In Everything Give Thanks

Good Morning Everyone!

I’ve been re-reading Jan Karon’s books, the Mitford Series. I love these books because they soothe me, and they are absolutely examples of Applied Spirituality in action. They are beautifully written with fictional characters that you come to love for all their foibles as well as their gifts. I finished book seven in the series, In This Mountain, where Father Tim is going through a dark night of the soul; in his case it is in the form of a deep depression. He wonders about it; he prays to be delivered from it. Yet, it continues until he finally asks the right question.

When dark and troubling things happen to us, the most important thing is to ask the right question. The right question is not, “Why me?” Rather, the right question allows you to grow through the experience and come out the other side back into the Light of Life. The right question gives space and take out the sting of a “personal hit”.

We are all coming to understand slowly that it is indeed true that we create the whole of our own reality via the Law of Attraction. It’s tough to formulate the right question when you’re in the midst of a terrible medical diagnosis, or about to lose your home, or you’ve gotten fired/laid off from your job.However, this is what you must do.

It is the perfect time to ask the right question. How is this my Good at play? How is this a blessing? How am I to grow my self up by this blessing?

It’s easy to give thanks for all the good things we have in our lives; and it is and should be your daily practice to tally up and appreciate all the lovely blessings daily with a deep appreciation. The challenge here is to appreciate and give thanks for the the Cosmic 2 x 4 that just smacked you upside the head.”Thank you for the sadness I feel at my dog’s passing. How is this event a blessing to me? Show me how this will help me grow to include more Love within myself. Show me the Truth of this event. Help me see how this is my Good at play. Show me the way.”

You can do this if you understand this event or circumstance is on your path, your Good Path. It’s a bump in your road; it’s here to show you what beliefs/behaviors you need to release so you can continue on your path in joy – expanded. In this way, you don’t have to go searching around for “what’s my problem”, or “how come things just don’t work out for me”. It’s here. This blessing, this gift of information is here as a gift to help you release what blocks you from realizing your Good.

Abraham refers to this as appreciating the contrast as much as you appreciate the Good stuff. In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 we are told “In every thing give thanks.” Practice blessing each unpleasant thing: appreciate that this has come to free you from a viewpoint that no longer serves you. Sit with the right question; allow the answer to illuminate to you the next step on your path to liberating yourself. This, is growing your consciousness – consciously.

Starting April 5, 2010, Applied Spirituality is offering an 8-week course: Your Users Manual: Getting the Life You Want. You’ll learn a whole new way to interpret every day life events for your personal growth and expansion. You’ll also learn how to see the blessings in everything you are now afraid of.

Thanks for reading!

Kath