The Ascension Attitude: Living in Gratitude

By Dehyana

There is a holy simplicity in gratitude. A Course in Miracles, Lesson 123 begins with the words: “I thank my Father for His gifts to me.” Gratitude is the key that lifts us out of despair and anchors us in remembrance of God’s eternal Love. It is more than a fleeting feeling—it is the very attitude of Ascension.

We live in a world where blessings abound, and yet, how often do we overlook them? The breath that animates us. The sunlight that warms our skin. The gentle beauty of a flower unfolding. The laughter of a child. The food that nourishes us. These are not small things. They are daily miracles, gifts streaming from the Heart of God’s Omnipresence, Omnipotence, and Omniscience.

God’s Omnipresence, Omnipotence, and Omniscience

God is not distant, nor silent. He is Omnipresent—closer than our very breath. He is Omnipotent—the Source of every miracle, the power that parts the seas of fear and makes a way where there is no way. And He is Omniscient—knowing the beginning and the end, holding every one of us as streams of consciousness flowing back to His Heart.

Gratitude as the ascension attitude tunes us into this Divine Symphony. When we say, “Thank You, Father,” we align ourselves with the infinite currents of Love that never cease to flow.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba reminds us: “When you are grateful to God for things in life, God gives you more things in life to be grateful for.”

The Harvest Season: Virgo’s Bounty

Now, as the Sun moves through Virgo, we stand in the season of harvest. Virgo, the Virgin Mother, reminds us of the sacredness of the small and simple things. At this time, I like to think of gratitude as the harvest of the soul—the fruit of awareness that all we have, and all we are, is already held in God.

In this season, we are invited to pause and notice what is before us:

• The abundance already in our lives
• The prayers already answered
• The lessons already learned
• The gifts already given

Gratitude as the Ascension Attitude

To walk in gratitude is to walk the Ascension path. It means we pay attention. We open our hearts. We allow ourselves to see the bounty of blessings everywhere—in the vastness of the cosmos and in the tiniest detail of life.

Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. It lifts us beyond fear, beyond lack, beyond the small self, into the remembrance of who we truly are in God.

When we live in gratitude, our footsteps are lightened. Our hearts are lifted. We become messengers of hope, carrying God’s Word not just in what we say, but in how we live.

A Prayer of Gratitude

Beloved Creator – open my eyes to see the abundance You have placed before me.

Open my heart to receive the blessings I have overlooked.

Teach me to walk with gratitude, that I may rise above fear and live in the light of Your Love.

Let my life be the song of thankfulness that honours You.

Reflections to Journal

• The Simple Gifts

Write down three simple things in your life right now that you may have overlooked, but that bring beauty, comfort, or joy. How does your heart shift when you pause to honour them?

• Harvest of the Soul

As the Sun moves through Virgo, reflect on what “harvest” you are gathering this season. What lessons, blessings, or insights have come to fruition in your life recently?

• Streams of Consciousness

Imagine yourself as a stream flowing back to the Heart of God. What are you carrying in your stream that you now want to release with gratitude? What do you carry that you want to magnify with gratitude?

• God’s Omnipresence in the Everyday

Where have you felt God’s Omnipresence in your daily life—through people, nature, synchronicities, or inner guidance? Write about a moment where you felt His Presence most clearly.

• Gratitude as Ascension

How does gratitude lift you above fear or lack? Write about a time when being grateful shifted your perspective and opened a door you couldn’t see before.

Would You Like to go Deeper?

Book a one-on-one Guided Spiritual Recovery session with me, or explore an Astrology Reading to uncover the blessings already written in your chart. Begin your journey with gratitude today.

“With gratitude, I ascend. With gratitude, I remember. With gratitude, I return to Love.”

In Love, praise and gratitude,
Dehyana