Gratitude - the ultimate drug!
The practice and state of Gratitude connects us on a deep level to all beings and to the Universe. We can feel how full and fulfilled we are, what a gift life is and how much we are loved. While many of us may not have grown up in an environment that supported gratefulness and generosity, we can take simple regular steps to bring our awareness to the abundance we live in. There’s too much time spent in our experience on what we don’t like, what we wish would go away, what circumstances we dislike. Instead, we can focus on what we are already given. The Universe pretty much gives you back exactly what you give it, and when you feel grateful, what you get back is more of that feeling. That means, more circumstances that invoke a feeling of thankfulness and abundance. Any impulse to give thanks, no matter how small, is a really good place to start practicing. Whether you speak it, write it, or think it, it has an endless ripple effect. The important part is that you feel it genuinely. Practice.
And if that is not sufficient reason to give thanks, consider this: Gratitude is the ultimate drug! Feeling thank-full, filled with gratitude, it is like a natural high. It simply feels wonderful and therefore heals the body, is free, legal and ever accessible. It also makes you feel like the richest person on Earth, frees from fear and increases overall joy. Oh, and it has no negative side effects. I know of no other drug that can do this consistently. 
Thank you for visiting, have a beauty-full day!
Damaris
