Joy Creates More of the Same

Our state of mind creates a vibration that influences what actually shows up in our field of awareness. Imagination plays an enormous role in shaping our experience of reality. If we can’t yet imagine something, we can take baby steps in the right direction by...

Blessings: Count Them

Don’t fret if your desires don’t show up immediately. Focusing on how things aren’t the way you want only exacerbates dissatisfaction. Feelings and emotions that are consistently energized remain dominant long after things in the outside world...

The Benefits of Gratitude

Gratitude is an expression of appreciation. It puts you at ease because you’re in harmony with what is. This basic level of comfort is healing because it’s your natural state. It’s present whenever you’re not resisting, escaping or chasing....

Lose the Funk with Gratitude

When you’re persistently focused on matters that trouble you, it’s difficult to snap out of a stressed or down mood. It is possible to transition into peace and well-being, it just requires a bit of concerted effort. Since your feelings result from your...

The Path of Gratitude

A quiet mind focused on this moment with equanimity produces no by-products, no energy-blocking stress and no knots in your stomach. Loving and grateful thoughts put you on the fast track to getting into this state. When you’re grateful, you regularly appreciate...