An Attitude of Gratitude

It is the theme of Gratitude this month at The Creation Experiment and so I thought I would write a little bit about this subject.

On reflection, I feel I have not always been grateful enough for all that I have in my life and I find that as I grow older, I am much more appreciative of all my blessings, the people, family, friends, my home – the list goes on. My mother has always been a hugely grateful and expressive person and now that I am older, I appreciate her so much more but as a young girl I used to become somewhat irritated at the way she would stop in her tracks to admire someone’s garden or the sight of something that held her in rapture. I was just too embarrassed for words as she exchanged a word with whoever concerned. I did not know anyone else that behaved in this way. I have to say though that my mother was not always so grateful when in receipt of a gift from her children. She hated that we spent money on her. That was painful.

Now that I have little wrinkles appearing in my own face (some not so little), I notice the wonder of much more around me and I find myself behaving in ways just like my mother.

This blog is in danger of sounding a tad corny but I find that when I do take the time to complement someone or something about them – people usually always respond well and with gratitude and this in turn is a very pleasurable and uplifting experience for me.

I am a person who is usually upbeat, talkative and joyful; however, 2 years ago I went through a rather dark cloud for about a year. I was very low. I am not really sure what that was all about – time of life maybe? I searched for holistic ways to help myself get back and through to and in touch with my old self, I started exercising regularly – not too much mind, just a little and I drank less alcohol. These things helped me but what was to be much more powerful and what really turned everything around for me was a little experiment I heard about. I will share it with you.

Each night as my head hit the pillow I would consciously recall 6 things that had happened to me that day for which I was grateful. I practiced this every night continuously – sometimes I would become so moved by the smallest of my gratitudes that tears would flow. This simple exercise, in a relatively short space of time, quite turned me around –incredibly. For this I am truly grateful and I now share this exercise with everyone who is in need of an uplift and wants to hear it.

Manifesting a Wonderful Weekend in a Sussex stately home

I went to Sussex last weekend and stayed with some very old friends of mine who live in the sort of house I want to inhabit when I grow up.  It is no less than half a stately home (and even half of that is enormous). Apparently the house was the very first in the country to acquire a private swimming pool way back when.  Whenever I stay there I feel I have arrived in heaven, and I hate to leave.  

My chums will also leave this haven one day as they are renting;  it was only meant to be for one year whilst they liquidated cash from their house and put it into their business.   However, after 3 years they love it so much it is hard to tear themselves away and they simply cannot find a house to their liking right now in any event, so what would be the point?   Looking out onto their garden is like viewing one’s own private park with lake and trees so well established.  It is all just so stunning.  I feel very grateful.
 
When my friends acquired their lovely little brown labrador Coco from the rescue home a year or so ago, the representatives had to make sure Coco was going to an appropriate loving home and to make sure they were suitable to adopt the little dog.  Well, I think the minute they drove down the drive that settled that!  Coco had been mistreated and was very nervous on arrival – now she is a happy, loved , courageous little dog.  
 
We went to another friend’s bonfire party.  Being a party girl but not one for fireworks,  I sat inside chatting and meeting new people – my very favourite hobby altogether.  I was very happy.
 
Another weekend guest was Pam Brown.  I just knew Pam was going to LOVE hearing about The Creation Experiment.  She is a very woo woo girl herself.  I was not wrong.    Pam loved it and has created quite a lot of fantastic things in her own life already through her manifesting.   She was the property expert on B&Bs (bed and breakfasts) The Best on BBC 2, a sort of changing rooms for B&Bs.   Pam has a few other TV prospects in the pipeline I believe and I am hoping that one day she will be one of our interviewees on The Creation Experiment.  She is a fascinating person.