In the timeless story of The Three Musketeers, we meet Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. They are all strong, noble, and bound together by loyalty.
But the tale doesn’t truly take flight until the fourth arrives:
D’Artagnan.
Each musketeer brings unique qualities:
- Athos comes with wisdom.
- Porthos has courage,
- Aramis… faith.
But it’s D’Artagnan who ties them together with loyalty and the willingness to be part of something greater than himself.
Now… let’s imagine these musketeers as divine values.
They are not warriors anymore. They represent understanding, compassion, and forgiveness – essential traits for human healing and spiritual growth.
Yet, they can only come full circle with a fourth element:
Gratitude.
Just like D’Artagnan who took the group from good to great, gratitude engulfs all the other qualities with its universal flavor, enhancing their effects.
Gratitude Is A Divine Gift
Gratitude is more than “thank you.”
It’s a spiritual frequency that shifts your entire energy field.
Compassion opens the heart.
Understanding helps us see clearly.
Forgiveness releases us from the chains of resentment.
But Gratitude transforms these into joy, anchoring them in divine light. It’s the awareness that everything, even challenges, becomes a gift. It’s the realization that nothing is wasted, because every experience can expand your soul when met with appreciation.
When you embody gratitude:
- Your heart chakra expands, radiating warmth into your relationships.
- Your mind softens, moving toward abundance.
- Your soul aligns with your eternal connection.
In fact, many spiritual traditions describe gratitude as the highest prayer. It’s the purest acknowledgment of the Divine at work.
Gratitude is the energy that says: “I trust. I receive. I honor.”
Gratitude Enhances Reiki
Reiki naturally cultivates gratitude.
Every time you channel universal energy, you are reminded of something extraordinary: the universal life force flows through you, without condition or limit. When you feel Reiki in your palms you are met with an awareness beyond your physical self.
This is how gratitude works for Reiki:
- During self-treatment, gratitude enhances the flow, opening your energy field to receive more fully.
- In sessions with others, gratitude harmonizes the space, allowing healing to unfold with ease.
- In daily practice, gratitude raises your vibration, making it harder for fear, anger, or resentment to take root.
Gratitude and Reiki are a cycle.
A reinforcing feedback loop.
Reiki nurtures gratitude, and gratitude deepens Reiki.
4 Practices For Living With Gratitude
1. Self-treatment – place your hands over the heart area, during Reiki self-treatment. As energy flows, recall three things you are grateful for in the moment. Imagine each one as a spark of light, expanding through your chest into your entire energy field.
2. At each chakra level – pause and express gratitude.
- Crown – for divine connection.
- Third Eye – for insight and clarity.
- Throat – for truth and expression.
- Heart – for love and connection.
- Solar Plexus – for willpower and confidence.
- Sacral chakra – for creativity and pleasure.
- Root chakra for safety and belonging.
Visualize each chakra glowing brighter as you offer gratitude for what it has provided.
3. Journaling – activate your palms and then the Cho Ku Rei Reiki symbol above your journal. Write down five things you’re grateful for. Let Reiki charge the words, so their energy radiates back to you each time you read them. (optional) you can channel Reiki to your journal or even spend a few moments on your third eye chakra to stimulate intuition.
4. Challenges – when faced with difficult moments, place your activated palms on your heart chakra to invite beneficial emotions and healing energies into your body.
Ask yourself:
“What lessons are there to be learned?”
…to shift your energy filed from resistance to openness.
Gratitude Completes The Divine Values
- Understanding allows us to see through with clarity.
- Compassion helps us be where we’re needed.
- Forgiveness frees us from pain.
But it is Gratitude that ties them all together.
Gratitude transforms understanding into joy, compassion into celebration, and forgiveness into peace. Just like D’Artagnan who didn’t replace the three musketeers but pushed them to be the best versions of themselves. It turns these noble qualities into a living practice, not just mechanical actions you “must” perform.
Make gratitude part of your everyday life and let it nurture your heart, clear your mind, and feed your soul.
Gratitude is the yeast that turns flour into bread.