In the past years the knowledge that what we think attracts more of the same has been making its way into the mainstream. Book after book has been written on the subject: The Power of Words; Quantum Success; Thoughts Become Things, Choose them Wisely; The Law of Attraction; The Biology of Belief; The Tao of Physics to name some of my favorites. There are a growing number of scientists who now believe and postulate that through Quantum Physics we are continuously creating our own reality, bringing change through the power of intention and belief. It’s pretty heady stuff.
So what if They are right? What if They aren’t? Seems to me that I’ll take the safe bet that gratitude is good! The more grateful that I can be, the more that good things will come my way. Better still is that I’ll feel so much greater. Certainly some days are much easier than others to find that abundance of things for which to be grateful. A lot of days it seems that I can’t find enough words to say thanks for it all. And some days I struggle to find just one. That’s okay. I keep searching. I keep looking. And, amazingly enough, I keep finding.
What am I grateful for today? That I have created the opportunity to do the work that I love; that I am honored to share even a short portion of their journeys with my patients; that I can laugh and be joyful; that we’ve rescue two wonderful dogs to walk beside us and give us doggie kisses, and who have grown into 2 amazing therapy dogs – healing others in their own way; that I have the choice to Be and Do and Become and Say and Think and Give and Have and Listen Well and Love and Laugh; and, and, and, and, and!
Yeah. So What. Maybe you say, “Amy, you haven’t had the circumstances that I’ve had.” I say, “Yes, you’re absolutely right. And you’ve not had the circumstances that I’ve had.” We’ve all had challenges. What can you be grateful for today, moving forward, from this moment on? There is always something for which to say, “Thank you.”