Thankful Thursday!! gratitude....

This healing sure is a journey.  Some days are so bliss filled and other days not so much.  I can not believe the journey this year 2020 already has had for me.  I am filled with sadness right now.  My son, my only son, who turned 22 on Feb 3, is walking through a lot of growth.  Believe me when I tell you, it has brought me to my knees.  It is so hard parenting a special needs person, and then put sexuality issues on top, and you have a recipe that doesn't taste very good. Then add what he is allowing and it spells some huge issues that I have to navigate through, with little help or support. 

I am healing my own life, my marriage and my mind, body and spirit. I am also doing my best to help my son heal too.

I saw this post yesterday that went like this: 
BEING A MOM WHILE TRYING TO REPAIR YOURSELF PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY IS THE HARDEST THING TO EVER TAKE ON.  BUT I AM NOT GIVING UP.

I am not giving up and so today when the angels brought me a message to be grateful, I knew the power in that.  

Marcus Tullius Cicero says "Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others.

I do begin each day with 'thank you God for this day"  and I am grateful to be alive, however I am tired.  I am tired of the struggle.  I am tired of the lies and I am so tired of the deception.   I know I am meant to ask God "what am I meant to learn by this?" and sometimes I hear the answer and other times, because I am sad, I can't hear.  If I didn't pray and have my faith, I don't think I would be where I am at right now.  I know I am strong, even when I feel weak.

I know that the angels are reminding me to shift the shit to gratitude.  They want to remind us to say 'thank you' as the words are essential for health, peace and the manifestation of everything that I desire.  They also are reminding us that by saying, thinking, and writing it down, that our energy will increase.  They say to speak the words out loud too. 

I am reminded of the power of gratitude in healing as it became a part of my daily spiritual practice many years ago.  I know that the prayer " thank you God" is an effective prayer and it is said if it is the only one you say, it is enough.  The Divine wants us to be grateful.  God supports us and wants the best for us.  I know that having this practice helps me so very much.  Some things you can do to bring more positivity into your life are:

• start a gratitude journal or jar (no it is not too late)
• practice kindness with random acts of kindness
• love yourself first ( if you need my book let me know)
• smile often
• stop complaining
• pray or meditate

The more you thank life, the more life gives you to be thankful for.

Here is a gratitude prayer I wrote:
Dear Universe,
Today and every day
I will find things to be grateful for.
I will say thank you with an open heart.
I will be open to receiving my blessings, 
and I will smile because life is so good to me!
Thank you for my beautiful life.
Thank you for helping me to have the strength and courage
to change the things I can and to have the wisdom
to know when I cannot.
Thank you for all my blessings and for the ones yet to come.
Amen and so it is.

Rumi reminds us to "wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.....

Today count your blessings my friends.  I am grateful for life.  I am grateful for God.  I am grateful for my family.  I am grateful for true friends and I am grateful to all of you for reading this.  I would love to hear how gratitude helps you or if you will start a gratitude practice.

If you need help please consider calling me or inviting me to perform your angel card reading....did you see for NEW clients for the month of FEB I have a pay what you can for the $33 level reading.  That means that you pay what you can.  $15, $20, $25 or $33.  I can do these over the phone, via email or on video messenger.  

Much love to all of you.  I am grateful for you. Namaste.