by Trisha Jacobson

I just got back from a much needed break. I was on the Celebrity Ascent, cruising through beautiful Caribbean waters on a journey that was both literal and deeply spiritual. The reason I booked this Abraham-Hicks cruise was simple. I wanted to hear what Abraham had to say about the state of the world; about the chaos, the division, the heaviness so many of us have been carrying, especially in the US.

Like so many others, I’ve been trying to hold the tension of living with heart and integrity in a world that sometimes feels like it has lost its mind. My nervous system has been on high alert for years now, and if I’m being honest, I boarded the ship hoping for some insight or maybe even a roadmap for how to deal with all of it.

But what I heard wasn’t new. Not at all. In fact, what I heard was what I already knew.

That vibration matters. That our emotional scale is everything. That thoughts create things. That we attract what we focus on. That 17 seconds of focused thought can snowball into a powerful momentum. That contrast is necessary. That death is not to be feared.

I didn’t hear instructions for how to fix the world. I didn’t hear a prescription for dealing with broken systems, corrupt leaders, or heartbreaking injustices. I heard this:

Disconnect. Tune in. Choose a better-feeling thought.

And even though I’ve taught this, lived it, and written about it for years, there was something about sitting there on the water, in community with people from all over the world, in resonance with a power much greater than I, that made the message land in my body in a new way. It wasn’t an aha! moment. It was more of a remember who you are moment.

It was visceral.
It was cellular.
It was calming.
It was validation that there is nothing to be afraid of.
Even death, in all its finality, is not the enemy.

What matters is how we feel.
What matters is how we show up energetically.
What matters is the story we’re telling ourselves and whether it’s aligned with who we really are.

So when I think about the things I am so done with ... the fear, the outrage, the heartache ... I can actually feel a softening.

I don’t need to fix the world to feel peace.
I don’t need to change someone’s mind to feel empowered.
I don’t need to constantly fight against something to create change.

What I need is to reconnect. Recenter. Reclaim my vibration. I need to do my best to stay in the top seven levels of the emotional scale of vibration. (See below.) Because from that place, I remember my power. I remember that having an impact doesn’t come from being the loudest voice in the room. It comes from being in alignment with who I am feeling in any given moment and how it supports what I want to create in my life.

So here I am, heading back into my day to day life after an amazing journey with Abraham Hicks. I am not looking for answers anymore. I am simply choosing to embody what I already know ...

 My thoughts are powerful. Thoughts manifest into things. Collective thoughts come together to be an even more powerful source of creation. And truthfully? That’s where the real magic begins.

The crew of the ship was represented by over 1400 members from over 65 countries. There were 3200 passengers on board. Different backgrounds. Different cultures. Different languages. Different beliefs. Different values. And all coexisted peacefully. As Luigi, the Cruise Director, said on our last night, "If only people could get along out in the real world like they get along on this ship, what a beautiful world it would be." 

I can't help but wonder, why not? So I step out of my home, just as I stepped out of my cabin on the ship, with an open mind, an open heart, and ready for the magical adventure that I wish to create. And when something happens that lowers my vibration and affects my thoughts, I set boundaries, remove myself from the situation, and change my thoughts. 

My only priority in life is to focus on raising my own vibration as I go about living my life, no matter what is happening around me. And trust that the Universe will take care of the rest.

To learn more about raising your vibration with one of my favorite tools, check out this chapter I wrote in The Book on Gratitude titled 

The Magic of Intentionally Raising Our Vibration