I am sharing a short retelling of something that happened a few months ago, which has strengthened my belief in gratitude, giving, and the law of attraction.

I found myself in a situation where, due to a number of reasons, things were a bit stretched financially. Then an unexpected bill came in that needed to be paid, so I found myself overstretched. If I didn’t source some extra cash, I’d be unable to pay all my monthly bills.

Initially, I panicked, got angry about my situation, and kept thinking about everything that could go wrong if I couldn’t pay on time.

After a few deep breaths, I had a bit of a lightbulb moment! I thought back to everything I had learnt about gratitude when I read Rhonda Byrne’s book The Magic. I also remembered Deepak Chopra’s advice in his book “Creating Affluence”. He suggested asking the question “How can I help?”

So as I stood in my kitchen, took another deep breath, and looked around me, feeling grateful for everything I laid my eyes on. My food, my water, my appliances, my utensils, the contents of my cupboards, the contents of my fridge, the electricity running my appliances – the list went on and on. I felt gratitude for my health and positivity, and genuinely felt my mood lift. I then said very clearly in my mind the words “How can I help today?” and then went about my tasks, feeling much more optimistic that everything was working out just fine for me.

Thirty minutes later, I had a call from my boss asking if I could take on some extra hours at work to cover for a colleague who needed to take some time off for a short while. It was the perfect resolution for my tricky situation! Thank you, thank you, thank you.