It has been some time since I’ve written here.  Other than attempting to get a workshop together for the summer, there has been much inner work going on, and I guess I needed the time to do that.  I’ve been working on the visible power of love and joy and seeing the affect that has on those around me and how the Universe reflects that back to me.  A great way to spend time!  Today, however, the talk is on something I have been wanting to write about for a long time – gratitude.  And it seems appropriate for this time of year.

Gratitude is a word that is tossed around by many, mostly telling you to have an attitude of gratitude.  And that is a truth, for gratitude for what you have brings better and better things to you, whereas complaining about what you have (or the lack of what you have) brings more things to complain about.  But how far does your gratitude truly go?  How much is taken for granted only because it is never thought about in the busy world we live in or because we would rather not think about it so deeply.  Gratitude for what we have changes from country to country, and I fear in this country much is taken for granted.  I want to bring an example of this to you.

When you sit in your home, especially on a cold winter’s day, what are you in gratitude for?  The warmth of the home, the shelter against the storm?  Those are easily grasped.  But what is warming your home?  What is your home made from?  For many of us it is wood.  So are you thankful for the trees cut down that frame your home, that keep you warm, that hold the roof over your head?  And what about the logger than cut those trees and the trucker that brought them to the log yard and the person that milled those logs and the factory workers who made all the equipment to do so? 

Living in this third dimensional world is a chain of events that you may not be aware of until the final stage of what you have is in front of you.  All else is lost.  This blog is about going back, and further back still, to where some things begin, but that you might only be aware of as the end result that is visible.

Are you only grateful to the electric company and the line workers when the power is restored after an outage?  Who has put up those lines?  Who maintains them?  Who has made the wire that strings transformer to transformer?  Factory workers, linemen, truck drivers.  Who makes the phone lines strung from city to city, under the oceans, or who puts the satellites in space so you can pick up a phone and talk with anyone in the world?  Do you think of this when you are dialing or texting?  Probably not, until it isn’t working properly. 

Who are the people on the oil rigs that leave their families for months at a time so you can pump gas into your car or heat your home or have the gas available for all those truck drivers?  And who are the truck drivers that also leave their families so you can run to the store to buy the end result?  

Now here is a great example of end result!  Let’s take a simple meal like breakfast, which for some means bacon, eggs and toast.  Are you thankful to the chicken who laid the egg?  Are you thankful for the pig whose pieces are on your plate?  What about the farmers that raise those chickens and pigs?  What about the farmer that grows the grain that makes the toast?  What about the farmer that grows the grain that feeds the chickens and pigs and makes it available to the farmer to buy to maintain said chickens and pigs?  How far back does this reach?

What does it take to grow the grain?  Rain, sun, air, minerals in the soil, etc., etc.  Who created those?    Ah…  I could be scientific and give reasons and explanations for oceans, clouds, rain, trees transferring carbon monoxide into breathable air, et al, but I rather think of it as a very sychronistic cosmos, with a Divine Consciousness permeating throughout and a connection of oneness with all things that support and sustain all energy forms throughout.  That is what I thank each day, for it goes all the way back to the roots of things.  I do also thank the farmers, the animals, the plants, the minerals and all else involved in the sustenance of this being on all levels - body, mind, heart and soul.  How far back to do you go in giving gratitude?  When you give thanks, perhaps broadening the outlook on things that might be taken for granted would be a good idea.  Keep taking the next step back to see just how far it goes.  It is really mind boggling!

And give thanks as well for your soul, your form, and those things that continue to allow it life in its current vehicle.  And then go all the way back through the truck drivers, factory workers, loggers, farmers, animals, and the amazing nature around us that allows all to thrive to make you comfortable in your home and put food on your plate.  If you drop one link in this chain, all else is lost.  Think about that! 

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!  More to come in a shorter time…

Love and blessings,

Magdrael