“Abundance is not a dollar amount in your bank account. It’s not cash. It’s not how big your house is. Abundance is a Vibration. Abundance is actually a feeling. You know – joy, happiness, prosperity. A feeling and a vibration that you can tune into.” -Carol Look

Wow! that is a pretty powerful concept. That quote is from a recording I recently heard of an interview with Carol Look. Carol is a Law of Attraction and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) expert who has written quite extensively on how to raise your vibration and abundance level. Her website is http://attractingabundance.com.

In her article “The Vibration of Abundance” (http://www.thetappingsolution.com/the-vibration-of-abundance.php) Carol emphasizes four very important methods for raising your vibration and, therefore, your state of abundance. These are:

Expressing gratitude

Acting as if

Yes, Thank you

Blessings.

So with Carol’s inspiration let’s look at these four essential ingredients to lifting our vibration and therefore our abundance.

Expressing Gratitude

I’ve talked about this before in other posts. Carol suggests keeping a daily gratitude list. I have found that expressing appreciation and gratitude on a regular basis boosts how I feel as well as brightens my outlook on life. I often acknowledge simple yet wonderful things in my life that make me feel good such as my home, my marriage, my cat, my neighborhood, my health, my family, my friends and so forth. No matter what your state of being and affairs you can find something to appreciate. Focusing on gratitude and appreciation helps attract more of the same.

Acting as if

Our subconscious mind does not know the difference between our current state of affairs and our imagination. When you “act as if” you are focusing your attention on what you want and imagining it as if it already exists in your current reality. As Carol says, “You are bringing the future into the present”. On a universal level everything we want and desire already exists in the universal mind or what Abraham-Hicks calls our “vibrational escrow”. A powerful exercise is to thank the Universe for what you want as if it was already here in the present. For example, “Thank you Universe (God, Great Spirit, Higher Power) for bringing me wonderful opportunities” or “Thank you Universe for bringing me four new clients.” Or, “Thank you Universe for bringing me a windfall of cash this month.” Play with it and have fun!

Yes, thank you

Notice how good and expansive those words feel – Yes, thank you! Let that feeling vibrate through your being. Say it and breathe it in. Feels good doesn’t it? It does to me. I breathe better and it puts a smile on my face. Now you can make some statements starting with “Yes, thank you”.  For example, “Yes, thank you Universe for resolving this problem.”  “Yes, thank you Universe for helping me to feel better.”  “Yes, thank you Universe for clearing this block. ” “Yes, thank you Universe for healing this upset.”

Blessings

A blessing means to infuse holiness and divine will. Feeling blessed brings more blessings to you. Bless everything and everyone you can. Affirm that you are blessed because you are. We all are. Bless your life. Bless your loved ones. Bless your home. Bless friends, Bless strangers. Even bless situations and people who you do not like. I experience blessing as healing and freeing. In blessing others I bless myself as well.

And, finally here’s a wonderful affirmation from Carol.

“I raise my vibration and feel good”

Simple yet delightfully powerful.

I would love to hear your experiences with these four methods for raising your vibration. How did it feel to practice them? I welcome your comments.