Worry is still the one pattern that holds me from my greatest desires, and then takes them away when I have gained them.  To the degree that I gave myself over to worry I sold myself short on my dreams.  Worry constantly held me back from all my ‘YES’ decisions. 

Thankfully I learned more; I learned the power of increments; our dreams are built on the little choices we make every day.  They are mortared with our conviction and our visualizing.  It is the tenacity of our intention to stay focused only on the vision which brings it into fruition.  It is our actions that support its unfolding, refusing to allow an opening to those little doubts and worries that seem so insignificant of themselves, which makes the thing happen. 

Ultimately it will be our appreciation and gratitude that will truly makes our greatest dreams grow.  Gratitude and appreciation are like a powerful magnet that draws to us and keeps with us all those people who support our dreams and make them theirs.  It is important to clarify that the gratitude I speak of is not for what these people do; it is for who they are.  Appreciation for actions is fickle, it is ‘Pavlovian’, never lasting beyond the next favour-reward cycle. 

No, the appreciation that builds our dreams and a better world looks into the soul and sees the magnificence awaiting recognition there.  It is the gratitude that comes with faith, knowing that ‘you’ will come through because you too care; that your desire for greatness is the same desire which burns within me.  It is the appreciation in the word ‘Namaste’ (the God in me greets the God in you).

This is what all people crave; it is the gratitude that truly has meaning and buoys our souls.  ‘Positive thinking’ is wonderful and can have a powerful effect in a person’s life but will never amount to much until it connects to the heart of the world and sees that magnificence in every person who shows up.