Everything in this world vibrates at a specific frequency.  When you are grateful you change your energy to a higher vibration and you attract more into your life.  You attract more wealth, more happiness, more love, more success and more joy.

Think of a friend or a family member that is so thankful whenever you give them a gift or do something special for them.  Their gratitude makes you want to give even more to them.  Now think of a time when you did something special for someone or bought something for someone and they didn’t seem to really care.  Do you feel more inclined to give to them?

Abundance flows to those that see the greatness in everything…and I mean everything.  It’s easy to be grateful when life’s going good, when money is coming in, when business is booming and your relationships are great.  It takes an enlightened being to be thankful even when things are falling apart around us.

As you work on your goals, be thankful for them right now as if you already have it.  Project yourself into the future, feel the gratitude you would feel as if you are already in your goal, picture it and imagine it clearly, make your imagination come alive.  Now take that feeling of accomplishment and happiness and gratitude and bring that emotion into the present.  That grateful feeling is magical; it will manifest what you desire with force.  That is what will bring abundance into your life. By being grateful now, you are affirming that you have FAITH that what you want is coming to you.

Dr. Emoto, author of “The Hidden Messages in Water” proves how emotions can alter physical reality.  He conducted a series of experiments photographing frozen water crystals associated to different thoughts, emotions and phrases.  The physical appearance of the water crystals transformed based on the words imprinted on it. One of the most beautiful crystals that were photographed was the love and gratitude crystal.  In an interview Dr. Emoto states:

“There is a special combination that seems to be perfect for this, which is love plus the combination of thanks and appreciation reflected in the English word gratitude. Just one of these is not enough. Love needs to be based in gratitude, and gratitude needs to be based in love. These two words together create the most important vibration. And it is even more important that we understand the value of these words.

For example, we know that water is described as H2O. If we were to look at love and gratitude as a pair, gratitude is theHand love is theO. Water is the basis that not only supports but also allows the existence of life. In my understanding of the concept of yin and yang, in the same way that there is oneOand twoHs, we also need one part yang/love to two parts yin/gratitude, in order to come to a place of balance in the equation.”

When things aren’t going as you wish, learn to flip your emotions and find something in the situation to be grateful for.

The following are examples of how I turned around a not so great situation into something I can be grateful for.  Dr. Wayne Dyer says “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

1)    Yesterday, our water heater broke and I took a not so hot shower.  And I LOVE my hot showers.  Yesterday I realized how I’ve taken the little things in my life for granted. Hot showers for me are an everyday thing, but for others it’s a privilege.  So I said a little prayer and became very thankful for having a large shower in my home that provided me satisfying hot bathing experiences on a regular basis.

2)    Last night as we were driving on the highway, we got side swiped by a red Ford pickup truck with my 3 year old sitting in the back (yesterday, clearly wasn’t a good day for us). Instead of getting angry and upset my husband and I instantly thought, thank you God for having this beautiful BMW that has withheld many bruises and continues to keep us safe.  Last year, I accidentally backed into his car and there still remains a scar from that event. Despite, what happened, Chuck and I found humor in the situation, just another ding on his car.

3)    A few months ago a business project I was working on fizzled and I was really upset.  I went to my friend and spiritual teacher and in tears shared with her the story.  Without thinking she immediately said “Thank you God!  This is a blessing as you have even better projects coming your way.”

Think of all the not so great things in your life and find a way to be grateful for them.  I promise it will change your outlook on your life and bring even greater things to you. You must let go of lower vibration emotions such as resentment, victimization, anger in order to bring in goodness, wealth, health and love.

Steps to increase your vibration of gratitude:

1. This starts your day in a state of gratitude and love.
2. Picture your goal in the morning and use your imagination to picture yourself in a scene already being in that goal, and feel blessed and thankful for achieving the goal.
3. What higher lesson are you to learn from the situation?