Attune Magazine/July 2012 July. 2012 | Page 60

From time to time you may become tricked by your beliefs, the negatives in your thinking or of what's occurring, and find yourself focusing on what's not working out as opposed to the blessings that are still abundant all around you even when you feel they aren't.

Sometimes things seem so absolutely unbearable, horrific, unjust, etc. that you just can't see anything to feel grateful about.

There were definitely times in my life where I didn't believe there was anything to be happy about or thankful for anymore; where the emotional darkness I felt held no light. Yet, there was hope.

I became so engrossed with what was occurring and the emotional state I was in that I stopped seeing all the promise that was still surrounding me.

I challenge you to look again during those emotional times. If you can't see anything, look harder.

Let go for a moment of what hurts or that which you feel is causing you remorse, doubt, pain, unhappiness, uncertainty, fear, and so on.

Center yourself and then your attention to what moves you, or makes you smile, or warms YOUR heart.

You may or may not be able to do this right away depending on the circumstances or how caught up you are in your emotions, but if you take the time, you will find those moments of appreciation aren't as far off as you thought they were.

You can be grateful for anyone or anything, big or small, and when you are, a spark of hope and "all is well" begins to return.

Being thankful reminds us that there is still goodness even in the midst of turmoil.

If you change your beliefs towards what is occurring, and you are determined to find a those precious and divine moments, you will find them; they are right there inside and outside of you!