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Perhaps there is no better time than on April 15th, the deadline to file taxes, to make a conscious decision of how the energy around this day will affect you. The act and power of gratitude has a direct effect on our lives on physical, spiritual, mental and emotional levels and studies have shown that living life with appreciation leads to sense of well-being and happiness. The secret to a happy and fulfilled life may rely on focusing on all the good in life, rather than what is lacking or not going well at the moment.

As Sarah Ban Breathnach, author of Simple Abundance has said, “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”.

Continuing with the global consciousness movement of having an attitude of gratitude, authors Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons, have written a book titled: Living Life as a Thank You: The Transformative Power of Daily Gratitude, which offers simple and clear direction on how to transform fears into acts of courage and release anger to move into a state of forgiveness and grace.

A power-filled, pocket size companion, it’s jam packed with clear, concise, easy-peasy ways to jump start the act of living each day with gratitude. Inspirational chapters include “Putting Gratitude into Action”, “Ways to Stay Thankful during Difficult Times” and “Inspiration and Perspiration: All Parts Gratitude” which includes stories from individuals who have found ways to transform their lives by being grateful for each moment and having the wisdom to see each challenge in life as a way to face the unknown, conquer their fears and empower themselves to living each day with grace and strength of character.

A quick and easy read, the book makes a nice gift for Mother’s Day or a friend’s birthday. Authors Lesowitz and Sammons have done a nice job of compiling stories from a diverse group of people along with sharing gratitude practices and exercises at the end of every chapter. One sure to be favorite is on page 102, “Getting into the Habit of Appreciation and Gratitude for Your Teen”, where Dr. John Duffy offers a meditation exercise to shift the energy as your child moves from a tween to a teen or as he describes… “…the terrible two’s has shifted to the terrible teens”.

I practice gratitude in my daily life and in companion to gratitude, I love to pay it forward. Today, I have the joy of doing both, I’m grateful for this book which serves as a wonderful reminder to all the beauty and abundance in our world and appreciate the authors work here as a gift to all. Pick up a copy today for yourself and one as a gift and help spread the act of “Living Life as a Thank You”. My favorite quote in the book is on page 41, “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy – they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom”.

In this time of reflection and connection, we gather to celebrate the abundance in our lives. As we look across the proverbial table at the harvest we’ve collected – our relationships, love, family, joy, and friends, it becomes remarkably clear that we are a sum of many parts and that each of these parts are interconnected and interact with each person in our lives.

Each relationship strengthens us and allows us to stretch beyond our boundaries in ways that we may not have imagined. The golden cord on which this energy travels is linked through our soul and our spiritual connections. Whether or not we are aware of these connections when they occur, the ripple effect from the thoughts, emotions and actions from that moment forward become part of who we are and shape our destiny.

As we float along in this sea of energy on the physical plane, which we refer to as planet earth, let us join in a prayer of gratitude for this planet, this great gift given to each of us, with its inspirational natural beauty and nourishing resources.

Today, say a prayer of thanks, for all the bountiful good in your life. When you do, make sure to remember to include the planet in your prayers. The energy in each prayer is powerful and sends ripples of white light around the planet and surrounds each person that you include in your prayers. One of the greatest esoteric teachings to be shared is to remember how powerful each of us are and how much energy is behind each prayer, especially when conscious thought is focused with the prayer. When you pray, speak the words aloud, visualize the intent and direct the energy toward your intention. With careful focus and direction, a prayer can move mountains.

One of the most powerful ways to activate the prayer that you speak, is to then put it into action. Visualize the prayer and then consider how you can live in sync with the prayer in your daily actions. Then turn this prayer into your vision statement, so that you can live and act according to the prayer that you wish to see come to fruition. In this act, you are aligning with the Divine and you in your body, mind and spirit, are becoming a temple in which for the prayer to come through. My action prayer/vision statement for my work on Explore Your Spirit and as a teacher of the esoteric teachings is this: “Spirit does not exist in just one location; rather it is all encompassing, living within and amongst us in each moment, thought and action. I believe that Spirit is raised to it’s highest level, when individuals gather with wisdom, compassion and a discerning desire to provide service to humanity”.

With this prayer in mind, I invite you, here in the now, in this season of thanksgiving, abundance and gratitude, to say a prayer, give thanks and then become the action that you wish to see in your prayer.

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