Last night, we had three couples over with a couple of intentions in mind. My son-in-law is taking an EMT class and has to do 100 assessments (blood pressure, decisions about various problems the patient pretends to have). There were a couple of ladies in my neighborhood who had expressed interest in learning how to make really flaky pie crust. So we combined the two!

I provided my ‘Master Pie Maker’ skill for those who were interested. They came to learn and in exchange, they gave 15 minutes of their evening to helping Jeremy get a few more assessments marked off.

The “AHA” I had on our gratitude call today was that there was no money exchanged, but the whole event felt super abundant!

Of course we had an abundance of pie, which is always great. There was an abundance of laughter and conversation. And there was a flow of abundance that comes from freely giving and receiving. 

• Togetherness means giving and receiving freely in the attitude of abundance

Another interesting thought that Coleen shared on the call – the togetherness of molecules, electrons, neutrons, etc. The chemistry that happens when Hydrogen and Oxygen come together to create water.

• Togetherness means attracting the perfect components to create something more useful that can be created alone
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Mary, on the call helped us understand the honor and appreciation and LOVE that happens when diverse cultures, beliefs and personalities are brought together and unified in a common purpose.

• Togetherness means unity in a common goal that is based in faith and love

Kathy, whose husband had a stroke a couple of months ago, mentioned that she and her husband have been inseparable during his recovery. The ways they serve each other has deepened their relationship.

• Togetherness means the kind of service that creates a bond through another’s adversity

Give Yourself Permission to Arrive Aligned

• I am a vital part 
• I bring connection to the party
• We are all the same in that we are all different
• I love the diversity that brings everything together to create wholeness
• I am attracting the perfect components that finish my creation

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Positive Energy is Contagious!

Before our call this morning, Coleen (one of our regular Gratitude Call live participants) sent me a text and I could feel the positive energy flowing within the words! When I heard her voice on the live call, the positive energy in her voice matched the words she had sent.

We can choose whether we are in positive or negative energy. And if it’s hard to get there yourself, find someone to absorb some of their positive energy. Her voice and words lifted me, because of the positive energy the words carried with them.

Coleen, on the call shared a list of words that to her, spoke positive energy. I felt these were powerful to list here, since some of us need a little help finding something to help us re-gain our positive energy. Choose one to focus on today and just see if your mood doesn’t shift upward into the positive!

• Enthusiasm
• Light
• Warmth
• Humility
• Recognizing powerful words and statements
• Focus
• Auto correct
• Definiteness of purpose and direction
• Radiate truth and virtue
• Light of Christ
• Peak awareness
• Open to learning
• Recognizing resources
• Visualization of creations
• Getting answers
• Seeing possibilities
• Lifting
• Radiating
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Sometimes we are in need of positive energy from others and other times we are the positive energy that others are attracted to. We need each other to get into positive energy!

Seeing something as positive can completely change our perspective so that we quit procrastinating and embrace the next step. Positive energy brings hope in an otherwise hopeless situation. If we can find the positive we can be open to seeing the way out of the situation. 

New Ideas to Consider

• I am positive
• I choose positive energy
• I believe I am worthy and capable of living a life filled with positive energy
• I am a source of powerful positive energy
• I attract positive experiences because I radiate positivity!

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To find out more about getting your own Daily GPS 30-day Planner and a personal prayer pillow hand-made especially for you, with an online course to help you master the Daily GPS process in your own life, go to: https://mentoring.wylenebenson.com/30-days-to-your-inspired-life-sp

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There is wisdom in destruction. A forest fire is required for certain pine cone seeds to be broken open. Without the fire, those seeds would never become a tree.

I feel like I have been fighting the destruction stage which is a natural part of the renewal process. Today’s Gratitude Call gave me clarity on the wisdom of allowing even the seemingly painful part of the process to happen. I feel a sense of gratitude of being re-born within my current life experience with my new perspective today.

On a farm, the ditches that direct water onto the land are imperative to a healthy garden. A ditch that is choked with weeds has limited flow of water. Water is the life blood of a garden. 

Pulling weeds is a good thing to do. But when spring comes and the weeds naturally shoot up overnight, a quick way to get rid of the weeds is to burn them. This is an acceptable way for farmers to quickly remove the bulk of the weeds, especially in their ditches, so they can get on with the more important step of planting and watering.

Similarly, imagine a closet that has become overrun with clothing and other stuff that is no longer useful. The easiest thing to do is completely clear the closet and then ‘plant’ back only those things that are important and valued.

In our own renewal process, we are growing in our understanding daily, of what is useful and what is a ‘weed.’ It serves to have a constant vigil after the purge, to notice if anything is creeping in that doesn’t belong. Then we can just pluck that one unwanted thing. After the purge, we can easily maintain if we are aware and know what we are looking for.

There is wisdom in knowing when it’s time to stop one stage of the renewal process and move on to the next stage. What stage are you in with your renewal process? 

• Do you need to do a full purge to clear a space to create? 
• Have you been burning things down long enough, and it is now time to clear the debris and plant what you choose? 
• Have you planted, and now create some expectation for some evidence to pop up that proves your efforts were worthwhile?

Whatever stage you are in, remember that you can turn to the wisdom of the creation and maintenance of the earth’s systems of renewal and growth as an analogy of life. Spring follows winter, but new growth can only happen after clearing the dead and useless debris of winter and planting what you desire.

New Ideas to Consider

• Spring is the time to plant
• I see flowers this year that were planted last year
• I embrace the work that is required to clear a space for me to create
• I see every stage of the growth and life process as necessary and beautiful

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To find out more about getting your own Daily GPS 30-day Planner and a personal prayer pillow hand-made especially for you, with an online course to help you master the Daily GPS process in your own life, go to: https://mentoring.wylenebenson.com/30-days-to-your-inspired-life-sp

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Today is April Fool’s. The time when there are no guarantees of an uneventful, monotonous day.

My husband got started early. Last night when my daughters and I were arriving home from a visit to Grandma’s house, he just happened to be letting the cat out into the garage at the same time, I was unlocking the garage door to the the outside of the house. He made a snap decision and hid behind the door to scare us out of our wits when we came in.

He GOT US GOOD! There were screams, and immediately squeals of laughter. He created a memorable moment that brought joy and fun into our home. 

I learned something in that moment: “A snap decision equals a memorable moment”

Comments on our call today helped me understand another principle: “A relaxed mind and spirit is best to produce humor”

And another one that feels equally as true: “Humor produces a relaxed mind and spirit”

I have been told that I look younger as I get older. I attribute that to living every day grounded in my GPS (Gratitude, Prayer and Scripture). I feel that relaxed state of being is created when we love our circumstances and ask God for the next step that will take us beyond them to the next experience. 

Light balances the heaviness of a situation and also enables us to see beyond it to the outcome that awaits when we have learned all the lessons.

New Ideas to Consider

• I give today to completing all I know
• I complete what I know and then ask “What’s next?”
• I am motivated by pure love
• I appreciate God’s sense of humor
• I invite joy and fun into every day
• I relax and feel the fun that every experience brings
• I am receiving direction
• I am separate from my circumstances
• I allow myself to float above my circumstances so I can clearly see the exit

For more info on the Gratitude Call and joining live, go to  “Breakthrough with Gratitude!”  Facebook Group

To learn more about working more closely with Wylene Benson, contact her directly at this link:  Contact Wylene

For the FREE Daily GPS Guide and Journal Page, click here: https://bit.ly/daily-gps-2023

To find out more about getting your own Daily GPS 30-day Planner and a personal prayer pillow hand-made especially for you, with an online course to help you master the Daily GPS process in your own life, go to: https://mentoring.wylenebenson.com/30-days-to-your-inspired-life-sp

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*I lost my blog with all the Daily Gratitude Call show notes. If you are interested in something I mention in the podcast, or if there is a link that is not working, please reach out to me at [email protected] to get updated information.

Several years ago, I set a goal to hike the highest peak in my area in Utah – 11,000 feet. The challenge that faced me was that I had just had a heart attack caused by stress and the doctor had told me my heart would never be pumping at its full capacity.

You can read my full story in any of my books, the part of the story I wish to share today is the setback before the victory. 

I had decided to walk a half-marathon that was a cross country race, set on a smaller mountain. My thought was that if I couldn’t do it, there would be help along the way and I would be able to gauge my readiness for my real goal (the 11,000 peak) based on how my body responded during the half-marathon.

The morning of the race, it was cold and drizzly rain. I had paid my entrance fee and I even had a friend who was going to do the race with me. I stayed in bed, my friend raced…alone.

I cannot even describe the feeling of shame and guilt that I felt for days after that race. Having to face my friend, and explain that I was afraid.

Another good friend noticed my down-cast energy one day and shared a powerful lesson with me. If I throw an arrow towards a target it doesn’t go very far. But if I pull a bowstring back and release the arrow, it flies much more straight and true towards the target. Even though there is no forward motion on my part, I have created momentum that cannot be matched.

The rest of the story is that I used that lesson to help me stay true to my goal. When I awoke the morning of my mountain hike, it was not only cold and drizzly, it was a full-on lightning storm with torrents of rain pounding on the roof of our home!

There was no hesitation. I said: “I’m going!”

It rained for 20 minutes in the parking lot at the trail head, then the rain let up for just a moment. I jumped out of the car with my hiking buddy and we started up the trail. I ended up being a beautiful sunny fall day, bright and clear and freshly washed by the rainstorm. The autumn colors shone true and pure.

If not for the setback and feeling the guilt and shame of not following through. I am certain that I would not have completed my hike that day. The result of having the setback was renewed commitment and a do or die attitude that was part of my journey to full recovery from my heart attack.

I am so grateful for setbacks. I believe they must be part of our journey because it seems that they show up at the most critical moments, and teach us exactly what we need to be successful when it truly matters most.

New Ideas to Consider:

• I do my part
• I am dependable
• I learn the lessons and I am prepared for what is next
• I take action
• I see every part of my journey as necessary and perfect
• I am ready and prepared to move on 
• I am ready for the next lesson

For more info on the Gratitude Call and joining live, go to  “Breakthrough with G

For the FREE Daily GPS Guide and Journal Page, click here: https://bit.ly/daily-gps-2023

To find out more about getting your own Daily GPS 30-day Planner and a personal prayer pillow hand-made especially for you, with an online course to help you master the Daily GPS process in your own life, go to: https://mentoring.wylenebenson.com/30-days-to-your-inspired-life-sp

Connect with me at wylenebenson.com or on Instagram, Youtube, and Linked In by searching for Wylene Benson

*I lost my blog with all the Daily Gratitude Call show notes. If you are interested in something I mention in the podcast, or if there is a link that is not working, please reach out to me at [email protected] to get updated information.