The beautiful gift of gratitude
It's been a while since my last post so apologies for that. Things have been a bit hectic with the studies and also with trying to figure out what to do to try to build up my business. To be honest the past month or so has been a big test of my character - not having any clients at my CBD clinic for a month was tough to go through, even tougher when my boyfriend was in another country and I couldn't lean on him for support like I usually would. However, it did teach me a number of things in terms of patience and also the great friends that I have (especially my "Witch Sister" for keeping me sane). The biggest lesson that I was taught however only dawned on me last week, and that is the lesson of gratitude.
You all know in the New Age and spiritual circles there is a lot of talk about being grateful for things. Some people practice the art of keeping a gratitude diary or journal, or other people ensure that before they go to sleep or when they wake up, they list the things that they are grateful for. For me, I knew that but didn't necessarily embody the principle in my day to day practice (hey, we're human right!). And as the story goes, we will continue to be given experiences in order to learn particular lessons and then it goes away once the lesson is learnt! Welcome to the last 2 weeks for me.
As I said before, the last month for me was definitely a test of my character. I didn't have any clients at my CBD practice, and I wasn't earning that much money at the other clinic because I had to study on Saturdays (I usually work those days) so I was literally sitting there and looking at the funds in my bank account drop. I started to panic and focus on the fact that I wasn't earning enough money to even make my mortgage repayments, I wasn't getting any clients in the CBD, I wasn't doing enough to move things forward, what the heck was I doing, etc - you get the picture. Essentially, I focused on all the negative stuff in my life and I thought that no one thought that I was a good healer/massage therapist and that's why I got no bookings. I was in bummer town.
Then, one day 2 weeks ago, I received a booking from a client I hadn't seen before at my CBD clinic. My heart skipped a beat and I was sooooo happy. You actually have no idea, I could've been jumping off the walls screaming in delight because I was so happy. I thanked the Universe for providing me with the client and then it was up to me to do my part. It turned out that she liked my massage so she booked in a few days later for a final massage before she flew out. The momentum then started to build, that night, I had received an email from a client I had seen months ago (and I mean way back in April), telling me it was time to have another session with me and wanting to book in. I happily shot off an email with my availability and locked him in - once again thanking the Universe for sending me a client. The next morning, I looked at my email and saw that another former client of mine had sent a request to book in a massage for his daughter as a birthday present. Again, thank you Universe! The same day, another friend of mine booked in for a massage with me in the same week as the other bookings! Whoo!
You can imagine I was pretty happy with that so I plodded along in my day with a bit of spirit in my step. On the weekend I was doing energy healing studies and in the break I received a message from a client who I hadn't seen for a long time (again April ish). As I hadn't heard from him for ages, I assumed that he didn't get much out of the second session we had and didn't want to see me anymore. Anyway, he messaged me wanting to book in for a massage. That's 4 clients in the space of a few days!
Then the new week starts and I was actually relatively busy at the other massage clinic that I work at. I had 4 clients in one day, and on the Tuesday I only had 2 and I knew it was going to be a long day. Anyway, I received a voicemail during a massage with one of my clients from a lady who I didn't know. It turned out that she wanted a massage with me on the coming Friday but as I was studying, she ended up booking in at the last minute on that day. I also ended up getting some extra cash I wasn't expecting when I rented out my car space at the last minute to a guy in my apartment building who needed it for his gf who was staying over. The Universe certainly does have a sense of humour when it comes to the topic of abundance that's for sure.
So I've been trying to carry this attitude of being thankful for everything that comes to me by way of my business, getting more clients and money in general since then. I've found that it kind of just gets better to be honest. This week, I've averaged 4 clients a day (which is quite unusual for the Tuesday given my track record over the past few weeks), and I even had a brand new client book in for next week in the CBD too. Not to mention that one of the new clients today was happy with what I did he actually gave me quite a generous tip! I'd never received a tip before! Whoa! Once again I was soooo happy lol.
I'm aware that this blog post is me being super happy and giddy like a little girl in the candy store - but this is how you feel when you are grateful for what comes your way, and you continue to recognise the abundance and gifts that the Universe is happy to provide for you. I've learnt this lesson now - and it's a very good lesson to learn.
Instead of focusing on the lack, focus on what you have. The more you focus on what you have, the more you will get of it. The Universe is incredibly creative when it comes to things so be open to how things will be provided to you. For me who knew that I'd get some extra $$ from renting out my car space which happened to be free on exactly the days that the guy needed it for (my bf usually parks there 4-5 days a week). See?
You all know in the New Age and spiritual circles there is a lot of talk about being grateful for things. Some people practice the art of keeping a gratitude diary or journal, or other people ensure that before they go to sleep or when they wake up, they list the things that they are grateful for. For me, I knew that but didn't necessarily embody the principle in my day to day practice (hey, we're human right!). And as the story goes, we will continue to be given experiences in order to learn particular lessons and then it goes away once the lesson is learnt! Welcome to the last 2 weeks for me.
As I said before, the last month for me was definitely a test of my character. I didn't have any clients at my CBD practice, and I wasn't earning that much money at the other clinic because I had to study on Saturdays (I usually work those days) so I was literally sitting there and looking at the funds in my bank account drop. I started to panic and focus on the fact that I wasn't earning enough money to even make my mortgage repayments, I wasn't getting any clients in the CBD, I wasn't doing enough to move things forward, what the heck was I doing, etc - you get the picture. Essentially, I focused on all the negative stuff in my life and I thought that no one thought that I was a good healer/massage therapist and that's why I got no bookings. I was in bummer town.
Then, one day 2 weeks ago, I received a booking from a client I hadn't seen before at my CBD clinic. My heart skipped a beat and I was sooooo happy. You actually have no idea, I could've been jumping off the walls screaming in delight because I was so happy. I thanked the Universe for providing me with the client and then it was up to me to do my part. It turned out that she liked my massage so she booked in a few days later for a final massage before she flew out. The momentum then started to build, that night, I had received an email from a client I had seen months ago (and I mean way back in April), telling me it was time to have another session with me and wanting to book in. I happily shot off an email with my availability and locked him in - once again thanking the Universe for sending me a client. The next morning, I looked at my email and saw that another former client of mine had sent a request to book in a massage for his daughter as a birthday present. Again, thank you Universe! The same day, another friend of mine booked in for a massage with me in the same week as the other bookings! Whoo!
You can imagine I was pretty happy with that so I plodded along in my day with a bit of spirit in my step. On the weekend I was doing energy healing studies and in the break I received a message from a client who I hadn't seen for a long time (again April ish). As I hadn't heard from him for ages, I assumed that he didn't get much out of the second session we had and didn't want to see me anymore. Anyway, he messaged me wanting to book in for a massage. That's 4 clients in the space of a few days!
Then the new week starts and I was actually relatively busy at the other massage clinic that I work at. I had 4 clients in one day, and on the Tuesday I only had 2 and I knew it was going to be a long day. Anyway, I received a voicemail during a massage with one of my clients from a lady who I didn't know. It turned out that she wanted a massage with me on the coming Friday but as I was studying, she ended up booking in at the last minute on that day. I also ended up getting some extra cash I wasn't expecting when I rented out my car space at the last minute to a guy in my apartment building who needed it for his gf who was staying over. The Universe certainly does have a sense of humour when it comes to the topic of abundance that's for sure.
So I've been trying to carry this attitude of being thankful for everything that comes to me by way of my business, getting more clients and money in general since then. I've found that it kind of just gets better to be honest. This week, I've averaged 4 clients a day (which is quite unusual for the Tuesday given my track record over the past few weeks), and I even had a brand new client book in for next week in the CBD too. Not to mention that one of the new clients today was happy with what I did he actually gave me quite a generous tip! I'd never received a tip before! Whoa! Once again I was soooo happy lol.
I'm aware that this blog post is me being super happy and giddy like a little girl in the candy store - but this is how you feel when you are grateful for what comes your way, and you continue to recognise the abundance and gifts that the Universe is happy to provide for you. I've learnt this lesson now - and it's a very good lesson to learn.
Instead of focusing on the lack, focus on what you have. The more you focus on what you have, the more you will get of it. The Universe is incredibly creative when it comes to things so be open to how things will be provided to you. For me who knew that I'd get some extra $$ from renting out my car space which happened to be free on exactly the days that the guy needed it for (my bf usually parks there 4-5 days a week). See?