The one thing that has captured my attention more than anything else on my spiritual journey has been the idea of having gratitude for EVERYTHING! Yes, everything, the good, the bad and everything in between. Just like you can't know light without darkness, you can't know happiness without sadness.
Every time I have some experience that is not pleasing to me, I know it causes me to ask for something better. Being in that space of disappointment or sadness is not fun in the moment, but looking back and understanding how I got there is always beneficial. I ask myself where was my vibration when this happened? What actions or thoughts was I thinking that would attract this negative experience. It is usually an "AHA" moment and I understand it fully. I then have gratitude for the experience, knowing that it has taught me a valuable lesson and it has caused me to launch a bigger rocket of desire. (Rocket of desire is a term used from Abraham Hicks teachings)
The more discord we experience, the more we ask for relief. The key to getting that relief is to find the good in all situations and to have gratitude for absolutely everything that crosses our path!
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Namaste~
Marnie