Give Thanks

 Gratitude. Gratitude. Gratitude. I know I talk about this a lot, but that is because practicing gratitude is the easiest, strongest way to change your situation, get you out of a victim mentality, and allow you to see all that you have standing right in front of you. Gratitude for what you have opens doorways to more than you could ever imagine for yourself. Not everyone celebrates the holiday, but being tomorrow is Thanksgiving, today felt like the opportune time to discuss gratitude again. We have ten weeks left on our journey together, and now that you are understanding the work and the lessons, showing gratitude for what you have and how far you have come will help you get to the next level. Whenever I am feeling stuck, I start the process again and give thanks for what is around me.

The end of the year is also a great time to give thanks, because the end of the year is when you will start to feel like you are being tested – and that is because you are. God, The Universe, whatever you see as your Higher Power, wants to know that you are heading in the right direction. You are being held accountable for what you asked for. Are you showing appreciation for what showed up for you? Have you learned your lessons or is your stubborn butt still doing things the same way as you always have and expecting different results? Are you running the show or is it your ego? Are you grateful or are you complaining about what hasn’t changed? Are you in charge of your life or handing over your power to someone else? The Universe wants to see that you are in control or come the New Year your life will go on repeat, and you will be learning the same lessons as before. New doors can’t open until you close the old ones. New lessons, new situations, new people, new love, new scenarios can’t enter your life until you learn the lessons, leave the past in the past, and show you are ready for a new chapter. Clinging to a past and ways of living that no longer serve you creates a block to move forward. Blocks are illusions set on your path for you to work your way through. Learning the lessons, practicing self-love and showing gratitude is what helps to remove those blocks. Once you learn the lesson your perception changes and the blocks will disappear.

I always find that when I am feeling stuck in that place, showing gratitude for what I already have gives me that nudge to get out of my own head and keep going. You cannot be in a negative place while showing gratitude, so is always the best way to pull yourself out of a negative mindset. Whether you believe in God or not, you can see with your own eyes how people can have everything and lose it in a moment. You can see how someone has everything they ever wished for standing right in front of them, but they can’t see it or accept that it is really for them. Knowing that you are deserving of what you have and what is being offered raises your vibration to a positive place of receiving more. Practicing gratitude gets you to that place of receiving more. I am at a point right now, where I know that I don’t have everything in life that I want, but I am sitting in my apartment right now typing on my computer and know for a fact that if I don’t appreciate and be grateful for this milestone I just reached, then I risk it being taken away. Blessings and gifts show up for us every day, and it is our job to accept those gifts and show gratitude for them. Once you allow your ego and negativity to take over, those gifts and blessings will be taken away and eventually doors will close, and blessings will no longer show up for you. Free will is one thing we do have on this earth, and how we choose to live our life is always our choice. Showing gratitude is a choice and one that comes with so many positive results.

Tomorrow and for the next few days, take a moment to give thanks and be grateful for where you are and all the lessons you have learned. Then take another moment to look around and see who and what is in your life. Ask yourself if this is what you want, is this where you want to be, are you heading in the right direction for where you want to go. Then make a promise to yourself that you will make changes where needed, you will honor who you are by practicing self-love and by practicing gratitude. Look forward to the New Year with nothing but positivity knowing that you have a plan and trusting that The Universe will always have your back. I know from experience that is always the truth if you are giving thanks for what you already have and having faith and trust in where you want to go.

Have a wonderful day tomorrow. I am grateful for all of you.

In love and light,

Fran