4 Ways to Deepen Your Gratitude and Open Yourself Up to More Happiness and Abundance

HJ: Happiness, abundance, peace of mind, appreciation and joy are just a few of the benefits of an authentic gratitude practice.  And this is quite enticing, but it is important to always practice gratitude for the sake of it.  You cannot fool the universe and a conditional practice solely for the benefits brings limited results.  Authenticity is the name of the game.  When your gratitude is unconditional — when nothing is expected in return — everything is given in return. Like many things in the universe, a paradox indeed…

This is because to want is to lack.  Whether you are for or against something, you are attached to it in some way.  The path of zen is to be neutral — neither wanting or not wanting —  rather accepting and at peace.  This is a state of abundance in which all things needed come your way.  When you do not want or need, then you are complete.  And completeness begets more completeness.

Gratitude can be a very powerful path to this state.  Gratitude, combined with a deep level of acceptance and appreciation, is indeed unstoppable.

- Tru...