Gratitude and Manifestation

01 Jan 2025 Leave a comment

by Dr. Tricia Wolanin in Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

“When you appreciate what you have, then you will receive more. When you are in this moment feeling gratitude for this moment you actually up your vibrational signal to attract more things to be grateful for.”-Joe Vitale

Oftentimes we think manifestation is simply visualizing what one wants, taking action, and awaiting results.  We often forget that one component of manifestation is being grateful for what you already have.  And in doing this, you receive more of that, your heightened vibration attracts other high vibration things and people.  Often we want to jump to the next thing we are desiring, without taking in what is already in our lives. 

This tendency we have as humans to move quickly to the next thing reminds me of the time when I lived in England, and tried to participate in the 3 Peak Challenge.  The true nature of this challenge is one tries to climb the highest mountain in Scotland, England, and Wales in 24 hours.  This includes travel time once arriving at the first mountain.  The group I went with, we tried to complete this in 3 days versus 1.  It was interesting to note the competitors who were invested in the spirit of the challenge. They were intent of rushing to get to the peak in as fast as possible, then the bottom of the mountain with as quick of speed.  Although they were exponentially quick, their pace didn’t allow them space to take in the view.  They wanted to get down to the next task at hand.  In reality that day, my friends and I made it up and down 2/3 mountains, and chose the day in between as one of rest and leisure.  That was more our speed, and in that we were able to explore the quaint little town we were staying in Wales.

I admit I am one who tries to prepare for the next accomplishment in my life.  If I am in an undesirable situation in my life, I want to jump forward to the next best thing.  Yet what the law of attraction teaches us is we must truly embrace our current reality before we manifest what is next.

This holiday season was going to be quiet for me.  Spent cleaning, decluttering, as I had minimal time off.  I was spending it focusing on how I want the next part of my life to go.  My brother joked that I was being the Grinch.  He invited me to his fiance’s family house on Christmas Eve and we spent Christmas with our dogs on the beach.  He and his fiancé bought me a purse that I had my eye of for years. Receiving this was a form of manifestation.  The Rive Gauche Yves Saint Laurent one, as each time I looked at it, it reminded me of my year in Paris residing on the Left Bank.  He told me use the purse that day at the beach.  I declined, as I didn’t want to get it dirty.  I wanted to wait for a special occasion to premiere the purse.  He reminded me that on a daily basis he wears nice luxury items just for himself, not for anyone else or any special occasion.  “You need to wear nice things even if it’s just for you.”

And so today, as I sit in a local coffee shop, I am wearing my new purse.  I am noticing how I manifested this into my life.  At the same time, I am appreciating what I have right now.  What I brought into my life at this current moment, taking this in before I jump into what’s next. 

Quarterly Goal Check In

13 Apr 2024 Leave a comment

by Dr. Tricia Wolanin in Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

            The first quarter of the year has completed, and one of the goals I kept is not buying any clothing, shoes, or accessories for the entire year.  And somehow so far I have kept this up!  Has it been difficult?  Initially, yes.  In January, I went to the visiting art exhibit Luna Luna, which was a display of carnival art pieces from the likes of Keith Haring, Salvador Dali, Jean Michel Basquiat.  Of course, I wanted something to remember this exhibit by or prove I was there, and what better way to do this than a tee shirt or sweatshirt?  But I turned it down.  Another time, I went into a clothing store on a rainy day, as I waited for my Tesla to charge.  I saw a white tee shirt that simply said the French word for yes “Oui.”  I wanted it.  I love simple tee shirts to wear for a season that goes with everything, but I knew buying this would be a slippery slope.  If I made an excuse to purchase this, I would make an excuse to purchase other things.  And I stuck to my goal. 

            Now it’s cloudy day in April, and as I walked Bella this morning along the seaside before the rain sprinkled, wearing my Dubai hat and an Mtv vintaged style tee shirt from Spain, yoga pants and socks from the UK, and my New Balances from America, I thought I love the clothes I do have.  They tell stories about me , where I’ve come from, who I was, and who I am.  If I allow myself the space of not adding more to my closet but simply using it, I can find joy in that which already exists in there.  It’s a different type of appreciation I didn’t expect.  It’s true that when we buy new items of clothing we want to “premiere” them and show them off, but when there are things that are loved that are rotated in and out, it brings a smile to my face.

            There are other goals I am shooting to accomplish, but for some reason this one has been prominent and a priority. And it’s tangible.  There are values I am living by which include, spending time with my dog Bella, my family, and friends. I’ve been reading more than expected, which includes physical books and audio books. Sharing what is learned, going to conferences that expand my mind.  But this small going of not buying clothes or shoes for one year is proving to be more fruitful than imagined.  I am not adding anything to my life, or subtracting.  I am maintaining, appreciating, and expanding.