Rosalba Fontanez

That I am alive! That in itself is a reason to rejoice each moment. I may have rough days and sad days, but as long as I am breathing I can access awe.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

What ways have you found to increase your feelings of gratitude?

When I feel myself waking up in the morning -before I open my eyes completely- I express gratitude for the chance of a new day. As I get out of bed and put my feet on the floor, I give thanks that I am part of a great adventure, an ever-expanding and inspiring journey. This uplifts my energy field and heightens up my vibration.

Did you know that everything is made out of energy? Your thoughts and beliefs affect your own energy field. Atoms, molecules, light, sound and color have energy. Our bodies are made of energy. Thoughts, emotions, actions and environments have energy. All forms of energy have a vibration or frequency. David Hawkins measured the frequency of emotions. In "Power vs. Force", he reported shame has the lowest vibration at 20, anger vibrated at 150, acceptance vibrated at 350, love vibrated at 500 and enlightenment vibrated above 700.

Now, take a moment and test this out:

• Think of a time when you were sad or fearful.
• Notice how you feel.
• Think of a time when you were really happy and joyful.
• Notice how you feel.
• What was different between the two experiences?

When you uplift your own energy field, you raise the frequency (vibration) of the energy in the environment around you too. Focus on what you have rather than what you do not have. It is far more powerful to imagine what you do have already and keep imagining it. When you think about or imagine what you do have, you give it energy and that actually changes the vibration of your energy field to attract that, which you desire, always from a place of Gratitude.

Here is a short gratitude piece; you can invoke whoever you recognize as your Higher Power and also, you can add your own blessings.

Take a deep breath and read, and then notice the difference within. You can even journal the experience:

“I am blessed and grateful that I have health, my family and friends, the wind and the sky, the rocks and trees, the sticks and the stars, the rivers and the oceans, to teach me and ignite the fires of creativity and action.

Thank you Divine Grace for the opportunity to be a productive and contributing force in the Universe. The Only requirement has been to surrender to Divine Guidance; to allow the flow of joy as I experience life’s natural wonders in a new light.

I give thanks to all Luminous Beings who inspire me and support me in my journey and as I elevate my heart in reverence, I am bestowed with the nurturing energy of Pachamama, Mother Earth, and the pristine force of the Inti Taita, Father Sun.”

"The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for." -- Zig Ziglar