks for even the smallest pleasures you will be blessed with so many more. A grateful heart knows that God will take care of you when you don't know how, that you can find inner joy in tumultuous times, and that love is a condition generated from within and that peace is not dependent upon outer circumstances. A grateful heart can find a miracle with each breath you breathe. A grateful heart can find beauty in the flower growing through the cracks in the concrete. A grateful heart can bless the tougher lessons and release them, indulge in the joy of the easy lessons, and wish the best for all around you.
Gratitude, dear ones, is truth. Look back upon your lives in this season of giving thanks and bless both the joyful times and the tough ones, for they have created you to be the light workers that you are today. Give thanks for both the most difficult person in your life and what you have learned from them (strength, patience, compassion, self-love) and the most supportive person. Write a note to someone you appreciate or simply thank a clerk that assists you kindly as you go about your day. Give thanks for your courage in being here upon planet earth and being willing to walk in truth. We, the angels, are grateful to be in partnership with you as we continue to explore and expand the love in your world. There is always something to be grateful for dear ones. Find that, and your joy will expand. (The Angels through Ann Albers) - www.visionsofheaven.com
Whenever we perceive we're not receiving something it's usually because we're failing to appreciate what we already have and blocking the natural flow of abundance. Thus, the most common way to keep a trickle from being a torrent, is to not appreciate what we currently have. (Laura V. Hyde) - www.laurahyde.com
The most basic and yet profound blessings, such as the food we eat and the water we drink, are often not even recognized - let alone acknowledged or appreciated. As we rush about, meals are often eaten mindlessly without a thought, let alone a ceremony of appreciation. No matter what your religion, taking a moment to 'give thanks' will help foster appreciation and gratitude. (Patti Teel) - www.pattiteel.blogharbor.com
Do you know when you're having fun, when you're joyful, when you're appreciating yourself and your life, you are - at that moment - fully aligned with your higher self? You are fully aligned with, and in tune with, the wiser, powerful part of you who exists eternally in the realms of spirit. That wise, loving, powerful part of you lives in a continual state of bliss and joy. And when you are fully aligned with it, through your human joy, you will find your life becoming so easy and effortless. And you'll wonder why you ever bothered to live any other way. We used the word "bothered" just now. It truly is a bother to live your lives joylessly, with struggle and suffering. But it's become such a seemingly "normal" way of life, and you think that's the way it's supposed to be. Nothing could be farther from the truth!
You've become so accustomed to life being difficult, you forget it can also be easy. In fact, it's supposed to be easy! If you're finding yourself struggling with any aspect of your life, know this: You've really had to work at getting to where you are today – to getting to the struggling and suffering. You've probably had to work hard at it. With a fraction of that effort, you can make your life as easy tomorrow as it was hard today.
Well-being is your natural state. Struggle and suffering are not your natural state. It is always easier to create your life, your reality, when you are aligned with your natural state, the state of well-being. You did not come to earth to suffer through long years of struggle. You came here to play, to create, to love passionately, to live joyously. In short - to have fun! And then when you're done with this lifetime, you move on to another passionately joyful adventure. You'll never get it done, friends. You live forever. What you call "death" is not the end, only a new beginning.
However, many of you consider death the end. And that's okay. But ask yourself this question every morning, even before you get your body out of bed: What would I do today if I knew this was my last day on earth? Then answer the question honestly. And then begin to live every day as it if was your last. Live it freely, joyfully, passionately. Live like you were dying. (Chief Joseph through John Cali) - www.greatwesternpublishing.org
