Today, I am Grateful!

I haven't written in a while. Gosh, it was well before the holidays. What a whirlwind December and now here I am at the beginning of a new year.

I just began another round of Mental Muscle with James Mellon as one of his assistants. In case the reader doesn't know what Mental Muscle is...it's a 16 week online workshop where the participants fearlessly dig into what they believe, eradicate the old and useless, and embrace the new and empowering. Life is lived from the inside out and that is what we practice. Each boot camp we choose a word to guide the journey. I've had words such as 'Love', 'Consciousness', and 'Center'. James says the word will choose us. There is a word that has chosen me several times and finally I have chosen to embrace it. The word is "Gratitude."

Why Gratitude? Well, I feel somewhat like I've been chasing shadows. And, in spite of all my studies and spiritual practice, still I have been acting like I might be lacking all I want in life.

As we know through studying Science of Mind, we are already everything we could ever want or desire. God is everything, and we are a part of God. Therefore, logic has it we have everything---abundance eternally.

So, by embracing the word Gratitude, I can bring this Principle home to my heart. It is a good word and when I awake with the word 'Gratitude' in my heart, the day takes a whole new shape. As the master Meister Eckhart said, "If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is 'thank you', it will be enough."

This morning as I let the word wash over me while I was running, the trees took on a new sparkle. As I looked at my husband, I felt overflowing love in my heart. As I thought of my children and two more grandchildren on the way, I thought how could I be more abundant.

Another gift of Gratitude is the present moment. You can only be grateful in the present moment. As I embrace the now, I will never miss the gift. Yes, this is the perfect word for me.