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November 2008 
Gratitude Begets Gratitude
Posted on May 25th, 2008
by 
oliviazjoyz
oliviazjoyz
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." ~~ Albert Schweitzer
Each of us has our challenges..or opportunities...depending on how we choose to perceive them. When those opportunities arise, it's up to us to see them as such...OPPORTUNITIES to grow. Even in the most difficult situations, there is something to be learned, something to bring us closer to our true Selves. Something to be grateful for. And if we can hold on to this little pearl, we can move through whatever it is without suffering. Because there IS a difference between pain and suffering. Pain is just pain. It can be momentary or long-lasting. It can be weathered. It can even be embraced. But the suffering...that part is what WE do to ourselves. Suffering is merely our refusal to accept, embrace and delve into our pain. The more we resist, the more we suffer. Not so with pain.
It occurred to me recently that no matter what is going on in my world, there are several people who are ALWAYS there to help me through. They provide the most unflinching love. They offer silence; a place for me to pour my noise and let go. They offer gentle suggestions, which I can use or leave. They even offer, always at the perfect moment, laughter, so that I may unload the heaviness and let my Self 'light' again. They are my rocks. And without them, I'm certain I'd not be who I am. They bring me back to my Spirit, never judging or chiding. Only pouring love into me, without keeping track of how much. They are my angels here in this time/space. They are the ones I am most grateful for.
Gratitude is a marvelous place to Live. In gratitude, we have more to be grateful for. In orther words, the more grateful we are for what we have, the more we have to be grateful FOR. Gratitude does, indeed, beget gratitude. It's a beautiful formula for living a beautiful life, despite the 'challenges'. Today, in this place I call 'my Life', I am deeply grateful for those angels and all the love they give so freely. Today, I live in Gratitude.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." ~~ Albert Schweitzer
Each of us has our challenges..or opportunities...depending on how we choose to perceive them. When those opportunities arise, it's up to us to see them as such...OPPORTUNITIES to grow. Even in the most difficult situations, there is something to be learned, something to bring us closer to our true Selves. Something to be grateful for. And if we can hold on to this little pearl, we can move through whatever it is without suffering. Because there IS a difference between pain and suffering. Pain is just pain. It can be momentary or long-lasting. It can be weathered. It can even be embraced. But the suffering...that part is what WE do to ourselves. Suffering is merely our refusal to accept, embrace and delve into our pain. The more we resist, the more we suffer. Not so with pain.
It occurred to me recently that no matter what is going on in my world, there are several people who are ALWAYS there to help me through. They provide the most unflinching love. They offer silence; a place for me to pour my noise and let go. They offer gentle suggestions, which I can use or leave. They even offer, always at the perfect moment, laughter, so that I may unload the heaviness and let my Self 'light' again. They are my rocks. And without them, I'm certain I'd not be who I am. They bring me back to my Spirit, never judging or chiding. Only pouring love into me, without keeping track of how much. They are my angels here in this time/space. They are the ones I am most grateful for.
Gratitude is a marvelous place to Live. In gratitude, we have more to be grateful for. In orther words, the more grateful we are for what we have, the more we have to be grateful FOR. Gratitude does, indeed, beget gratitude. It's a beautiful formula for living a beautiful life, despite the 'challenges'. Today, in this place I call 'my Life', I am deeply grateful for those angels and all the love they give so freely. Today, I live in Gratitude.
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