The Gratitude Experiment

The Secret Message 11/22/07

By Stacey Robyn

A power now lies within you, waiting for your recognition, your call, your direct attention to spring to life and deliver whatever your pure heart desires.

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You've just embarked on a universally unique adventure, experimenting with intentionally using the Master Key of Gratitude to unleash this source force within, giving life to your dreams, power to your passions, and prosperity to your pursuits!


Now, before we go further, allow me to give you a bit of insight on how Go Gratitude came to be.

This Spring, I took a 42 day retreat to clear my head, inspire my soul, and clarify my plans for pursuing a passionate life.

My retreat was a spur of the moment decision, so I sent a quick note to friends and family letting them know my plans for the next few weeks and that something "big! Big! BIG!" was coming. I remember feeling excited, wondering what 'big! Big! BIG!' really meant.

During these 6 weeks I daily dedicated time to honor my creative-ness, indulging in all sorts of artistic outlets such as drawing, painting, cloud gazing, and a whole lot of doodling.

Doodling? Well, yes. It's a favorite past time of mine. By releasing any expected outcome, I simply allow my creativity to freely flow - just me, the pen, and all possibility!

One evening, while musing on my doodles, I noted that many commonly recognized symbols were peeking through my orderly disorder.

And then, as if arranged by fate, I asked my Sweetheart, "What is the symbol for Gratitude?"

Think about it.

There's a symbol for the sun, the moon, love, peace - even a simple "swoosh" is recognizable world-wide.

There must be a symbol for Gratitude! - and Voila! I glanced down to witness this symbol of Gratitude being created by my very own hand. Immediately, I glimpsed a little 'g' in a circle. 'Gratitude begins with a G', I thought. Perfect! (I still get chills thinking about it! Wow!)

Well, let me tell you - between then and now I have witnessed a myriad of messages and confirmations revealed by this simple symbol, that prove beyond a doubt, Gratitude is everywhere. (these will be revealed in the "Knew Views on Gratitude" series - and I'm sure many, many more will emerge as creative minds converge to explore, expand and experiment with Gratitude.)

Now I must confess -

I'd been drawing this symbol for weeks. I had it "on the brain" you might say. It was fun to draw, all whirly-swirly and a challenge to get it JUST RIGHT. I suppose this fascination allowed me to easily recognize it when I finally thought to ask.

Can you say Divine providence? Serendipity? Magic? Perhaps all three!!!

Now, you might ask, "Why Gratitude? Where did this inquiry spring from?" It may seem random and yet, there is a beginning to all things.

Dr. Masaru Emoto was my Gratitude Muse.

You may be familiar with Emotos' work with water crystals, and the effect thoughts and words have on their appearance.

While relishing his awe-inspiring book, "The Hidden Messages in Water," I came upon an idea that will forever change my life, and perhaps yours, as well.

Emoto believes that Gratitude is a gift of Love - it is what Love returns to the world, as a symbol of appreciation for life, for being, for NOW. Emoto also feels that the "Love and Gratitude" water crystal is the most beautiful of all, for it exemplifies our highest nature, as Divine Creators.



As I pondered this possibility a wave rippled through me with force, passion, and understanding.

Immediately I envisioned a wake of Gratitude rolling across our planet,re-connecting our water bodies to Love . Passed person to person, heartbeat by heartbeat, thiswake would roll through our bodies - mostly water - to create a massive tide of change by simply focusing on Gratitude.

A vision to behold, indeed.

Quickly, I began to visualize what this wave might LOOK like, size-wise.
So I put a number to it - one million people. Here are a few calculations for you:
(Remember - on average, our bodies are 70% water)

One gallon of water weighs: 8.33 pounds
Approx water weight of 150 lb. person: 105 pounds
Gallons of water, per 150 lb person: 12.61

This means one million people gathered in Gratitude will create a 12.61 million gallon wave of water, weighing an impressive 105 million pounds, rolling across planet Earth.

No devastation, no destruction - just Love and Gratitude invisibly waking the heart of humanity.

Now - a wake of Gratitude connecting one million people is big! Big! BIG! I was beginning to catch a glimpse of my path, a passionate possibility fueling my inner fires crying 'yes! Yes! YES!

This is it! This is what I've been asking for!'

You may say one million sounds like an outrageously huge number. And, yes, by myself, it would take a long time to connect a million people to Gratitude.

This is where YOU play a crucial role.

By three's you and I might connect one million people in as little as 13 days.

Here is a graphic to illustrate the idea:





By simply sharing this concept, this gift, this Master Key with friends and family alike, YOU will be increasing the momentum of this experiment, while simultaneously tapping into a collective power growing greater with every person, because it springs from the love of Gratitude.

Plus! The sooner you pass this on, the more likely YOU will be the one they are thanking once they begin to realize the difference Gratitude is making in their daily lives!

I am deeply honored and filled with profound Gratitude to be here with You as we embark together on a journey that will deeply affect countless lives, alter the way we view our world, and open all doors of possibility!

Together now - Go Gratitude!

Law of Attraction: Gratitude

The Secret Message 11/1/07

Those of us here in the US, are about to celebrate our holiday of gratitude, Thanksgiving. Regardless of what you might think about the history and origin of the holiday, the intention of Giving Thanks is extremely powerful. Spending a day focused on gratitude is a wonderful way to experience the many benefits of gratitude.

When you acknowledge, experience and express gratitude for what you already have, you offer a powerfully attractive vibration to the Universe. The Universe hears gratitude as a request for more.

Ultimately our Joy is the best expression of gratitude that we have. And, just like a doting grandmother, the Universe loves to see and share in our joy and gratitude. So when we express joy and gratitude the Universe wants to give us more of what we are grateful for. We knew this as children, but unfortunately, as adults, we tend to make things more complicated than they really are.

Here is a very simple cause and effect equation for you (and me) to remember:

Feel more gratitude - manifest more to be grateful for!

During my Seminar 'The Secret about the Secret', all of the participants chose a 'Gratitude Stone'. It is a little stone that they can carry in their pockets wherever they go. Each time when they reach in their pockets, they are reminded to be grateful. How about you? What are you grateful for?

Some of my clients have to work with their 'Gratitude Journal'. Every morning, when they get up, they have to write 5 positive expectations they have for the day, and in the evening, they have to write down 5 things they are grateful for.

What great way to feed our mind with such a positive message!

Manifesting Intentions Without Resistance

Secret Message 10/25/07

Suppose you set a positive intention, focus your energy on its manifestation for the highest good of all, and then watch your results completely stagnate. Why did your intention fail to manifest as quickly as you desired?

Whenever this happens the root cause is that you failed to become a vibrational match for your intentions. Probably without even realizing it, you remained stuck in a pattern of intending for your desires NOT to manifest, thereby sabotaging yourself from making progress.

What creates this drag? The answer is your fears. Most of the time, your fears are subconscious. You aren't even aware of them, so they sabotage you from the shadows. Your fears act as intentions which keep your desires from manifesting.

The more you resonate with fear, the worse your results will be when consciously trying to apply the Law of Attraction.

The LoA is still working fine, but you'll be inclined to think it doesn't work because your fears will cause you to keep manifesting more of the same. And the harder you push, the more your fears push back.

In this article I'll offer you a process for bringing your fears to the surface and getting them out of your way, so you can stop them from interfering with your positive intentions. This will allow you to manifest your desires faster and more easily.

Intentions are a package deal

When you set a goal or an intention and begin moving towards it much more slowly than you'd like, the drag you experience comes from your fears, not the external world. If you put all your energy into changing your external circumstances without addressing your fears, your progress will be extremely slow, if you even move at all.

How can you identify the fears that interfere with your positive intentions? Here's a fairly straightforward way to do it:

First, imagine you've already manifested your intention in its entirety. Sit quietly and just imagine it as being real right now. Don't imagine it happening in the future - imagine it right now. You're already there. It's a done deal. Take a few minutes to make it as real as possible.

Now do some role-playing in your imagination. Mentally act out a few different scenarios to get a feel for what your life will really be like once this intention has become your present reality. Consider the major side effects.

How will the achievement of this goal affect your health, finances, relationships, career, spiritual practice, etc?

In what other ways will it change you?

No change occurs in isolation, so how will this change ripple outward and create other changes?

Try to get a clear sense of the whole package of changes, and see if you can figure out where your life might re-stabilize after the initial change.

For example, if your intention is to manifest a million dollars, imagine how that extra money will affect the other parts of your life.

How will it affect your family, your friendships, your living situation, your career, your taxes, your eating habits, your spending habits, your spirituality?

How will this one change create a tidal wave of other changes? Where will you actually end up when the dust finally settles?

Don't idealize or demonize these side effects. Do your best to imagine the most realistic results you can.

Manifesting a million dollars, losing 50 pounds, getting married, moving to a new city, or switching careers are significant changes.

A common mistake we make when putting out new intentions is that we consider those intentions in isolation, failing to account for the complete package of side effects.

If you spend even 10 minutes doing this exercise (longer is good too), you'll notice there's a lot more to your intentions than you initially realized. But if you don't consider these side effects when focusing on your intentions, then your intentions will have little power to manifest because deep down, you'll know they don't represent a realistic, stable situation.

If you want your intentions to manifest, then you need to understand that they're a package deal. You have to accept and intend the whole package, not just the convenient parts.

Uncovering hidden fears that sabotage your intentions

When you consider the whole package of your intentions, you'll notice some internal resistance. Some parts of your visualization will be wonderful, while other parts will seem undesirable. For example, if your intention is to manifest a million dollars, and you know deep down that one of your close friends simply won't be able to handle it because s/he responds negatively to anyone with that kind of money, then you may feel some resistance about manifesting the money. You want the intention, but you're unhappy with the side effects.

Any undesirable elements that come up during this exercise will be pointers to your fears.

What holds you back from being totally congruent with your intentions isn't the total package itself, since that package is (so far) only in your imagination.

What holds you back is the fear that arises when you consider the total package.

Going back to the example of your friend who responds negatively to financial wealth, your friend isn't holding you back at all. It's the fear of your friend's reaction that's the real culprit. Even if you never told your friend about your intention to manifest a million dollars, you'd still suffer the intention-blocking effects of your fear. Both your fears and your desires exist only within your consciousness at this point, not in the physical world, so the entire conflict is an internal one. But a lack of internal congruency is all it takes to kill your best intentions.

As you explore your visualization of the total package, take note of which parts you resist, and try to express them in words. For example, here are some fears you might list when you think about manifesting a million dollars:

• fear that you'll lose the money foolishly after putting so much energy into manifesting it
• fear that your life will become too complicated trying to manage the money
• fear that you'll be stingy with the money, thereby having to admit you're a stingy person
• fear that your accounting and tax situation will become more complicated
• fear that the money will strain your relationships
• fear that the money will distract you from what's most important to you
• fear that managing the money will be stressful
• fear that having more money will create more responsibility
• fear that the money will isolate you, distancing you from your peers and so on

Make a list like the one above for your own intentions.

What fears arise when you imagine the total package?

Where do you experience resistance?

One good fear is all it takes to keep your positive intentions from manifesting. Fear keeps you from becoming a vibrational match for your desires.

From fear to acceptance

If you want your intentions to manifest, you must eliminate the fears that conflict with your intentions. Once all the fear is gone, your intentions will manifest quite easily. But as long as you fail to address your fears, no amount of force will permit your intentions to manifest.

One of the simplest ways to eliminate your fears is to accept them. Stop feeding your fears with intentional energy, and just allow them to be. For example, if you simply accept that if you manifested $1 million, that yes, your tax situation would become more complicated, then you're no longer turning that drawback into a fear. You've downgraded the fear into a consequence.


The difference between a fear and a consequence is acceptance.

A fear is an outcome you resist. A consequence is an outcome you accept. When you fear part of the package that surrounds your desire, you effectively resist your desire, meaning that you intend it NOT to manifest. But when you accept the total package, you allow your desire to manifest without resistance. This is what it means to become a "vibrational match" for your intentions.

If you aren't ready to accept the total package surrounding your desires, then you aren't ready to manifest your desires.

This was a particularly difficult lesson for me to learn. Once I understood that if I wanted to manifest a new desire, I had to accept the whole package of side effects without resistance, I began getting noticeably better results with the Law of Attraction.

For example, if I fear having a million dollars because it will complicate my tax situation, I first accept it as a consequence by letting go of my resistance. I admit to myself, "OK, so more money will mean a more complicated tax situation. That's just a fact to be accepted, not something dreadful I need to fear. I can deal with it." Then I shift it over to an empowering belief by saying, "If I have more money, I can hire a good accountant to handle my taxes, so even though my situation may be more complicated, I'll be able to afford all the help I need."

As another example I worried that some people would react negatively to my attempts to attract greater financial abundance, misjudging my motives and assuming I'm "just in it for the money," especially as I reach beyond the survival income range and into the abundance range. But I realized this is totally my issue, not anyone else's. If my motives are honorable and genuinely focused on serving the highest good of all, then I needn't worry about anyone's opinion of me. The very fact that I'm so concerned about this issue indicates that I care far more about service than I do about money anyway. My external reputation is out of my control because it exists purely in other people's minds, so I can't allow myself to become attached to it. I can only do my best and accept the consequences. I choose to focus on the good I can do with more money, including finding new ways to explore and express my purpose.

This process requires some deep self-assessment and introspection, so it's not an overnight fix by any means. For me it's been extremely eye-opening though. I've been amazed at just how many fears came up that I needed to deal with. I realized that in order to overcome a fear, I must first identify it.

It's become abundantly clear that the more I work though my fears, the faster my results improve.