Everyone has something that they are grateful for in their
lives. The same goes for aspects of
their lives that they appreciate. Most of
the time, gratitude and appreciation are used interchangeably, even though there
are very slight differences in the meanings.
It is common to feel gratitude or appreciation for the fortuitous happenings
that come our way, but have you ever thought about feeling these emotions for
the not so nice events of life?
At some point on one’s spiritual evolution, the realization
that everything they experience, “the good, the bad and the ugly”, is all a part
of their Higher Self’s plan for their growth and evolution. Every last bit of it. This can be a tough concept to accept if one
likes to take the victim position or even if one has merely lived a life that
has not turned out the way one would wish.
There is as phrase that says “What you resist will persist.” If life’s negative people, places, events,
jobs, interactions, ailments, misfortunes or any other aspects that we label as
being negative are judged, criticized, put down or pushed back upon, they will
persist. We give these aspects of life
more power by doing this and then one will find that they never do get resolved
completely.
So what to do? Have
gratitude and appreciation for all. This
is not something that you do to or for another.
It is an energy that you embody. You
will feel it in your heart. When faced with a distressing situation, I
recommend that you expand your core essence using the feelings of G & A to
assist you. Then just remain in that
bubble of higher dimensional vibration as long as you can hold it. You can also repeat to yourself phrases that
reinforce the gratitude that you feel for what is happening, no matter how bad
the situation may be. By doing this, you
are not only acknowledging that you have drawn this situation to you for some
reason, but you will see the situation start to shift for the positive.
Recently, I needed to have a crown done at my local
dentist. He is an excellent practitioner,
but there have been just a few times when things did not turn out in an optimal
way. I decided to do an experiment. All the while he was doing the crown prep
procedure, I kept my core essence expanded, added gratitude and appreciation
for him as the best dentist in the world, and also kept intending that fact. Everything
went smoothly. (I actually felt like I was on an energetic laughing gas the whole time!)
When I went back to have the permanent crown put in, it was perfect. No adjustments were necessary. If you
have ever had a crown done, you know that there is always some fine tuning to
be done so that the bite is correct. My
dentist told me that maybe 1 out of 20 crowns that he has done in the past needed
no adjusting when delivered. I can only
assume that my energetic work during the first appointment had an effect on
that!
By getting into the habit of feeling gratitude and
appreciation for everything in your life, you will be able to move through life’s
trials and tribulations much easier and much faster. Your heart will be expanded and others will
feel that energy emanating from you. You
will find that you are receiving their gratitude and appreciation in
return. How nice!
I am posting this comment on behalf of a local friend and former student of mine. He has recently retired from the regional gas industry, hence the "pipeline" reference. Enjoy. Carla
ReplyDeleteWhile reading your post the section "the feelings of G & A to assist you." caught my eye. In the old pipeline world, G & A had a different meaning. It was for those costs and charges General in nature and Administrative and simply considered of part of the everyday cost structure.
I pondered this for a bit and realized the similarity. It may be that we need to consider gratitude and appreciation in our day to day interactions and not treat it as a special consideration, just make it part of our accepted general practices.