When you begin to focus on being thankful for all that you have--the
water you drink, the sun that warms you, the air you breathe, and
everything that is a gift from God, you will be using your thoughts
(your entire essence) to dwell on abundance and your humanity. Keep in
mind that you are one cell in a body of humanity, and that cell requires
harmony within in order to cooperate with the adjacent cells. As you
do this, your energy will shift to the miracle of your being here.
While you are focused on the miracle that you are and all that surrounds
you, you cannot be focused on what you are not, and what seems missing
from your world. As you practice being thankful, expand the list of
things that you are thankful for. Friends and family. Clothes and
food. Any money that you have. All of your possessions, every single
thing that has come into your life for you to use while you are here. I
mean every single thing. The pencil, the fork, the chair, everything.
Begin to focus on how thankful you are to have these things in your
life now, when you need them. Think of them as yours to use temporarily
before sending them back into circulation. Once you train yourself to
begin the process of being thankful for everyone and everything that
comes your way, as well as being appreciative of your very humanity, you
are on your way toward eliminating a scarcity mentality. - Wayne Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It: The Way to Your Personal Transformation (Harper, 2001), p. 122. |