Power of Gratitude & Manifestations
Enough has been said in social media about how gratitude helps you to live a fulfilling life. It’s a wonderful idea that helps us recognize the beauty that we are experiencing in life and acknowledge what we have achieved.
There are wonderful apps and tools available to document what you are thankful for. While not a new concept, since the human brain is wired to search for what is missing, it definitely helps to have a holistic picture in front of us.
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There is, however, a counter view wherein gratitude has been used for manifesting what we want. We all are aware of the Law of Attraction. The law of Attraction is widely used for creating the life that we want. You can visualise your life with the help of vision boards, rehearsing your future, and then once your mind is fixed on an idea, you travel toward the future — wanted / unwanted. As a student of life, I truly believe in creating plans for oneself, for a ship without a North Star will not reach its destination. I am a strong believer in creating milestones and goals for life. But sometimes, to find the clarity we have to make a lot of wrong decisions to identify the right one. So, the law of attraction is praying not doubting, and not worrying about its timelines. Phew! Easier said than done.
So the idea that gratitude can be used as a tool to manipulate the energies of the universe and reach our goals and visions quickly has been on the rise with Millenials and Gen Z. There is a certain level of arrogance in the way people are attempting to manipulate the invisible forces, that we do not understand, do not know of, have not experienced.
My two cents will be that we practice gratitude because we are grateful. Grace surrounds us in a way that we cannot understand and comprehend. Blessings of our elders, our creator, and all positive actions that we have done in our lifetime, will continue to baffle us. There is a certain surrender and a certain humility in knowing that there is someone out there looking out for us and that we do not have to take the responsibility of doing everything ourselves. That opportunity will knock on our door when we least expect it, good news will arrive when we are at our lowest, and that life when good continues to be good and be better.
So the next time, we converse, I hope I hear about all the things you are grateful for in the past and the future, for the good, for the lessons, for the achievements that have not yet happened, for the trials and tribulations not yet faced.
Till then, Ciao!
