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Everything crumbled. I did not have a car, a place to live, had zero money, and often didn’t know where my next meal was coming from. I tried to get a job and make money, but none of my attempts worked. At the same time, I was having very profound spiritual experiences that were almost constant. With them came a deep sense of peace. The only time I didn’t feel this was when I became afraid about my life situation. Sometimes when I felt particularly terrified, I would go on what I called gratitude walks. I would start walking and give thanks for anything and everything I could think of. “Thank you for these shoelaces. Thank you for the leaves on the trees. Thank you that I am never alone.”

I would do this until I FELT grateful. These walks would always end with me snot-crying at the beauty I felt within and could see all around me.

After I began having these spiritual experiences, I think I went through this particular challenging period because my life before them was so out of alignment with the truth that everything had to be leveled. I’ve gone through a few leveling periods since after major spiritual shifts. They aren’t fun when walking through them, but you always come out the other side to unimaginable places. (A side note: Whatever I needed during these times always showed up, often in miraculous ways.)

Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools I’ve found to move through the crappies. It does not matter one bit WHAT we are grateful for. The only thing that matters is feeling grateful. It’s also important to remember that we don’t need to start by feeling grateful; we just need to turn in this direction, and consciously practice being grateful. The feeeeling is the caboose. And believe me or not, it is possible to feel grateful for everything…and I do mean everything.

When I practice gratitude, it is like a light-filled brush paints a glow over my life, and I see love and beauty shining back at me.