Gratitude & Joy

Your cards today are drawn from the 'Mary, Queen of Angels' deck, authored by Doreen Virtue.  Mother Mary (as I refer to her) is the Mother of Jesus and she is an Ascended Master, who watches over and guides us with her loving, nurturing energy.  As with any Mother, she wants only what is best for us, and so her energy is not compliant, but at times can nudge you in the direction that will best serve you. The cards that she is sharing with you today compliment each other beautifully and so it is no surprise that she is presenting them in unison with one another for your daily reading!  Your cards are the 'Gratitude' and 'Joy' cards.  Doreen's messages for these cards is this:
~Gratitude~
"As I notice and appreciate my blessings, I open the door to more of God's gifts."
~Joy~
"By enjoying this moment, I am giving thanks to God for my life."

My message for you today is this:
You no doubt have heard numerous times the 'glass half-full or half-empty' analogy...
today's message is about your attitude or perspective and that, if you choose an 'attitude of gratitude' (another common phrase) then you draw more good into your life.
You have had another week of powerful cards and messages that have encouraged you to be awake and aware of your connection to the Divine.  Mother Mary steps forward for you at the close of the week with the maternal reminder that how you choose to view your life and the circumstances of it is a CONSCIOUS decision...when you look to the good within your life and focus upon that, you draw more good in.  Think of a current situation in your life that is not as you would have it be... Ask yourself what lessons there were for you within that situation that you can carry forward to better yourself and your life. Perhaps that situation occurred to shine a light on another aspect of your life that you had been taking for granted.  Or maybe you learned the valuable lesson of setting personal boundaries that you may not have learned had you not been presented with that experience...  Of course it is extremely difficult to reside in the positive all of the time, but the message for you today is that, the MORE that you choose to see the JOY in your life and then give GRATITUDE for it, the more you will experience happiness.  Some years ago it became popular to keep a 'gratitude journal'...to write down every day 5 things that you were grateful for that day. This is a great practise in refocusing your attention upon the good that already exists in your life, thereby attracting more of the same!  Today, I encourage you to take a moment to write down 5 things in your life for which you are grateful...be specific and really reside in the energy of gratitude and joy as you write...  You will absolutely feel your heart chakra warm and expand... Who doesn't want to experience more joy?  I've already said to you this week that the Universe loves gratitude...employ the tool of gratitude to attract more joy into your life!
Blessed be...