The
media is filled with memes and self-help books urging gratitude. Develop an
attitude of gratitude and your entire life will change, you will grow and reach
enlightenment! I recall being very frustrated after reading ‘The Secret’
because my opinion of the book was that all we had to do was write down our
dreams and somehow, they would miraculously materialise. I am annoyed with
the media hype because in both instances I believe that critical information
has been omitted.
Gratitude
cannot be forced. It cannot be used to manipulate abundance. Gratitude has to
be genuinely felt in order to change chemistry and lives. Keeping a gratitude
journal because it the trendy thing to do will not change my mindset if I
continue to complain or if I am unhappy.
I
have discovered that first moving to a state of ease (out of stress, anxiety or
anger), will enable a state of gratitude which results in a state of happiness.
Working from a space of being okay, is effective. Working from a space of irritation or disgruntlement is ineffective. In order to increase positive input to my
brain I must work with the moments I am present and okay, recognise those, and
in those moments be grateful.
It
comes back to being present. Scribbling in a gratitude journal at the
end of the day, as a chore or because a guru advised it, does not create the
energy to transform a life. Thoughts become things. Your body feels emotions.
Connect to these. Experience the moment – truly experience it – then be
grateful. Change will come and abundance and happiness will follow.
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