What if there was a medicine that could shift your entire reality?
What if it could improve mental health, strengthen bonds and minimalize troubles while increasing abundance?
What if it helped you manifest magical fulfillment without any negative side effects?
This medicine would lift your soul above its circumstances and align you with your sacred center and inner child that view the world with wonder.
Would you try it?
What if it was FREE!?
Guess what? It’s gratitude.
Since I can’t control the outcome of everything (bummer), I’ve been playing with this ultra potent medicine.
When reality hits hard, I don’t want to forget how grateful I am for the ability to love so deep, even when it fucking hurts.
A shift in perception, awareness and presence can tap us into a frequency so high, our nervous systems regulate and relax. Wouldn’t that be nice?
When the weight of worry arises, I start sinking. Helpless. Afraid. Dissociating. Then a single thought of how happy I am to learn, grow and experience life (even when it sucks) carries me home. It’s a lot more accessible in happy times but still.
Take a deep breath then feed sparks of gratitude; the ones that are in awe of this beautiful, horrible, wonderful, opportunity to exist for a little while. It’s pretty cool actually.
Each time we give thanks, it’s as if the universe wraps us in support, helping us feel more confident and valued with a sense of connection and encouragement.
Gratitude shows us what’s up.
https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-appreciation
I desire intoxication over frustration. So I play this game of getting more grateful even in the face of tragedy, disbelief, horror and disgust. I muddle them with curiosity, kindness, amusement and togetherness. Oh those tricky dualities.
With hands in prayer I bow to the fortune of my beloved family and life-long friends, to an ocean I absolutely adore, to simplicities like colorful orchids, cute green geckos, to the blissful rewards of a headstand or laying in bed stretching my legs to sleep and dream.
So grateful a blessing of an island has held me, healed me and nourished my inner goddess. Maui is so patient with my phases.
Grateful for sensitivities and time to rest, chant, cruise the windy roads of Haiku with windows down, eat little bananas and feel the sun warm my cheeks.
I blow kisses to turtles resting in the sand, inhale palo santo, taste passion fruit and express my silly self with so much gratitude.
This changes everything.
Let’s not forget how fascinating life can be, even in the face of upset.
I’ve decided to follow my heart’s calling to be so grateful, no news can jolt me. I’m tired of being jolted. It’s exhausting and unfair to our hard-working internal systems.
We have the ability to balance bullshit with this readily available gift. The only requirement is a shift in perspective.
When the world’s imbalances weigh on us, or the grind of adulthood leaves us feeling jaded, or we struggle to release complex trauma—longing for health and harmony for all—we deserve moments of peace.
“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Gratitude gently delivers sanctuary and renewal.
When I landed back on Maui from an emotional trip to the mainland, the island’s breeze wrapped around my tired body as if hugging me and welcoming me ‘home.’ “E Komo Mai,” it whispered. I lifted my worn-out arms to the sky, spread my fingers, swayed my hips and mentally gave gratitude for my breath.
Missing loved ones for whom I am so grateful, I also give gratitude for solo time to reset and recharge.
Aren’t we fortunate that Mother Nature’s expressions help activate our own light? I’m grateful when I’m reminded to not take that for granted. A little positive psychology reminds me to cherish what’s important.
I’m grateful for fierce passion dancing with immense sensitivities. Grateful for soothing medicine music as well as 90’s hip-hop. Grateful for scents like gardenias and palmas dulce, flavors like cacao and raspberries, sights like an orange sherbet sunset or frothy, teal waves crashing on shiny black lava rocks.
So grateful for the spirit that activates me to get up and dance, even when I’m tired.
There is so much that can distract us from the magical interconnectedness of everything everywhere. But is it worth sacrificing our peace? Nope.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/giving-thanks-can-make-you-happier
I don’t want to lose hope. I don’t want to let pain overcome the joy of being alive. So I shift attention to the opposite of that which lures me with dark thoughts of despair. What a difference that makes.
Gratitude even catches me off guard, like it’s playing a little game to see if I’m paying attention. Its energy is soft, insightful, deep and uplifting.
Bad news? No thank you. I only have room for good news these days.
Worry about loved ones? I am so happy to know them in this life.
Exhaustion? I listen to my body and rest when I need to.
Inconveniences? Nope. I let go of control and enjoy the ride.
I let gratitude envelope me like the sea does.
I’m grateful for the moon and seashells and hugs and old photos that remind me how many unique experiences there are.
I’m grateful for the hard lessons (even though I kinda hate them). I’m grateful to honor changes, even with resistance, to absorb the delight of good times and the choice to let everything I’ve ever loved carry me on cold days.
I’m grateful that in my imagination, I have a magic wand that whisks away troubles then sprinkles fairy dust on loved ones then the whole world. Perhaps this love dust already exists. Maybe it’s all around, waiting for us to feel it.
Maybe little guys like frogs, snails, dragonflies and hummingbirds feel it. Even jaguars and snakes, wolves and bears, fishes and bugs. All the valleys, beaches, mountains, rainbows and cities live in this network of sparkly ethereal energy. Temples, caves and rainforests buzz in this vibration. Well, why not?
Maybe everything is aligned even when our human minds can’t comprehend it.
This is what happens when we make love to gratitude. Wonders appear. Dreams stir. Frustrations dissolve. Self-esteem blossoms. I still worry, sometimes needlessly. But only because I’m alive. I’m so grateful for that.
https://www.mindful.org/the-science-of-gratitude
We can work out, drink mushroom coffee, get eight hours of sleep and do a mentally-stimulating Wordle. Incorporating doses of daily gratitude is free, life-changing and worth trying. Do it, I dare you.
Savor life’s blessings, weave appreciation into daily rituals (like washing dishes– because how cool is it that we have dishes!).
This is an invitation to bathe in gratitude and receive its abundant medicine. You won’t be sorry.
If you’re feeling me, let’s connect!
I’m offering a gift of a 15-minute discovery call to help you slip into this magical practice. And I would love to hear what you’re grateful for!
Let’s uplift the collective with a high vibe exchange.
I’m grateful for you.
