The Power of Gratitude
A little thank you goes a long way.
“When you are grateful, fear disappears, and abundance appears.” Tony Robbins
According to Dr Bradley Nelson in his wonderful work The Body Code, gratitude is “the most underutilised power on earth”.
If faith can move mountains, gratitude can move hearts, and our hearts lie at the centre of our existence and connect us to our higher power. When we believe in something we believe from the heart, not the head.
Being thankful allows us to feel more positive, makes good experiences even better, improves our health, and steers us away from addiction. When we slow down and savour and we are mindful about our actions, when we pause to think about what we are doing, we change the charge around that behaviour.
In the context of alcohol addiction, one simple change may shift our relationship to the bottle:
Instead of reaching for the bottle and pouring a glass of our preferred poison as fast as possible, we pause and say a silent prayer of thanks for having that glass even if we know it is not good for us. Just by slowing ourselves down and being mindful of our actions, we move ourselves into a higher energetic frequency. This may have the effect of slowing down our drinking and also allowing us to focus on our behaviour rather than hiding it from…
