I have been working through my Lifepath Unlimited Discovery series and I can honestly say it has been a very rewarding experience. Today I was listening to the subject of Gratitude.
It really is amazing how much we take for granted in our lives.
Take my mother for instance, she thinks she has had a bad year so far, a health scare, needed new glasses and just had a trip to the dentist for new dentures. In her words "l can't wait for this year to be over". Why, she thought she had cancer but has been given the best news. She now has a better pair of glasses and had an update check up on her eyes, all good. Then the dentures, originally told she will have a 3 year wait for those on the government scheme, well she now has a new pair being made within 12 months.
So why did she see all of this as a negative year to date, it's so sad that people have trouble seeing the positive out of what may initially seem like a negative or at the very least an inconvenience. We all do this, think or feel "why me this week". Why can't I have an easy day, a better week or month.
If we could just stop and look at the issues from a different angle it may soon become evident that many of those so called negative events actually can have a silver lining. At least contemplate the lessons there for the learning. It may surprise you.
It really is amazing how much we take for granted in our lives.
Take my mother for instance, she thinks she has had a bad year so far, a health scare, needed new glasses and just had a trip to the dentist for new dentures. In her words "l can't wait for this year to be over". Why, she thought she had cancer but has been given the best news. She now has a better pair of glasses and had an update check up on her eyes, all good. Then the dentures, originally told she will have a 3 year wait for those on the government scheme, well she now has a new pair being made within 12 months.
So why did she see all of this as a negative year to date, it's so sad that people have trouble seeing the positive out of what may initially seem like a negative or at the very least an inconvenience. We all do this, think or feel "why me this week". Why can't I have an easy day, a better week or month.
If we could just stop and look at the issues from a different angle it may soon become evident that many of those so called negative events actually can have a silver lining. At least contemplate the lessons there for the learning. It may surprise you.
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