Gratitude is contagious!

I want to share with you a website that I find to be inspiring and helpful. The original goal of this site was to get 1 million people to receive and participate in daily gratitude. I signed up over two years ago and still find it to be an inspiring pick me up.

The address is www.GoGratitude.com You can receive 42 days of gratitude via email. They do not spam your box. Make sure you watch the flash movie. There is something that creates an energetic shift while you watch. There is a new site www.WorldGratitude.com It's on my list of sites to check out.

You know, the more gratitude we acknowledge for ourselves the easier it is to share with others. The more we share the vibration of gratitude with others the better our quality of life. By sharing this energy we give each other the opportunity to enjoy a the same up lifting energy.

Now I know gratitude can be a challenge at times. Here's what I do. I go to the basics. Somedays, I am grateful for the simple things. The other day I was grateful for a dying plant because I was learning how to better help it thrive.

If you really want to excel in the gratitude department, be actively grateful in moments of stress and challenge. Somedays, I am grateful for the obnoxious customer service agent on the other end of the phone because I am seeing how far I have come in life in my ability to compassionately handle this type of interaction.

A way to ground with gratitude is by keeping a journal. Consistently write down three gratitudes a day. They need to be different everyday. The energy becomes stuck if you write the same three things everyday.

If you are ambitious, try 9 for 90. I have given this assignment in many of my classes. That's writing down 9 gratitudes for a period of 90 consecutive days. Those who have done this have seen some amazing changes in their lives.

My gratitudes for today:

I am gratefull for/that....

1. My daughter's cold clearing her body
2. The sunny weather we have today
3. The response I am getting for the workshop
4. My creativity
5. I found a reputable place to spay our foster kitten
6. My husband's willingness to clean out clutter
7. I don't have to go to the grocery store today
8. The Blue Jay that is at the feeder right now (beautiful!)
9. The house we live in

This took less than 5 minutes and they are all things I feel a connection to.

What are you gratefull for today?

Kim

Right vs Peaceful

Ahh the vat of family crap! Do you happen to have that person or people in your family who is always spouting off their opinion as if it were absolute truth and because it flowed from their golden lips makes it all the more special?

You know the kind, they make global statements, spout their beliefs on politics, healthcare and child rearing just to name a few. In their world they are always right and conversational social grace is no where to be found. I am sure, those of you who have experienced this can add your own adjectives.



Well guess what, not only did I grow up in it, I married into it. Go figure on that one!(Mind you, I am not referencing my husband...he, somehow missed out on that ancestral DNA) Also, I have to say, not all family members of either side are this way.

Recently, I have had the opportunity to be around this particular behavior. Pic a topic and before I knew it, I was in the vat of crap and sinking fast! I wanted to speak up and say that it's not my experience or that's not what I believe to whatever topic was being blathered about in the moment. It never helps. I have tried. Even saying something as benign as 'That is not my experience.' creates a back lash. I am never heard or my thoughts and beliefs respected. Then it hit me....'observe'.

I started with what was happening for me. My throat chakra was closing, my heart rate was up and my breathing had changed. 'What am I feeling right now?', Disrespected and unheard. Why? Because the people in this situation can't allow for a differing opinion or belief. It threatens their existence. Do I feel limited in this moment? Yes. I realized that by feeling disrespected and unheard even devalued to a certain extent, I was emotionally and energetically supporting their limiting beliefs and victimizing myself at the same time!!

Wow!

I asked my self the following questions
Do I need to be right?NO.
Do I need to express my beliefs in order to feel more secure in what I believe?NO.
What do I hope to accomplish by expressing my opinion?'being heard
Where does my need to be heard come from? My Ego.
What is the cost of being heard in this group?My inner peace. Plus I get the consolation prize of connecting with and supporting their need for an adversarial interaction which will leave me feeling off kilter for days.

Conclusion....My emotional, mental and physical peace is worth so much more than engaging in this pattern of behavior.

I then thought, 'What can I do right now to feel better?' Politely leave the room. The need to use the bathroom is always a good reason. From there I wandered upstairs to the kitchen and hung out with others who were from out of town and had a pleasant conversation.

How peaceful!
Kim

Computer issues....damn that Mercury retrograde!

Hi everyone,

I haven't fallen off the planet or ascended into the afterlife. My internet service has been up and down in my area for over a week now. They, being the ones who know things at Comcast, say the problem has been fixed. Time will tell.

I found it interesting that this started during Mercury Retrograde. In case you are wondering, that is when Mercury has the appearance of rotating backwards in our sky. From an astrological stand point, it can wreak havoc on electronics, all forms of communication and objects of a mechanical nature. Such as cars.

There much more information than that about Mercury Retrograde which I may expand on in another post.

I am back and will resume posting!

Kim