I am frequently speaking to the power of gratitude. Many of us are now simply having a “Gratitude Attitude”- a momentary period of time that you speak words of gratitude. While such a practice will help you and will result in your brain starting to form new pathways to look at the world in a more positive light; a Gratitude CONSCIOUSNESS takes the practice of gratitude to a whole new level. It’s “living gratitude as a vibrational experience”; enabling you to open up in the presence of something you value… You can think of it as an attitude, but try feeling and experiencing it as an inner action, from your heart…
The body responds to what the mind tells it to do- your thoughts program your cells! Our brain can influence our body from a cellular level… A thought is an electrochemical event taking place in your nerve cells producing a cascade of physiological changes. Each cell in our body contains thousands of receptors and each separate thought and emotions releases its own chemical electrical pattern (peptides). The peptides then surge through the body and connect with the receptors, changing the structure of the cell. Our cells continually divide, and if a cell has been exposed to a certain peptide more than others, the new cell that is produced through its division will have more of the receptor that matches with that specific peptide. In addition, the cell will also have less receptors for peptides that the original cell was not exposed to as often.
So, if you have been bombarding your cells with peptides from negative thoughts, you are literally programming your cells to receive more of the same negative peptides in the future. What’s even worse is that you’re lessening the number of receptors of positive peptides on the cells, making yourself more inclined towards negativity.
Every cell in your body is replaced about every two months. So, the good news is, you can reprogram your pessimistic cells to be more optimistic by adopting positive thinking practices, like mindfulnessand gratitude, for permanent results. Therein lies the power of Gratitude Consciousness.
In addition to the physiological aspect of gratitude and our thoughts, I speak a lot also to the power of our mind and the focus of our energy- where you attention goes, your energy flows. Whatever thoughts you are giving energy to, that is what you manifest- that is the reality you create.
The power is within…. YOUR power is within. Nothing is faultless, there are challenges all round. But to connect with self and your own authentic truth, no matter life’s circumstances… therein is the flow and empowerment you are seeking.
By living with a Gratitude Consciousness, everything you face becomes a gift, your bodys’ cells will be receiving amazing messages; and you will be manifesting more gifts in your future… Living with a gratitude consciousness for all moments you are faced with, throughout the day will completely change your response, reactions and attitude toward life. The level of negativity drops and the sensation of love and your heart expanding is felt quite clearly.
Try it and notice how it changes you, energetically, from the inside-out… How it expands your heart. I have spoken previously to the power of choosing actions and situations that expand, rather than contract you. We choose to enter into the experience of gratitude… it will immediately expand you and lift you up…
Rather than complain about how your children are driving you crazy, FEEL how blessed you are to have children you can love and hold; you may not like your job, but consciously feel your gratitude for having an income and some money in the bank…
So don’t use or think of gratitude as just an “appointment” of time in your day, but rather a consistent state of consciousness- a way to live. In the morning when listing your gratitude, extend it- FEEL the moment and gratitude you are thinking of; then challenge yourself to live a day of Gratitude Consciousness… Gratitude is not just an attitude in our mind. Rather, it is an internal experience of fullness and expansion in the heart… Think of it- LIVE it- not as a momentary practice, but a living expression of your own expanded consciousness…
The way we start our day is paramount to the type of day that flows… and you have the power to set your day, no matter what is surrounding you!
How are you starting your day? What gratitude consciousness are sitting in? What stories are you giving energy to? What moments and experiences are you manifesting? What reality are you creating?
You are powerful! You are magnificent! You are Unique! Your power is Within!