I think everybody's got a little bit of it, but there's still a bigger picture missing.
Gratitude is a marker -- it doesn't do anything but remind you. Remind you of what? To count your blessings? No: to have joy in what is.
Expectation has no affect on what is, it cannot take away from what is, and it cannot rob joy from what is.
The reason manifestation works is because some force in the universe -- however you choose to name and describe it -- wants you to experience boundless joy. And it wants you to have joy now.
When you have joy, it responds by giving you more. When you focus intention on what you think will bring you joy, it responds by giving you that. All so you can have joy right now.
The fact alone that the universe delivered is magical. So the thing itself isn't that thrilling. What do you expect from a world where everything is impermanent. Sounds like the universe also taught you something unexpected, which in my opinion is about the best thing it can serve up.
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