Gratitude

Truisms about the power of gratitude in unlocking abundance range from a saying from the Hausa people of Nigeria - “Give thanks for a little and you’ll find a lot” - to this strong testimonial from author Sara Ban Brathnach: “Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities, it is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend…. When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present - love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure--the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.” If you want more money, if you’re feeling impoverished, if you’re feeling stressed out, you’re not coming to abundance from the right place, the way to turn those feelings around and restore positive energy and flow is to simply say “Thank you.” be grateful for what you have because if you’re not grateful for what the Universe has already given you, it’s probably not going to give you any more. Keep firmly in mind that there are people on the planet who don’t have food, who don’t have medicine, who don’t have water. There are people who don’t have children, or a family. There are people who don’t have a girlfriend or a boyfriend or a husband or a wife. There are people who don’t have a job and would be grateful for one. There are people who have to walk because they don’t have a car. Now contrast that with what you have -- and say “Thank you” for everything, no matter how large or how small. Did you know that nearly one billion people entered the twenty-first century unable to read a book or even sign their name? or that half the world --three billion people -- live on less than $2 A DAY?! So let’s leave it at this: TO BUILD WEALTH YOU MUST FIRST BUILD POSITIVE ENERGY BY APPRECIATING THE REAL ABUNDANCE YOU ENJOY, THEN USE THAT ENERGY TO BEGIN ENERGIZING YOUR FINANCES AND YOUR FORTUNE.