Pathwalking 47
Thank you.
After “I am” these are probably the two most powerful words we can employ in our lives.
And yet, we have a terrible habit of either under-using these words, or else using them without the corresponding feeling of gratitude.
To say it is important. But to feel it is even more important. Gratitude is too powerful and too important to not be given the attention it deserves.
I have talked about gratitude before, here. And it never ceases to amaze me, the more I learn, the more I study, the more I can see that gratitude is an incredibly powerful force.
It is very easy to forget to be grateful. We take so many things for granted. We don’t wonder where our next meal will come from because food is not being grown locally – we have a grocery store or restaurant down the block. Yeah, it’s annoying when the local wifi is down, but at least we don’t have to worry that the water coming out of the tap might make us sick. And hey – there is water coming out of the tap, and we can control its temperature!
But gratitude is not just about things. Gratitude is about our jobs, about our health, about the people in our lives, about the things that make us happy. Gratitude is even knowing we have this ability to feel thankful.
If we cannot be grateful for the things we have, big and small, important or seemingly inconsequential, how can we go about choosing a path and walking it? Without gratitude and thankfulness, how will you ever manage to know if you attain a goal?
It is easy to forget to say thank you, and put feeling behind it. But it is important, and it should not be neglected. Whether it is a thank you for someone holding a door open, a thank you for a gift you have received, a thank you for your health and welfare…all are important, and all should be taken into consideration as we go about our day.
But why, you might be asking? You haven’t explained why gratitude is so important. Simple. Because feeling thankful leads to feeling fulfilled. And when you feel fulfilled, you can find the path you might desire. When you find the path you want to walk, you achieve dreams, goals, and aspirations. Conversely, being ungrateful will lead to feeling unfulfilled. Feeling unfilled will lead to feeling at a loss, feeling like you are rudderless, and your path will disappear. When your path disappears, you cannot achieve goals, dreams, or aspirations.
I believe a lot of people wind up in ruts because they do not recognize this correlation. They don’t see that they need to be grateful for what they DO have, in order to draw in more to them. By not being grateful, they cannot build positive momentum. So they instead begin with a lack of gratitude, and from there build negative momentum…and go nowhere, or go not to the path they would prefer.
I am guilty of this. I forget how important this is. Sure, I may not have published a full length novel, but I am grateful I have been published. I may not have what I consider the ideal car, but I am grateful for my car. I may not have the perfect job, but I am grateful for having a job. I may not always be happy with my family, but I am grateful that I have family. And so on and so forth.
But it is not enough to say the words (or, in this instance, write them). And this is the hardest part for me, at least. You have to FEEL them. Thank you is not just words – it is feeling, it is emotion. And feelings are what drive the universe. Consciousness creates reality can be stated instead as feelings make things. Manifestation requires thought, requires desire, requires emotion. AND, with that, you need gratitude.
Think about, and choose the path. Feel the desire and excitement to walk the path. Feel the contentment and happiness that comes of the act of walking the path. Be grateful for the opportunity, the choices, and the ability to choose Pathwalking. That is the simplest breakdown, I think, of what Pathwalking is.
The most powerful statement of all may be this: I am thankful. But the statement alone is half the battle – the other half is the feeling behind it.
I am thankful. I am thankful for the opportunity to share my path with you. I am thankful for you reading about Pathwalking. Thank you.
What do you feel gratitude for today?
This is the forty-seventh entry in my series. These weekly posts are specifically about walking along the path of life, and my desire to make a difference in this world along the way. Thank you for joining me.
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