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Embracing Growth: 2024’s Habits of Presence, Gratitude, and Connection

By Amira Alvarez Last year I really worked on creating some beautiful manifestations. This required building new habits.Dare I say that one of them was meditating every day? I know, I know. If you’re not in the meditation habit, it feels impossible.But the effort is so worthwhile and unleashes whole worlds of possibility.This year…
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Last year I really worked on creating some beautiful manifestations. This required building new habits.

Dare I say that one of them was meditating every day? 

I know, I know. If you’re not in the meditation habit, it feels impossible.

But the effort is so worthwhile and unleashes whole worlds of possibility.

This year the habits I’m creating are a jumping off point from this practice.

They are habits of presence and connection.

Some are simple and just require a bit of discipline, while others are going to require a bigger investment in myself of time and attention.

Here’s my list…

  1. Eating lunch without working.

    This is a simple one but my desire to maximize my time always seems to hook me back to the phone or the iPad while I’m eating lunch. What I truly desire is a full and complete break that allows my eyes to relax and my nervous system to reset. When I do this, my energy for everything soars. 

  2. Releasing the mental noise around food.

    I don’t know about you but I’ve been having a somewhat unhealthy conversation in my head about food since I was probably 7 years old. What gives on that? I’m so done with it. I’m ready to fully release this and stop letting it take up space in my head. This is one of those habits that is going to take some serious discipline.

  3. Transitioning out of the work day with a walk.

    I do this many days but not all days. It’s such a great transition for me. Although I love  a glass of wine, I realized years ago that it was so easy to use it as a daily de-stressor. Getting outside with the pup (and sometimes the man) is so refreshing and is one of those “ticks multiple boxes” habits: transition from work to evening, fresh air and sunlight, connection with nature, exercise, and connection.

  4. No rushing, scramble, or waiting until the last moment.

    I’ve made GREAT progress on this but still find myself on occasion waiting to make that cup of tea until the last minute and then being late to a team meeting. Or trying to get one last thing done and then needing to rush to the appointment. So. Done. With. This. Which leads to…

  5. Ease and grace in day to day living.

    This too I do mostly well and then I find myself reverting back to trying to fit too much into my day. The habit here is consciously paring back and setting fewer appointments or expectations for the day. And as you’d imagine, I actually get more quality work done, with more spaciousness. 

  6. Giving more. Loving more.

    How can I give today? How can I love today? These are two simple questions I plan to ask myself every day. This is giving and loving unconditionally, without any expectation of reciprocation. This is giving and loving even if no one knows or notices. This is giving and loving in small and large ways. Just writing this feels amazing.

  7. Daily gratitude and appreciation.

    I’m regularly reminded of how powerful gratitude and appreciation are. Whenever I go on a rampage of appreciation, whether it’s first thing in the morning, before I go to bed at night, or when driving in the car… my vibration rises. It connects me with how awe-inspiring life is.

  8. Aligning with my soul.

    This one ought to be simple but all the conditioning of life sure does get in the way. What I know is that when I tune in, listen, and follow my soul’s guidance, I am so much happier. Raising my ability to translate its message and calibrate my thoughts and actions with its direction is where the big payoff is going to come from.

  9. Stacking days of high vibration.

    Not letting anything take me off my game to lower my vibration. That’s a high bar, but the desire I have. This is going to require an even higher level of presence and attention to my thinking and my feelings than I already have and an unrelenting insistence that I feel good no matter what.

  10. More sexy fun and flirtation.

    ‘Cause I love feeling this connection with my man. ‘Cause life’s too short not to feel lit up. ‘Cause sexual energy is creative life force energy and staying tapped in is plain and simple a conduit for more positive flow in your life.

Those are my top 10 habits that I’m building stronger in 2024. I’m so excited about these. I can feel them coming into being with so much ease and grace and it feels exquisite. 

What about you? What habits are you building? 

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My Own Private Gratitude Practice

By Amira Alvarez I just wrapped up my own private gratitude practice. It’s one that I do every day and it’s completely transformed my life and brought me miracle after miracle. Most days I do my practice first thing in the morning, but I’m human, so today I did it around 4:30 pm.…
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I just wrapped up my own private gratitude practice. It’s one that I do every day and it’s completely transformed my life and brought me miracle after miracle.

Most days I do my practice first thing in the morning, but I’m human, so today I did it around 4:30 pm. #human

I have to admit, when I first started hearing about gratitude practices, I was completely  dismissive of them.

  • That’s too woo…
  • That can’t work…
  • That’s too simplistic…
  • And the big one… I don’t have time for that.

Even now, I can still resist it, but not nearly as much as before. ;-)

In fact, this afternoon, I craved it because I know it works. I know it clears what needs to be cleared. I know how key it is to receiving everything I want.

Gratitude for everything will transform your life and create miracles.

What’s the key phrase there?

It’s not actually gratitude, though of course that’s key and what we’re talking about…

It’s this: for everything.

Don’t be selective about your gratitude.

Gratitude for everything will transform your life and create miracles.

This is about gratitude for everything in your life… the good, the bad, the ugly…

  • The ugly cry you just had…
  • The insecurity you feel…
  • The frustration that you just experienced…

And yes, all the successes and good feeling experiences as well.

It’s all part of life.

Don’t let your circumstances define your state.

If you do, you abdicate your power to create anything you want in life, including your financial freedom.  

Gratitude for everything will transform your life and create miracles.

One of the things I do is I count and keep track of the miracles, because ya know… results count! Our minds can play us for the fool by both diminishing and over stating our results. It’s important to track what’s actually occuring.

This last round I counted 16 of the 29 miracles I desired having come to be. That’s pretty damn cool!

Some, of course, are in progress and haven’t fully manifested yet because they’re part of a longer term plan. All good! I’m grateful for that too. I’m grateful for it all.

Yet, these 16 miracles were not chicken feed! They were BIG miracles. New manifestations. What I truly wanted but didn’t have yet… all coming to being NOW.

I’m always delighted by the seemingly magic of it, but it’s not f—ing magic.

Miracles or manifestations happen by cause.

I encourage you during this Thanksgiving week to move beyond the standard way you express your gratitude and embrace it all.

Take control of your financial freedom and your life!

Amira