Mind-Blowing Abundance (In Two Words)

Darling Wild Soul,

Why “thank you” is the most powerful spiritual practice you’re probably underusing

I boarded a plane from South Africa to London, not with a clear plan — but with the kind of fire that’s born when you’ve had to fend for yourself.

It was 6:30 pm in Port Elizabeth. I remember the tie-dye orange sky — a real African sunset — as I hugged my dad goodbye. I told him, “I got this,” even though I wasn’t sure I did.

“Go get ’em, Tiger,” he said.

In truth, I wasn’t running to something. I was running from something that never quite felt like home. There were no mobile phones back then. No GPS. No WhatsApp check-ins. Just me, 18, in a new city, figuring it out one moment at a time.

And I didn’t do it alone.

Over the years, countless people helped me — some with wisdom, some with kindness, some simply by believing in me when I didn’t know how to believe in myself. Some opened doors. Some gave me chances. Some offered those perfectly timed words that lit my path.

Looking back, I wish I’d told more of them just how much they meant to me. How deeply I carried their kindness. Because “thank you” is not just a nice gesture. It’s energy. A transmission. A return.

A few years ago, that wish turned into a deep need — to trace back, find the souls who touched my life, and say:

Thank you.

I remember.

You changed something in me.

And something remarkable happened. With every thank-you, something unblocked. I felt lighter. More alive. More connected. Like “thank you” was not just a virtue — it was a spiritual law.

There is a soul-deep healing in expressing gratitude. It opens a circuit that lets abundance in. Not just the kind you can spend, but the kind you can feel — in your body, in your breath, in the way you move through the world.

So today, I want to remind you:

If there’s someone you’ve carried in your heart — tell them.

If there’s a moment you’ve never forgotten — honor it.

If there’s help you once received — return the energy.

Don’t let the opportunity pass.

Because gratitude is soul juice.

And “thank you” might just be the two words that unlock everything.

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

With love always,

Sonia