Once you become aware that you are the deliberate creator of your life experience and learn how to control your thoughts to get what you want, life starts to get pretty easy.  Until you hit a birthday, especially your 39th birthday, and then those evil little things called doubts start to work their way into your experience.  Well, they did into mine last week anyway.

I’ve been working on a book for quite some time now and just by coincidence, I think, I finished it last week.  I am ready to work on packaging, marketing, etc.  On Saturday, I found myself in a strange mood.  I had not felt this way in a very long time and I do have a lot of other things going on right now so at first I dismissed it as just being busy and perhaps a little overwhelmed.  I thought, “Oh, I’ll have to work on that later.”

Before I knew what was happening, I found myself at the bottom of the Abraham-Hicks Emotional Set-Point Scale – Depression.  Then I felt depressed about being depressed because I have no excuse for being depressed right now since I have so many good things going on in my life.  Also, I have created the way my life is running right now so what could there possibly be to be depressed about?  (This is when men roll their eyes and say, “women!”)

I know myself well enough by now to know that if I can figure out what the underlying problem is, I can fix it, and be on with my day.  So what was causing this despondent mood?

I started going through all the typical emotions: fear, insecurity, anger, discouragement, worry, doubt, disappointment, frustration, irritation, and, the one that usually gets me, impatience.  But nothing fit.  I mean, sure I have some fear, I worry about the marketing strategy of this new book, and it’s safe to say that I experience all of these emotions to some degree on a regular basis.  But it’s nothing that doesn’t flow with the regular course of business and I don’t usually dwell on them.  I identify the feeling, determine whether or not it is serving me in this particular moment, and if it is not, I think better feeling thoughts until the emotion resolves.

All day I worked on this issue, and nothing.  Just could not figure it out.

Then, when I laid down to go to sleep, it hit me.  I needed to go on a rampage:  A rampage of appreciation. I hadn’t been on one for a while – not on paper anyway.  I often say out loud or in my head that I am grateful for things and I still write in my gratefulness journal almost daily, but I had not been on a true Abraham-Hicks rampage of appreciate in about three months.  Let me explain how I go about this extremely valuable process.

Anytime I am upset with some one or some thing, I can appreciate my mood to a higher level by creating, I know this is going to shock you, a list.  If I am a little upset, I create a list of 5 things I appreciate about that person or situation.  If I am moderately upset, I write down 10 things, and if I really need a “rampage,” I create a list of 20, but allow myself to continue if I feel the urge to do so.  I can recall creating lists of over a 100 things I appreciated – that takes a while!

So I got out of bed and, knowing that there were several lists I needed to make, I decided to start with 20 things I appreciate about my life right now.  I am going to share my list with you, not because I think you need to know me that well, but because if you’re not used to doing this, I want you to see that you don’t have to be serious about everything.  You just write down whatever comes into your mind that you truly appreciate.  Here goes.

20 Things I appreciate about my life:

1. It’s easy.
2. I can do what I want, when I want.
3. I have a husband who loves and supports me.
4. I have everything I need.
5. I have help.
6. I have good relationships with my family, including my in-laws.
7. I truly help people on a daily basis.
8. I am healthy.
9. I have plenty to do and time to do it.
10. I am aware of who I am and what my purpose is.
11. I have the ability to create whatever I want the knowledge to do so.
12. I am beautiful and I have great hair.
13. I found a great hair stylist.
14. I can read and comprehend extremely difficult subjects.
15. I am musically talented.
16. I have two adorable cats.
17. I can buy whatever I truly want when I want it.
18. I am truly blessed in all ways.
19. I have a terrific sense of humor.
20. I have access to Ambien.

As you can see, the rampage was over, and I was feeling much better at number 18, but I went ahead and completed my desired 20, although I could have written a lot more.  The point is that the mission was accomplished.  No more depression.

Do you also see how some of the items were sort of a “stretch?”  I just wrote whatever popped into my head and felt good.  Now, I’ve been doing this for a while and practicing positive thoughts on a daily basis.  If you’re new to this, you’ll want to be cautious of two things.

First, make sure your statements are affirmative in nature.  For example, instead of, “I don’t have to work for that miserable boss anymore,” use instead, “I have a new boss who is great to work for,” or, “I have my own business.”  State what you appreciate in a manner that you want to continue.

Second, make sure the item you’re writing down feels good to you.  For example, instead of, “At least I don’t have cancer or some incurable disease,” write, “I am glad that this temporary illness has a cure.”  Doesn’t the second statement feel better?  The purpose of this is not to come at from a “things could always be worse” angle, but rather one of “look at how good things are now and how far I’ve come.”

In other words, make sure your focus, when you write your list, is on what you want.  Even though you are writing what you appreciate about your current existence, state it in the positive because you are telling the universe, “I want more of this please,” and the universe will deliver.  Remember the adage, “Be careful what you pray for.”  It’s true.

A lot of people who are new to this concept argue that, “If I appreciate where I am now, or the relationships that I have now, won’t that just keep me in these circumstances and relationships?”  The answer is No, it will not.  All you’re doing, is raising your vibration and lessening the resistance to what you truly want, which is bliss.  Isn’t it?  Don’t we all just want to be blissful?  The best way to vibrate that way right now, so that you can attract more of it, is to become blissful.  A rampage of appreciate does just that.  Try it; you’ll see.

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