Gratefulness brings a great fullness to life. The choice to adopt and hold a moment-by-moment attitude of gratitude is the choice that differentiates those who suffer the slings and arrows of misfortune and those who are blessed with a joyous and abundant life.
Yes, that is correct. It is not the actual events and circumstances that occur during one's journey through life that determine whether or not a person is happy and prosperous; it is the conscious and willful choice to be grateful for all the bounty that life has to offer AND to be grateful for the opportunity to participate in and contribute to the experience of life, which enables and empowers any individual, regardless of circumstance, to have a fulfilling life.
Like everything else on the path to mastery, gratitude is a choice. You can choose to wait for some meaningfully pleasant situation to arise and then feel gratitude in response, or you can choose to be grateful at all times, in all circumstances, and watch as the world conspires to assist you in your path.
If you are grateful for what you already have, the world will conspire to give you more to be grateful for. If you are resentful of what you already have, the world will conspire to give you more to resent.
Moreover, the true master learns to be grateful, in advance, for the things that are idealized and desired. Why? Because, being grateful in advance for some attainment or accomplishment does two very important things: one?it tricks your subconscious into believing that the goal is certain and two?it convinces other people, with whom you must interact to achieve your desires, that you know what you are about, that you are a winner, not a whiner.
When your subconscious is convinced that the goal is certain, it will provide the ways and means of fulfilling or achieving that goal. Since your subconscious is connected to the great collective subconscious of humanity, it also informs this 'morphic field' of your profound intent and the result is that the people, resources and conditions for fulfillment show up in your life. All because you chose to be grateful?in advance of the havingness. The act of being grateful in advance is proof of your faith and belief in the actuality, eventuality and realness of the manifestation of your desired ideal.
When other people are convinced that you are convinced of the realness of your goals, they will rally around you and provide both physical and metaphysical support for you and your goals.
The benefits of physical support (the investment of time, effort and money) to support you and your goals are obvious. What may not be obvious, to those unfamiliar with the laws of the universe, is that the metaphysical support is even more crucial. The added belief of others in you and your goals brings an 'aura' of success about you that creates, in turn, even more support for you.
The knowledge that all things, existent and potential, are, at their pure essence, a myriad of interlocking and interwoven vibrations of pure energy and that the emanations of your consciousness (and the emanations of the other individual consciousnesses of the people who associate with you) interfere with and interact with preexisting vibrations to create new patterns that result in the manifestation of actualities is what denotes wisdom and mastery.
All this, and more, happens when you choose to hold and to express gratefulness for what you have and what you claim or expect to have as you journey through life.
Begin each day with an expression of your gratitude for all the blessings that life has bestowed upon you and your day will be filled with even more and greater blessings.
The choice is yours. Every breath you breathe can be an expression of gratitude. Existing in a state of gratefulness is very alike existing in a state of grace.
Being grateful denotes your knowledge of, and application of, one of the most important aspects of creation?who you are and how you are produces what you have. And, of course, makes what you have all that much more en-JOY-able.
© Leslie Fieger. All rights reserved worldwide.
Leslie is the author of The DELFIN Knowledge System Trilogy: The Initiation, The Journey and The Quest plus many more success publications. He also the co-author of The End of the World with Hugh Jeffries and Alexandra's DragonFire with his daughter Ashley. Subscribe to his free and ad-free eZine at http://www.ProsperityParadigm.com or http://www.LeslieFieger.com.
Reprinting and republishing of this article is granted only with the above credit included. Permission to reprint or republish does not waive any copyright.
Everyone I've ever met considers happiness to be desirable. There... Read More
What comes to your mind when you see someone who... Read More
Sometimes life experiences can be like a lemon-flavored Tootsie Roll... Read More
Achieving a level of personal happiness previously unknown is closer... Read More
I have to be honest. I made the woman cashier... Read More
We've all had a vision or a great idea and... Read More
We are a pleasure seeking society. Most of us spend... Read More
The year is almost half over. Many of us are... Read More
In preparation for a class I taught today, I spent... Read More
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."... Read More
Every disease or ailment, whether it be cancer, diabetes, arthritis,... Read More
We are living in an era, where relations' management is... Read More
What do you think about happiness? A philosophical approach to... Read More
I always marvel at the way people shine when they... Read More
We all have them. It has many faces. We carry... Read More
Many of my clients are working harder than smarter. This... Read More
Ever notice how some people just seem to be able... Read More
The world is becoming obsessed with money and all things... Read More
We all want happiness and peace of mind. In the... Read More
Placing your attention, energy and focus on the negative aspects... Read More
Confuscious, the Chinese Philospher is quoted as saying : "I... Read More
Want to be happier?Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and... Read More
Anger can make us feel good and enlivened for a... Read More
Are You Chasing the Elusive Butterfly of Happiness?For many people... Read More
Sure it sounds easy? "Be happy." Let's face it there... Read More
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."... Read More
Want to be happier?Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and... Read More
"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise... Read More
Chocolate delays reality. When I am eating chocolate, everything is... Read More
My journey to becoming a therapist began with a desire... Read More
Happiness comes to a person when it is caused by... Read More
The most beautiful flowers, in conjunction with their design and... Read More
We are a pleasure seeking society. Most of us spend... Read More
Since wisdom is the art of coping with suffering, it... Read More
When people are asked, "How many of you are content... Read More
Although many for us strive for happiness in our daily... Read More
One of my favorite songs is Bobby McFerrin's refrain, "Don't... Read More
Imagine that the Internal Revenue Service in your country claimed... Read More
The quality of your life has a strong connection with... Read More
Well, doesn't that depend on what's causing you to be... Read More
"Happiness is the whole aim and end of human... Read More
Happiness is something we all seek, yet few of us... Read More
Do you want to put a smile on someone's face?... Read More
What if I told you that you have the ability... Read More
If your blood is still pumping through your veins, you... Read More
"There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a... Read More
How can one be happy? Is it a tough question?... Read More
Happiness is a state of mind, so your state of... Read More
Passion Love Action You! Playing with your own divinity, spirit,... Read More
Falling In Love with LifeThere is no feeling in the... Read More
Finding Happiness Finding Happiness |