How Practicing Gratitude Can Shift Fear Into Abundance
When you are grateful, you can’t be fearful or angry. It is literally impossible. Your brain won’t allow you to do it. So it is one of the best ways to shift out of fear and scarcity and into abundance and presence.
Which is something I had to practice last week when our horses got out and we didn’t know where they were…
Picture this: it’s a lovely Sunday afternoon, and after a long week of doing, MaryBeth and I decide to relax and watch a movie.
Our horses were out in their grazing area enjoying some fresh grass, which they do daily.
Everyone was at peace. (MaryBeth even fell asleep during the movie.)
As I am watching, I hear the horses galloping around, which is something they do. They love to play and frolic.
But my intuition told me that something might be up…
I look down at their grazing area, and I don’t see them. This can happen because there are some trees and valleys.
So I go back to watching the movie.
Then my intuition speaks up again…
So, I head down to the area, but I don’t see them. Then, I notice the fence is down, and they’ve busted through.
In the past, when they got out, Ollie (our big fancy fjord) would typically be just outside the grazing area, eating more grass.
And Norby (our little mustang) would still be inside the area and let us know Ollie got out.
But this time, they were both nowhere to be seen.
So I grab their lead ropes and halters and go to find them. We had been taking them for walks to the back of the property to an area they like to graze, so I go there first.
They aren’t there…
Then my intuition speaks again, and I know exactly where they are. You see, when we take them to this grazing area, they always look up at the mountain.
I knew where I needed to go…
So I take off straight up. As I get to the top, I see our two boys looking at me like, “Hey, Dad, fancy seeing you here.”
I walk right up to them, put their halters on with no issues, and we start our way down the mountain.
Boy, was that an adventure…
Although I am very skilled at climbing and descending steep mountains, I had never done that before with two 1,000+ pound horses behind me.
So I again trusted my intuition, took it slow, focused on being calm, and went back and forth down the mountain instead of straight down.
We made it down safely.
MaryBeth met me at the bottom, and we started to walk them back to their paddock together. Once I began to feel a bit of relief, MaryBeth got hit with a wave of extreme sickness. All the color left her face, falling to the ground in agony from intense nausea and an upset stomach.
Talk about bad timing.
So I had to take them both back.
As I started walking them both back, Norby’s halter fell off, and this time he decided to enjoy his freedom a little more and started running around.
And then Ollie got loose…
I did my best to stay calm and tap into my intuition again.
I knew I couldn’t run after them; I would never win that race. But I did know that they love to eat. So I waited for them to find a good grazing spot.
Ollie had his halter and lead rope on, so he was easy to get. But Norby, our little wild one, was still not so sure. However, after a bit of patience and MaryBeth regaining her strength, she was able to get his halter back on. Then I walked them both straight back to their paddock with no issues.
It was quite the experience and opportunity to observe my inner dialogue. There were so many times during this and after that, my limiting beliefs and negative thoughts were strong.
“Am I going to find them?”
“What if they got hurt?”
“Are they going to run me over going down the mountain?”
“What if they won’t let me put the halter on?”
“Are they going to try to break out again?”
“Do I have any idea what I am doing?” And that is why focusing on gratitude is so important.
I was grateful that:
- My intuition helped guide me through the whole process.
- There is a fence around the entire property outside of their grazing area, which they stayed in when they got out.
- I could find them quickly.
- I am fit enough to go straight up a steep mountain.
- I could halter both of them and walk them down a mountain.
- When they broke free again, we could get them back.
- I could be an island of peace and remain as calm as possible throughout the process.
- I wasn’t mad at them for being young horses and wanting to enjoy the beautiful property.
- As a new horse person, I feel a deep knowing inside of me of what to do.
- MaryBeth was okay and recovered quickly.
- I learned so much in this adventure.
The last one is the biggest one for me. Life is full of ups and downs. And the downs are there to teach us lessons we need to know to grow and evolve.
When you see it that way from a place of gratitude, it shifts your whole perspective into one of possibility and abundance.
If you are looking to shift your perspective into one of abundance, check out my guided meditation, 3 Minute Gratitude Affirmations for Abundance.
Use it whenever you need to shift into a positive mindset.
Enjoy the practice and what’s possible for you when you have an attitude of gratitude.
P.S.
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