Gratitude

As I said in Home Cleansing, an essential component to magic – or anything else, really – is gratitude. Not only does it make you feel good, it makes the object of your appreciation feel great! There is something mystical about how emotion is not tangible, yet always given or received; be careful to give off good emotions and watch how they come back to you.

Gratitude is the base of all other good feelings we have. Yes, love even stems from gratitude. I know it is common to think that love and fear are the two ground level emotions, but really…what are they? To answer that question you have to figure out what love and fear means to you.

For me, the definitions are simple. Love you express by giving and receiving gratitude. Fear is not having the ability to do just that. No matter what religion or credo you guide your life by…giving love and gratitude to others takes a front seat. Even those who strive for the lime-light long to express their gratitude for success. [Rhiannon's two cents: Really? I don’t think Kanye West is thanking ANYONE. Just a thought. Joey's rebuttal: Yeah, yeah, yeah.]

Rhiannon and I believe we are on the brink of something big. We have huge dreams for the future, not only as writers of books – but as living inspiration for creative minds all over the world. We dream of sparking the imaginations of the young and old alike; of giving meaning to our poorly represented generation; of bringing magic back into the world. Real, true magic. And all these things start with gratitude.

My collaboration with Rhiannon would not be possible at all without the actions of one individual: Richard Hutchinson. Big Rich, if you hadn’t pressured me into joining the Lowell High School Spindles Show Choir, Rhiannon and I would have missed our connection and possibly our chance to join forces and make each others’ dreams come true. Thank you. In every possible way, thank you.

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