Cultivating Happiness Through Gratitude By Psychic Angelica

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." - Denis Waitley

Many Psychic Source clients come to me in a state of suffering and unhappiness. With deep compassion, my first encouragement is to acknowledge this physical emotion and to honor the human experience of these feelings. When you truly honor the way you feel, you are brought closer to the inner happiness beneath suffering or grief.  Once you have accomplished that the next step is all about gratitude. Cultivating happiness through gratitude is a simple but powerful practice that will help bring peace to your spirit.

Mindfulness and Happiness: Let It Go

When asked how to find happiness, my response is always: let go of any and all attachments. I see this as a way of life. It does not mean that one should not love or desire material experiences, instead it means attachment to these things may inevitably lead to unexpected suffering, especially once they are no longer tangible. 

If our happiness is dependent on our bank account, spouse, or career, we set ourselves up for disappointment. Nothing is forever; life is constantly changing with each minute. We wield no control over anything except our response to each situation.

To live in spiritual harmony is to experience life mindfully and in the moment. It is to realize we are here to cultivate our connection with our higher-self and Creator. As we bring heaven to earth through allowing ourselves to experience every moment without expectation or manipulation, we then live as a spiritual being in human form. Having no expectations does not limit who we are, what we have, or what we can achieve. Instead, when properly understood, no expectations help us acknowledge our true essence, free of any particularities.

The Elixir of Life is Gratitude

Practicing gratitude and choosing to feel joy, bliss, and love even in our darkest hour, brings the supernatural flow of spirit into everyday experiences. The transformative power of gratitude is truly life changing. When our heart is grateful, we cannot feel fear. When the emotion of fear is removed, we see every opportunity for love. When we live from “how can I give,” instead of “how can I get,” life takes on a new meaning. 

The moment we stop labeling things as good or bad, happy or sad, we begin experiencing the fullness of life from a place of passionate detachment. Gratitude is contagious and brings us even more to be grateful for each day.

Three Tools to Cultivate Inner Happiness

But how can we make gratitude more than just an abstract concept? How do we ingrain it into the fabric of our daily existence? Three magical tools to stay connected to our true self and inner happiness are prayer, meditation and a gratitude journal.

Prayer and Gratitude: A Divine Communion

For millennia, the world's spiritual traditions have emphasized prayer as a profound channel for expressing gratitude. Whether uttering reverent words or basking in silent contemplation, prayer cultivates a sacred space of intimate connection with the divine. In this sacred space, our souls effortlessly open to the splendor around us, and gratitude flows like a gentle stream.

Even just a few gratitude-infused prayers each day can shift your entire energetic field. Upon waking, you may acknowledge the Creator/ Spirit/ the Universe or whichever higher power you connect with and give thanks for another day of life. As you eat, you can express gratefulness for the nourishing bounty before you. And before slumber, a prayer of gratitude for your day's blessings is the perfect way to enter your dreamscape with joy.

Meditation and Gratitude: An Inner Sanctuary

If prayer is the outward expression of gratitude, then meditation is the inward experience of it. Through meditative practice, we venture into the stillness within and discover our infinite Source of grace and thankfulness.

You need not be a meditation master to steep yourself in gratitude. Even five conscious breaths, focused on something you're grateful for, can shift your vibration. With practice, you'll find it easier to access that grateful inner sanctuary amid life's turbulence. The peaceful presence of gratitude will be your co-pilot as you navigate each day's joys and challenges.

The Gratitude Journal: A Happiness Scrapbook

One of the most tangible ways to make gratitude a habit is through journaling. By inscribing your blessings each night, you create a treasured record that reinforces your abundance mindset. Your gratitude journal becomes a scrapbook of life's precious gifts, strengthening your happiness with each heartfelt entry.

What to write? You can express gratefulness for seemingly small blessings, like a stranger's smile or a favorite song on the radio. Or grander sources of gratitude, like a child's success or a well-earned career achievement. The possibilities are limitless because there is gratefulness to be found in every moment, situation, and experience.

Living Gratitude: Endless Opportunities

Ultimately, gratitude is a way of being, not just something confined to the spiritual practices above. Once you start looking for reasons to be grateful, you'll find them everywhere.

You can express thankfulness through selfless acts of service, treating each person you interact with as someone worthy of your gratefulness. You can appreciate nature's grandeur by intentionally savoring a crimson sunset or a cerulean sky. You can even find gratitude in life's difficulties by framing them as opportunities for growth.

Find time to lift everything to Creator, time for quiet meditation to receive the messages, and nightly acknowledgment of at least five things you are grateful for that day. Try making gratitude a daily practice to experience the shift in perspective for yourself.

There are no expectations in life, only miracles.

Blessings and gratitude, 

Angelica