Today I am grateful for the ability to make changes.  The privilege to make changes should never be lost on us for any reason.  It’s so easy to look at what we don’t have because often the absence of something is more notable or felt than its presence.  And it’s only when something is gone that we realize what it meant to us.  So the fact that we are able to actively choose and make things new again is a privilege.  The fact that we don’t have to worry about other issues in our lives, issues related to survival alone, is an absolute privilege.  We can decide what we want and we can make it happen.  We can decide to change our cloths or run to the store or remodel our homes or even look for a new home at a moment’s notice.  Life is tough enough, we don’t need to make it harder pretending we are victims stuck in the moment.

Today I am grateful for progress in the right direction.  Progress looks different for different people at different times.  The right direction looks different for people—and sometimes we have to change direction.  It feels good to decide on something and take steps to make it happen.  Action is the basic step to manifestation that we most often miss so when we want things to happen, it isn’t like the world waves a magic wand and we do nothing, allowing what we want to fall in our laps.  I’ve tried that and it’s sorely disappointing waiting.  The real magic happens when we desire, plan, take steps, reevaluate, redirect, take more steps and then what we want appears.  That is exactly what happens, that is how what we want shows up. One step at a time, a little more or a little better every day.

Today I am grateful for truth.  The truth is a scary thing for people (some people) and we are so good at lying, at presenting things in a specific way to get the outcome we want or to have people think a certain way that we fear the truth at times.  We’re so good at lying, spinning, and telling stories that sometimes we don’t even realize we are lying, most often to ourselves.  I will say it a million times over: there is magic and freedom in the truth.  There is something special that happens when we no longer hold back, when we are who we are and we don’t give a shit what others think.  That’s what helps us get in the right direction as well.  The mind, heart, soul, universe, body, everything knows the truth.  We can’t hide the truth for long because the story eats away at us and creates something else not close to the version of what we wanted.  When we are honest, not only are we clear with ourselves, but we are clear with the universe as well.  The thing is this: the truth always comes out anyway so it’s easier to just be open about it from the beginning.  Truth opens doors and when it is an aligned truth, the universe puts it all together for us.  It lays out the red carpet for us—ease comes with truth and it can feel like magic when we enter that flow state.  That only happens when we face the truth. 

Today I am grateful for power—and to witness power.  There is energy in this world and we feel it.  Even if you don’t believe in frequency/don’t understand it, there is no denying what we feel.  From the simplest things like witnessing the elements in nature all the way to knowing what it feels like when we are in our element and using our own power, we do know what it feels like even if we don’t have a name for it.  Witnessing power and seeing people in their element is an amazing thing and we feel their power before they say anything.  Power doesn’t need to be spoken.  It can take time to remember our own strength.  I’m grateful to be reminded that I need to harness and feel my own power at times.  When our energy isn’t respected or reciprocated we need to evaluate the situation, review what we are doing a bit more carefully.  Why are we entertaining being around people who don’t respect us or allow us to be in the full expression of who we are?  Remember our power and never let that light dim.

Today I am grateful for better focus.  Life operates in so many layers.  For as simple as it is, there are complexities and layers that create issues—and at the same time, there is simplicity in those layers.  The world operates in balance, in tandem with what we feel, what we want, what we put out, what’s happening around us, the divine order, our choices etc.   Admittedly it is a chaotic bundle of everything to navigate.  But the more we strip away the layers of the masks we’ve put on ourselves, we find that even the most challenging of situations become easier, lighter when we bring it down to its basest level.  When we focus on what matters and strip away all that extraneous gunk, we can focus on what matters.  What matters to us becomes clear in the midst of trials/chaos.  We try to avoid chaos because we fear it makes us look out of control but there are times, as difficult as it is that we need to welcome it.  We need to let the storms come to clear away the junk that doesn’t matter.  Sometimes the chaos reigns for a while so we can remove what isn’t necessary and get down to the bottom of what matters.  Not everything can have priority in our lives.  The muddiness will always settle if we slow down for a bit and breathe.  Just breathe.          

Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead.