We live in challenging times.

Across the world, people are rising up, demanding freedom from oppression.

The mirror we're seeing reflects both the ugliest and most ascendant qualities of humanity.

As our emotions rise to new heights, this is our moment to recognize and comfort the conflicts within.

As we heal ourselves, we heal our world.

Personal shifts have dramatic impacts on the collective. Imagine what could happen if everyone were to tune in to the frequency of joy simultaneously.

As an experiment, consider identifying one challenging emotion that has arisen for you in recent days.

Next, call in to YourDivineUniquness this Thursday, February 9 at 2pm EST and allow me to help you shift that emotion. Experience Emotional Energetics, a tool I use to transform emotions quickly and sustainably. 

Gratitude is "in" these days. And for good reason. It's a joyful, high frequency emotion that can attract more wonderful things to be grateful about. 

We're told to use gratitude journals or daily rituals to increase our levels of gratitude. And these can certainly help. But they also relegate gratitude to a specific corner of our life that has little to do with the rest of us. And that, by its very nature, limits its impact on us.

In order to really reap the benefits of gratitude, we can increase our awareness and use of it in real time. This means putting our attention on the things that we're grateful for, as they occur. Here are some tools to play with over the course of your day.

1. Is something wonderful happening? Did you receive a compliment at work or a hug from a friend? Savor it. Really open up and welcome in the feeling of what is happening in your present moment. Welcoming your experience, big or small, is gratitude in action.
2. Is there a voice in the back of your head saying "yeah, but..."? As in, she's just giving me that compliment to be polite? Listen to it, then say "thank you for your opinion, but I'm choosing to enjoy this feeling right now." Then go right back to #1 and enjoy! What do you have to lose?
3. Did you just receive money? Maybe it was a paycheck, a gift certificate, or even change from a cashier. Welcome it with genuine appreciation! This is a powerful one. The more you can love and appreciate money - being grateful for it - the more you can attract into your life. 
4. Has something upset you? Maybe it was an argument with a friend or an awkward encounter on the street. Find a reason to be grateful for it. You might be grateful that these things don't happen very often. Or maybe it opened your eyes to a feeling inside of you that needs attention. Drawing in gratitude when you're down can help shift you to greener pastures.
5. I saved the best for last. You know those moments when you're totally present in the moment? Wide awake and aware of something real, whether it's a bug crawling across the window or a child's smile or an intense emotion inside of you. Notice and be grateful for it. These are the moments you want to magnify, because these are the powerful times in which you can appreciate the mysterious gift of being alive.

How has gratitude shaped your relationship with the world? What are your favorite gratitude practices?

You can find your match by literally getting on the same wavelength. All matter vibrates, and like matter vibrates at like levels. That is how we hear the radio stations we listen to. You will bypass your ideal mate if you are vibrating at a different level, and you will attract him if you are vibrating at the same frequency.

Emotion is a carrier of vibration, and it propels the kinds of actions you are likely to take. Put yourself in the feeling state of the relationship you intend to attract and anchor it to you by experiencing as many of its attributes as possible.

• What does it feel like? Is it light? Solid? Sit in that feeling state and really notice what's coming up inside you.
• Where in your body do you feel it? Adorn those parts with reminders - jewelry or clothing that create similar sensations on the inside or outside.
  
• What color is it? Dress the part by wearing those colors, remind yourself of those colors by painting with them, printing on them, selecting artwork with them.
  
• What actions feel like a natural extension of that feeling state? Take those actions, even if they don't feel perfectly natural. By faking it you can back yourself into that feeling state.
  

Manifestation is a multitiered process that involves getting clear about your intentions and the why behind them, i.e. what experience you desire as a result of attracting a particular person or thing into your life. Use the tools above to anchor yourself emotionally and physically into your desired state and thus speed its attraction to you.