Gratitude is a Choice
It is a common for humans to focus on what we do not yet have but want. It is also a common thing not to be grateful for what we do have when we know that we desire something other than what we have. Learning to feel gratitude, no matter what the circumstance or issue in your life, is a wonderful undertaking. Why? Gratitude feels lovely; gratitude signals the flow of divine energy through your Being. And most importantly, gratitude is our natural state when we are fully present.
“But how do I feel grateful when I want so many things to be different than they are?”
Well, the answer is by wanting to focus on gratitude, by choosing to be grateful. Everything is always a choice when it comes to our focus.
Being grateful, however, is not about pretending to be grateful. It’s not about just saying the words. It is not a mental exercise. You must feel it. And you can feel it even when circumstances may seem grim. To quote Eric Butterworth’s Spiritual Economics, “This is precisely the time to stir up the gift of gratitude! Remember, it is not a reactionary emotion but a causative one.” In other words, by being grateful, you cause or draw to you more experiences to feel grateful about!
Gratitude and appreciation are powerful, high frequency emotions. You don’t have to look outside to your environment for things to be grateful for in order to feel and experience gratitude. You can choose to be grateful, to feel grateful, to experience gratitude. In other words, gratitude is not a response to something external, but a state of Being that you bring to the world.
When you do this, amazing things happen in your life!
____________________________________________
If you want to explore how to access the power of gratitude to reveal your
Soul’s Purpose, please contact me at nancy@choosingselflove.com
copyright 2009 Nancy Swisher http://choosingselflove.com