One of the least understood miracles of this amazing life is that you attract what you place your focus on. So if you have complaints about how things are for you, instead of seeing things improve you will notice more and more of the unpleasant stuff pile up outside your door, waiting to come in. It can feel like nothing is ever going to get better, as if your world is going to fall about.
In my own experience there have been several times when I was stuck in a problem and continued to make the situation worse. At such times the debts were piling up and the creditors were getting angrier. I made things worse by panicking and by throwing myself into a pitiful state of mind, imagining things getting increasing bad. The days were so painful that it seemed that all I could do was work endless hours and yet made no progress at all. Such difficult times, when they ended, came about because of a shift in my thinking, in the way I was using language and more than anything else because I stopped complaining and began to express my gratitude. Gratitude for what the experience was teaching me, for the opportunity I was receiving to learn about new skills, for the good things I could acknowledge and for the money that I did actually have.
By shifting your focus onto the good things, people and lessons you do have you begin to let go of a lot of the hassles and to start receiving more good, more beneficial happenings and greater flow of abundance, love and energy.
Expressing your gratitude for what you do have, for what you notice about your circumstances right now, in the moment, can bring about profound change. Start with where you are now.
This morning for example, I am writing at home, with beautiful weather outside; sheep in the fields surrounding the house; a lovely blue sky and a gorgeous landscape beyond the windows. I am enjoying a great cup of coffee and writing with a beautiful pen that flows ink straight onto the manuscript. My children are out on the beach for the day and enjoying themselves there. I am doing what I love and in this moment all is well. I am very grateful for all of this right now.
How about you? In this moment what can you be grateful for? What can you think about that you can express your gratitude and thanks for? Look at the things that you can appreciate.
Remember that what you focus on will expand and bring you more of the same. If you would like to receive more of what you want, take the time to give thanks for what you have already and trust that the Universe wants to provide you with more. So let it happen.