Melody Beattie,
The Language of Letting Go Journal: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflection
I've been thinking a lot about gratitude lately - realizing more fully its profound power.
I often find myself stuck in negative thought patterns - worry or frustration or just plain crankiness...but once I become aware that these thoughts are dominating my mind, I can take a step back, widen my perspective, and bring my focus back to the positive things.
I begin to realize that the bad things, scary things, annoying things...they are only a small part of all that there is. By acknowledging the good as well, I can find some Balance.
Gratitude can turn a harrowing experience into a valuable lesson that can serve you for the rest of your life. Gratitude can turn boredom into joy, apathy into enthusiasm, self-pity into motivation. It is a path that always brings me back to Center - to realize the powerful potential of my own consciousness to shape my own experience, rather than being a victim of my circumstances.
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