Manifesting a Positive Reality – Gratitude, Grounding, and Grace

Gratitude

How do you wake up in the morning? Is it by grumbling about the upcoming day as you get out of bed, wishing you could bury your face in the covers and disappear for a day with no responsibility? Or do you wake with gratitude that you get another day on earth to see friends, family, and the beauty that nature offers? See, gratitude is something we should strive for daily to reshape the world around us. It is a form of energy exchange with the universe, stating you want positivity in your life as you already recognize the amazing gifts and blessings you have experienced.

When we set our minds for positive abundance upon waking, we begin manifesting a better day. We create energetic boundaries that allow for the good to flow and the bad to be reduced. I am sure you’re wondering why the bad is only reduced; darkness must balance light. Our world has no utopia, but we can create one for ourselves as we learn to acknowledge each day’s joys. This retrains the mind to look for the positive and not harbor the negative events that occur, releasing us from negative emotions such as sadness, depression, fear, lack of worth, and others.

I have not met someone who wishes bad things would happen to them. Everyone wants all the great things to occur in their life but forgets to include being grateful for what they already have and have experienced. So, how do you get to the point of gratitude if you aren’t there? By grounding.

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When you operate from gratitude, your brain releases serotonin and dopamine that elevate your mood!

Grounding

There are many ways to ground in practice. You can go outdoors in nature and sit under a tree, walk barefoot in the grass, sit next to a river or creek listening to the water flowing over rocks, watch the flame dance around a campfire, or intentionally meditate. You see, grounding is about the moments in the day you take to connect with yourself and release the events that have occurred. This is what brings you to living in the present.

When emotions build up inside, and we do not have a constructive way to release them, they often boil over and appear directed at someone. This leads to feelings of momentary release, but then the aftermath is trying to manage your image after being unable to control your emotions. There might be embarrassment, resentment, or sadness after not learning to reduce these emotions’ hold on us. When you ground, you release these emotions into the universe so you no longer have to hold them inside.

Grounding enables you to be in the present. If you often feel anxious, you are living in the future, worried about what tomorrow brings rather than what is happening now. If you usually have feelings of sadness or depression, you are living in the past, unable to move forward and let go of events that occurred. When we live in any other moment than the present, we cannot be grateful for what is happening. We often miss connections with people who can help create positivity, and we close ourselves off from growth. But what you must always keep in mind is to give yourself and others grace.

Grace

You see, grace is not just for those who follow religion. Not at all. Grace is a mindset that allows you to acknowledge that you and others go through trials throughout your life. Grace practiced on others gives them the space to work through something, allowing them to figure things out. If someone cuts in line at the store, you can have negative emotions build up, or you can give them grace as no physical harm occurred. Sure, it may be annoying and inconvenient, but you only can control your actions and reactions to a situation. Grace prevents you from negatively affecting the rest of your day.

You must also remember that grace is for others and yourself. One of the hardest lessons is learning to love yourself and be kind to yourself when life is challenging. Much like practicing grace for others prevents an accumulation of negativity for you, that same principle must be applied when you have situations arise. There are many things outside of our control, and we should always strive to give ourselves time to figure out and overcome those events.

So, what does this look like? Not talk negatively to yourself when you make a mistake. Take a moment to understand why you have overwhelming emotions that dictate your actions. A graceful mindset sees that events are simply events, and you have the authority over yourself not to let it ruin the rest of your day or week, regardless of whether it is applied to others or yourself.

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