Humor & Inspiration | Healthy and Green Living
Finding Gratitude
posted by Susan Wagner Nov 25, 2009 11:05 am
?Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how?d ya like the play?? is one of my very favorite phrases. In the midst of any difficult situation, it brings in just a bit of laughter.
The last couple of years have been Mrs. Lincoln for many people around the world. Foreclosures, business losses, wars, and illness have brought many to the breaking point. Some in this country feel it?s impossible to celebrate Thanksgiving. It would be very easy for many of us to be angry and bitter this holiday week.
Yet, as one who looks at life energetically, I know that even though we are feeling horrible, we can still maintain our power. In doing so, we can weather any storm much more easily. The high winds and pelting rain will still be there, but it is us who determines what we will look like when it is over.
How do we find our solution in the midst of tragedy? Choose it. I know to many of you this sounds totally bizarre. But life is energy ? a duality of positive and negative waves. Where there is negative, there must be positive. And we know from Einstein that reality changes according to one?s perspective. So to change your reality, you must change your way of looking at things. Even in the midst of pain and suffering, choose to see the positive in the situation.
The only way a solution can manifest is if you believe it is there in the first place. All of our advances in society have started with the belief that something better was possible. If we stay locked in the darkness, we can?t see the tiny pinpoint of light beginning to show itself.
Animals are masters at energetic living. Many years as an energy practitioner have shown me that in most cases, despite pain and abuse, the energy center associated with an animal?s heart stays open and flowing. They understand and live duality in the midst of suffering, joy remains.
If you would like to help yourself through your Mrs. Lincoln times, then act like an animal. Deal with the pain, but keep your heart open. Stay grateful for what remains in your life instead of focusing on what you have lost. Our energy fields create our reality, so be wary of blaming others for your problems even when it appears that they are at fault. If there is one thing I have learned from studying energy principles, it?s that life is not what it seems.
In a world where the negative news is front and center, let?s share something we are grateful for this holiday season. I?ll start with giving thanks for my husband, family and friends. For this year specifically, I am very appreciative of my opportunity with Care2, grateful that our almost 18-year-old cat Vinny is still with us, and I am thrilled over our new bright light, Buddy Sattva Wagner.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
