{"id":4696,"date":"2011-01-01T01:10:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T06:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=4760"},"modified":"2010-12-23T02:38:38","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T07:38:38","slug":"a-simple-path-journey-of-a-hedgewitch-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2011\/01\/01\/a-simple-path-journey-of-a-hedgewitch-17\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Path: Journey of a Hedgewitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>January 2011: The Physics of Gratitude<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Another New Yearis upon us!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It is my favorite time of year to take stock of my blessings.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I am a firm believer in counting my blessings a little more often. In fact,  daily. As a reformed \u201cGlass-Half-Empty\u201c, it is vital for me to constantly remind  myself of all I have been blessed with, lest I should lapse back into my old  ways of complacency, all too easily.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Over the years of my reformation, an interesting thing became apparent to  me. Sure, I was more positive of attitude, and found less time to ruminate on  all the things I didn\u2019t have, but perhaps most interesting, I found that the  more grateful I was, the more blessings I had to count.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In time, I discovered it was a simple matter of physics.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Like attracts like.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As I focused on the blessings I had, I found that more materialized. As I  spent time being mindful of the things I had, I had more added to me.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When I spent my time focused on things I wished I had (and, in fact, did  NOT\u00a0 have) I found myself with less of what I needed. Nothing always  manifests more nothing. Something always manifests more something.<\/div>\n<div>So, my decision to spend my consciousness in this mindful appreciation of  what was created more of what was.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sometimes people like to think that physics (and, all scientific matters,  in fact) have nothing to do with spirituality. Some even feel that science and  spirituality are mutually exclusive states.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I disagree.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I believe they are one in the same, just spoken of in different terms. Much  in the same way that pagans and Christians often refer to the same concepts in  terms which often seem incongruous, despite being virtually identical  activities, theories and beliefs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This discovery, the connection between gratitude and abundant blessings,  came as rather a surprise to me. As I said, being a rather negative person by  nature gave me little to work with in working this through. Yet, once found, the  treasure has not eluded me again.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As we enter the season of New Beginnings, I pray you all find a way to  incorporate this principle into your own experience, and begin to see the  abundant, and even miraculous return on your investment.<\/div>\n<div>Take time to count your blessings, even if you have to search for them. My  friend Christine, who encouraged me (rather ruthlessly, for the first few years,  lol) to count mine, suggested using a blank book and jotting down 5 things each  day for which I was grateful.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>(talking of like attracting like, she called me just as I finished typing  this sentence)<\/div>\n<div>This habit of mindful gratitude can take some time to cultivate, but once  you see the result, it is hard to stop!<\/div>\n<div>Perhaps a blank book might make a powerful and affordable gift for someone  you know who needs to find abundance in their lives.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I am thinking of stocking up, and giving them away to everyone I find who  needs the chance to learn this important physical principle.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a time when it seems harder than ever to make ends meet, the gift of  abundance and thankfulness can be the most important one of all.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wishing you and yours a 2011 filled with peace, joy and prosperity!<\/div>\n<div>Brightest Blessings<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 2011: The Physics of Gratitude Another New Yearis upon us! It is my favorite time of year to take stock of my blessings. I am a firm believer in counting my blessings a little more often. In fact, daily. As a reformed \u201cGlass-Half-Empty\u201c, it is vital for me to constantly remind myself of all I have been blessed with, lest I should lapse back into my old ways of complacency, all too easily. Over the years of my reformation, an interesting thing became apparent to me. Sure, I was more positive of attitude, and found less time to ruminate on all the things I didn\u2019t have, but perhaps most interesting, I found that the more grateful I was, the more blessings I had to count. In time, I discovered it was a simple matter of physics. Like attracts like. As I focused on the blessings I had, I found that more materialized. As I spent time being mindful of the things I had, I had more added to me. When I spent my time focused on things I wished I had (and, in fact, did NOT\u00a0 have) I found myself with less of what I needed. Nothing always manifests more nothing. Something always manifests more something. So, my decision to spend my consciousness in this mindful appreciation of what was created more of what was. Sometimes people like to think that physics (and, all scientific matters, in fact) have nothing to do with spirituality. Some even feel that science and spirituality are mutually exclusive states. I disagree. I believe they are one in the same, just spoken of in different terms. Much in the same way that pagans and Christians often refer to the same concepts in terms which often seem incongruous, despite being virtually identical activities, theories and beliefs. This discovery, the connection between gratitude and abundant blessings, came as rather a surprise to me. As I said, being a rather negative person by nature gave me little to work with in working this through. Yet, once found, the treasure has not eluded me again. As we enter the season of New Beginnings, I pray you all find a way to incorporate this principle into your own experience, and begin to see the abundant, and even miraculous return on your investment. Take time to count your blessings, even if you have to search for them. My friend Christine, who encouraged me (rather ruthlessly, for the first few years, lol) to count mine, suggested using a blank book and jotting down 5 things each day for which I was grateful. (talking of like attracting like, she called me just as I finished typing this sentence) This habit of mindful gratitude can take some time to cultivate, but once you see the result, it is hard to stop! Perhaps a blank book might make a powerful and affordable gift for someone you know who needs to find abundance in their lives. I am thinking of stocking up, and giving them away to everyone I find who needs the chance to learn this important physical principle. In a time when it seems harder than ever to make ends meet, the gift of abundance and thankfulness can be the most important one of all. Wishing you and yours a 2011 filled with peace, joy and prosperity! Brightest Blessings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}