I am a single parent of two children. I have worked very hard and devoted my life to my children. I have two jobs, and I feel tired to the bone. I was hoping that if I could afford to move, I could move to a cheaper place and save $200 a month and put that towards food. Or, I dreamed that if money ever came into my life, I would buy myself some new clothes, and try to find a better job where I could earn more money for myself and my children.

Completely and absolutely out of the blue, I was in a session with Bev and she handed me an envelope. There was no warning to this, she just had a silly grin on her face and handed me the envelope and said it was for me. I opened it up, and it was full of money. There was someone that she knew that wanted to give back to society, and to someone who would really need this money and be with gratitude around it. Of course, all I did was cry and ask what I did to deserve this? She explained nothing except that is was simply an act of kindness on someone’s behalf and it felt good in their heart, and was an opportunity for me to know that I’m not alone.

As I write this, I have found a new place to live and I used the money to hire movers and move me and my kids to a cheaper place. I feel so grateful. The beauty of this is that there were no expectations of getting anything, it just kind of fell from the sky.

When Bev asked me if I wanted to write about gratitude, I smiled and said that on the deepest level I know exactly how gratitude feels and I want to share that with others. My heart feels so open and I feel so grateful.

Claire