What I know for sure is that everyone of us is seeking the same thing.
Each of us wants to know:
do you see me?
do you hear me
do I matter?
In fact what we want is grace.
Grace is the knowledge that we belong, that we are understood, that we are a meaningful part of something big, deep and powerful.
And gratitude is the catalyst. When we express gratitude, grace responds.
Through gratitude we turn grace from a noun to a verb, we activate grace and grow our presence within it – through gratitude we actually become grace personified.
Be present in gratitude, and grace automatically responds and awakens the bigness of even the smallest things in life. You see things differently, you hear things anew, everything matters.
And that is what we are all seeking.
Indeed that is grace.
Let’s listen to the signals of grace within us and all around us.
- Oprah Winfrey
Grace is the nurturing force in nature.
Like the rain, grace falls on everyone alike.
- Deepak Chopra
“Grace is always present. You imagine it is somewhere high in the sky, far away, and has to descend. It is really inside you, in your Heart. Grace is the Self. . . .You are never out of its operation.”
- Sri Ramana Maharshi
Grace is not knowledge or reason, but rather, grace is the amount of light in our souls.
- Pope Francis
The silence of our awareness is the source of grace within.
-Deepak Chopra
The energy of gratitude knows no bounds and it returns to you bringing unlimited goodness. Something within you changes and everything around you changes. That is what is called grace.
- Oprah Winfrey
Your life is a cosmic gift – a gift of grace that renews itself with every breath.
-Deepak Chopra
When we offer the world our gratitude, grace responds and completes the circle.
As we use our gratitude to join this awakening of joy and beauty around us, we also find that our life becomes easier, more fun, and more meaningful.
This nurturing power of grace comes from the source of Being which sustains everyone and everything in the universe.
As human beings we can consciously choose to step into this flow of grace to enrich and elevate our lives.
- Deepak Chopra
Being aware, human beings can reach out and ask for grace.
Deepak Chopra
Because grace comes from a deep source within you, it is intelligent and creative. It knows what you want and who you want to be, so it tailors its response to fit your situation.
Grace when it is alive and flowing works like a feedback loop: you give something to the source and, in turn, a response comes back to you.
But how do you know grace is responding?
Some signals come from within. If you express gratitude, the signal that comes back to you could be a sense of peace and calm. There could be a moment of joy, your perception could shift. The bare tree outside your window in winter suddenly looks perfectly shaped and harmonious – a beautiful creation instead of a bare skeleton.
Other signals come from outside. In response to your gratitude given silently to yourself, suddenly someone shows how much they appreciate you – a difficult task becomes easier, an unexpected answer arrives.
- Deepak Chopra
Grace is our True Self
Many wise teachers tell us that our true selves is like the ocean.
At the surface there are waves, movements, many rhythms.
Just beneath there are currents in motions and different schools of life.
At the deepest fathoms there is a profound silence, pure silence, a deep peace.
The deeper you go within the more profoundly you become one with your true self – your own grace.
Gratitude is your beacon guiding you to that rooted place of acceptance, peace and beauty.
Cultivate a state of appreciation and you actually create grace.
- Oprah Winfrey
Grace Melts Obstacles
On the path of grace, obstacles are not your enemy.
No matter how frustrating the experience is, an obstacle is a signal from your true self – it is asking you to take a fresh look at the situation.
Being grateful comes naturally - but stubborn beliefs can get in the way and block it. These stuck beliefs are generally pessimistic.
But once we start the practice of gratitude, our perspective opens up. We start to see how the universe supports us in countless ways. From this shift in perception, optimism naturally emerges.
In moments when you feel resistance inside yourself, close your eyes and allow yourself a moment to become centered.
Now see a candle sitting outside in the noon day sun.
See the small flame flickering in the breeze.
Now visualize how the candle is bathed in sunlight.
The sun grows brighter and brighter and as it does the candle flame starts to vanish.
After a few seconds you can’t see it at all, only the blazing light of the sun.
See all this light around you and say silently: this is where I really am, this is what is real.
When I don’t resist, I am in grace.
- Deepak Chopra
Kripa Hum
“I am divine grace”
This mantra sets in motion the flow of grace through gratitude, as you repeat the mantra feel yourself as both the giver and receiver of blessings.
Here also is a wonderful mantra to start each day with: rt your day by saying the following:
“ I give thanks for being in Divine Timing and Divine Grace”
(thank-you wise woman Gabriole for sharing this)!
Grace Within
Still enough
brave enough
and willing enough
I dive within
past the waves
through the currents
noticing
the many schools
swimming and swirling around me
Still
I dive deeper
and finally
I exhale
as I remember
the ocean within provides infinite breath
A voice beckons me
to go deeper
and I go
to where there is only stillness
I feel a warm embrace
and my body melts
into the arms of
the One
who knows me,
guides me,
carries me,
breathes me
She whispers,
“I am here, I never left you”
and my True Self remembers
She is Me.
I am Grace.
- Patti Wardlaw