You cannot create what you want from the place of lack. If you focus on what’s not there, you will create more of that. But there is one thing that can do to make the law of attraction work for you and create a constant stream of magical manifestations, and that is appreciation. Let me explain.

We are living in a living, breathing environment where everything is connected, even though on the surface it may not seem that way. Our environment affects us every day just like we affect our environment.

It’s a two way communication where everything is interconnected. When two people get close to each other, their chakras talk to each other and exchange information, which in turn change the energies in their chakras. (Chakras are energy centers in your body that has a lot to do with how you manifest things in your life.)

It’s not a coincidence that people say we become like the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. We are exchanging energy with them, and as a result absorbing their energy just as we are giving them a part of ours.

In the same way, we communicate via energy with the rest of the world all day, every day and what we communicate truly matters, because we’re not separate from everything else, we are a part of it. Like a drop in the ocean we are both the drop and the ocean. You cannot separate yourself if you tried.

As we’re talking about communication, I’m not just talking about words or the body language people pick up from you. I’m talking energy communication that transcend time and space, because everything is energy and you are a big cluster of energy that is in constant communication with all the energy around you. I’m talking about your feelings, emotions, beliefs and thoughts. This is the real communication that you cannot see or hear but which means everything when it comes to manifesting and understanding how to use the law of attraction to your benefit.

Let’s talk about why appreciation is so important. In this Universe, we are in a state of constant creation and manifestation. Nothing ever stands still, even though it can feel like it.

Two things are important here. We get what we focus on, and when we focus with feeling, we become like a magnet for that thing we focus on with that feeling. However, the feeling is the key word here, because the feeling has a strong vibration that is powerful in the creation process. Think of it as the glue that sticks things to you, whether those are things you want or not.

When you truly appreciate something, you’re in a high vibration and in the right state to manifest things/experiences/ideas/circumstances/people you want into your life. The good things you want are at the higher frequencies, so you need to operate at those higher frequencies in order to attract the good things you want.

Basically, by being in a state of appreciation, you’re telling the Universe; hey, give me more amazing things to appreciate, and as a result, the Universe will give that to you.

But appreciation also feels good. And that’s the key here. When you appreciate something it’s because it feels good. Maybe it feels good to appreciate or maybe the thing you appreciate makes you feel good. Either way, you have that yummy feeling which is so magical when it comes to manifestations. When you can project that feeling of appreciation towards a certain thing, you’re literally magnifying and multiplying that thing.

Now of course, you cannot fake appreciation, because it’s not going to work. Energy never lies. You need to truly feel that appreciation. It’s not enough to write down a list of all the things you are grateful for, or similar, if you don’t feel this appreciation in your heart.

Appreciation comes from the heart and when you appreciate you will feel the energy of your heart spread out like a big sunshine. At least that’s how it feels to me. The key to speed up all of your amazing manifestations is to stay in a constant state of appreciation.

Here are a few ways I tune into the feeling of appreciation:

I think of the people I care about most; how much I love and appreciate them.

I smell my amazing essential oils, which I have a large collection of. If I’m not in a good state of mind, just smelling these oils is enough to shift my energy, usually within seconds. I cannot help but appreciate the wonderful aroma of these oils. I have an entire collection of oils for different purposes and moods, and I usually pick what I intuitively feel I need most. My favorite brand is Doterra.

I listen to beautiful music that touches my heart. The frequencies of the music instantly help me shift how I feel in my heart.  Remember how I said appreciation is an emotion from the heart. Anything that touches your heart in a good way helps you open up to appreciation.

I buy myself beautiful flowers. To me, looking at beauty is a great way for me to appreciate as I value beauty and love flowers.

I make sure my environment is pleasing to me. Like I mentioned, beauty is very important to me and I don’t feel at ease in a dirty or messy environment. Likewise, I don’t appreciate things that are broken or ugly, so I make an effort to fix what’s broken, and remove the things that I don’t like or care about.

A good example of this is a wallet that I had that I didn’t appreciate. I’m not quite sure why, I think it didn’t feel like my style anymore. But it was an expensive wallet and nothing was wrong with it, so I held onto it for a while. But here’s the thing: If you keep your money in something that you don’t appreciate, how are you going to attract more?

Every time you pull your wallet out to pay for something, you’re subconsciously reminded of this wallet you don’t like. This may sound like a silly thing, but really it matters. So, appreciating also means getting rid of the things you don’t appreciate, so you don’t put out unappreciating emotions constantly, because that’s going to drag you down energetically whether you are aware of it or not. And sometimes it can be as little as a wallet or clothes that no longer feel like you or are worn.

I work on removing things I don’t love and appreciate, or I choose to shift my feeling about it. It’s a constant sorting of things, adding more and more things I appreciate to my environment, making it easier and easier to stay in a constant state of appreciation. That is what creates momentum, and once you have momentum going, then you can create a constant stream of magical manifestations.

Now this next step is a BIG one. And maybe overlooked on most people’s list of things to do to appreciate. But, if you find it hard to be in a constant state of appreciation, it’s likely because there is unresolved emotions and hurt inside of you.

Maybe you feel wronged, betrayed or victimized? Remember I said that appreciation comes from the heart. If you’re having difficulties staying in a place of appreciation, it’s likely some healing of your heart is needed. If your heart chakra is closed due to old hurts, it’s going to be more difficult for you to feel appreciation and also to attract all the good things you want into your life. As you energetically close your heart to protect yourself from more hurt, you also close the door for good things to come into your life.

There is a huge connection between heart chakra energy and your ability to manifest your dreams. But the good news is, this too can be healed.

If you want help with this, feel free to reach out to me here to talk about how to heal any parts of you that are blocking magical manifestations from occuring in your life.