Receiving with Gratitude

I open my arms to receive all I that ask for and more. I raise up my face and give thanks for all that I have and I that I am. ~ACN

Receiving in gratitude...  What a beautiful thing to do for yourself. 

We all, at some point in our lives, have feelings of unworthiness and undeservingness.  Yet once we have overcome these, some of us still feel that we are unable to receive.  We create blocks that prevent us from receiving all that is good into our lives.  One of these blocks is gratitude.

So what is gratitude?  According to the dictionary gratitude is “a feeling of being thankful to somebody for doing something”.  In not being grateful for all that comes into your life you are denying the Universe the privilege of providing you with even more.  No matter what you are asking for, be it love, a soul mate, financial abundance etc, the expression of gratitude is so important.

When we are not in gratitude we kind of receive with a half opened hand.  We question why we are being given what we have asked for. We are too proud to receive what we are offered. We place conditions on what we receive; if you give me this, I will do that and so on. Often, we are ungracious in receiving with gratitude. Or we simply forget to be grateful.  In doing these things we deny our soul the opportunity to be what it came to be. 

Gratitude can and should be expressed in advance of what you receive as well as after you receive what you need.  Remember our wants are not always in line with our needs.  The Universe understands this and is willing and able to give you whatever your heart desires always doing so for your higher good.  It will never give you what is harmful to you or that will detract you from your path.

The next time you are presented with that for which you have asked open your hand fully and with reverend gratitude accept it.  No questions, no disdain no judgment of self, no guilt, simply be grateful and gracious in accepting what you so rightly deserve. Allow the feeling of being thankful to come directly from your heart.  Really feel the appreciation for what you receive.

May all that you ask for be for the fulfillment of your higher good and may you receive abundantly in gratitude.

In love and light,

Amanda

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Masks

 

See behind the masks and beneath the fears to the beauty within every heart. ~ACN

 

Each one of us wears masks.  We hide our feelings when wearing them showing the world we are ok when in reality we are falling apart. We wear them to show people we are what we are not.  We do the “what you want me to be” thing by wearing masks.  Sometimes we wear masks of joy, when we are in pain or vice versa.  We wear the masks to hide a multitude of things.  We do this mainly because we do not want others to think badly of us. 

 It is only when we reach a state of true enlightenment, when we are one with the Universe, when we are in a state of love and peace that we show our true selves to the world. 

Judge not those who wear masks.  We do not know what they are really experiencing.  They may be in severe pain or so unhappy and don’t know how to ask for help or who to turn to.  They may be trapped in abusive relationships or be financially strapped. Just like you may have, they too may have issues of trust or they may not wish to share what they are going through.  

See always the good and beauty of the soul that lies beneath the mask.  For all souls are good, no matter what they have done or said to others.  No soul is essentially evil. They are just on earth to experience what they set out to experience.  Love these souls more than you would ever dream of loving them for it is why we came to Mother Earth to do, to love unconditionally, with compassion and peace.

In love and light,

Amanda

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Higher Self

Just as the highest tower needs a deep foundation, so too our higher thinking is based on going deep within.    ~ACN  

Pre-life we agree to learn certain things in our next carnation. These may be things like compassion, empathy, patience, tolerance, money, appreciation, and abundance to name but a few. We set our soul purpose way in advance of our incarnation.  These are approved by our guides and council.  We all, however, incarnate with the intention to love.  We agree with other souls to teach us what we need to learn.  If for example, we come to learn abandonment, we would have agreed with for example our mother to teach us this.  Some lessons can be very hard, yet we know, as a soul, that we have to endure what comes with learning that lesson. 

The solutions to all these learning experiences are embedded deep within us, in our higher selves, in our souls.  You are able to access these at any time.  By going into meditation we connect with our Higher Self and can then access these and with this knowledge in hand, we can make changes in our lives and so overcome or deal with the lesson at hand in a state of unconditional love.  We can live our lives with this profound knowledge and be what we came to be on in this life-time on Mother Earth.

In love and light,

Amanda

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Feelings

I will laugh, I will cry, I will rejoice, I will grieve, I will give, I will receive, I will love and I will be loved. And with everything I do, I will celebrate the special soul that my Divine created me to be. ~ACN

In pre-life we experience the most profound love.  It is love of absoluteness, one of no judgement, a love so profound it fills ever little millimetre of our souls.  Those who have crossed and return in this life-time know of that love.  It is a love of such greatness that no other can compare.

Yet when we incarnate we close the veil and forget what this love really is. We come to experience all sorts of things.  We learn about loss, we learn about joy, we learn to give and receive and we learn about human love.

Allow yourself to experience all that you have in your life.  Feel with the depth of your soul.  Celebrate freely that which you have and are.  Let not the thoughts and criticism falter your journey. Be only yourself, be what is within you. Laugh, cry, rejoice, grieve, give, receive, love with great passion holding nothing back and experiencing each emotion to the fullest.  Learn what you came to learn. “Be” that soul that is filled with absolute all-consuming unconditional love.

In love and light

Amanda

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Meditation

 

When you quite your mind and listen with an open heart, you will hear the voice of your Divine. Listen to the guidance and feel the love that comes from it within your being. ~ACN

As children, most of are taught how to pray. Yet very few of us are taught how to meditate.  Prayer is when we talk with God.  Meditation is when we listen to the voice of our Divine.  We can only meditate when we empty our minds of all that clutter it up and “be” still in the moment.  It is in these times that we hear, feel and know that which comes through our higher selves from our Divine. 

Do not fear this. God speaks to us in many ways. Sometimes He talks with us directly, sometimes He sends us Angels, both those of the Celestial Realm and those who walk the earth and talks through them.  Be open to receiving His loving guidance through all channels that He may choose to use.

A form of meditation is to sit quietly with both feet placed firmly on the ground.  Burn a candle and play some gentle music and close your eyes. Open your hand allowing your palms and face up.  Regulate your breathing and focus only on this.  Hear and feel each breath as you inhale and exhale.   Now let go and “be” allowing your mind to take you where you should be, seeing what you should see, and hearing what you should hear.  Be at peace with the process and give thanks in gratitude for your time with your Divine. Know that you are loved and are love.

In love and light,

Amanda

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