The Power of Gratitude
I
often write about the power of gratitude, it came to me in my meditation that I
should revise this article about the power of gratitude. Perhaps someone out
there needs to read it.
If
you are reading this article, you are blessed. No matter what you’re social or
economic situation might be, your situation is still better than thousands
throughout the world. We often take our blessings for granted. My grandmother
used to say, “Thank God for another day.” “Thousands did not get that blessing
today. But you did.” Having gratitude is a way of giving thanks for the many
blessing we have learned to recognize.
A
very common cause of depression is the inability to recognize our blessings. We
become depressed because we focus on depressing things, things that we don’t
want. What you think about often will manifest in your reality. When we focus
on the things we want in our life; with faith and without fear and doubt we
have the power to make it a reality. The more we practice and understand this
blessing the greater our ability will be to have gratitude.
In
his wonderful book, The Science of
Getting Rich Wallace D. Wattles sums up the above thought by writing: “If it is a new thought
to you that gratitude brings your whole mind into close harmony with the
creative energies of the universe, consider it well, and you will see that it
is true. The good things you already have come to you along of obedience to
certain laws. Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things
come and will keep you in close with creative thought.”
It
matters not, the difficulty of your situation; you have the ability to change
it, for the better. We were born with that ability and that is a reason to be
thankful, a reason to embrace the feeling of gratitude. One of the laws that
Wattles was referring to was the law of attraction. Your blessing of thought manifestation can
work against you if are not aware of it. Like all universal laws, they work
whether you believe in them or not.
Wattles
warn that “The moment you permit your mind to dwell with dissatisfaction upon
things as they are you begin to lose ground. You fix your attention upon the
common, the poor, the squalid, and the mean; and your mind takes the form of
these things. Then you will transmit these forms or mental images to the
formless, and the common, the poor, the squalid and the mean will come to you.”
So
if you are reading this dialog and you are depressed, be thankful the mind of
the universe is sending you a message. Every day we have something to be
thankful for; getting up is probably the most important one. As the universe
moves into a new frequency the ability to embrace the feeling of gratitude will
be very important.
Gratitude
comes with the recognition that we all were born with special gifts. It is
important to utilizing them wisely. Remember
no matter who we are or what we have or don’t have we all have something to be
thankful for. I wish a very Happy
Holiday season to all.
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