Power to Appreciate – Part 3…

Hi Everyone,

Thank you to those who have already shared their stories regarding this Power. How are the rest of you going? Through practice have you noticed whether this Power has been a challenge or a joy?… I would love to hear your experiences. You know, sometimes a simple recognition can help face us in the right direction…

So here we are in Busselton! The weather has been consistently hot since our arrival and the travel has caught up with my body so I was in need of rest for a few days… Spending the first few days in bed on our arrival was not part of the deal but something I had to accept and even appreciate as I rested in the cool comfort of our air conditioning 🙂

I began to feel frustrated so I quickly applied a brake to any wasteful thoughts. Braking allows me to stop thoughts from forming in a negative way, enabling me to change direction by creating happy thoughts instead.  By simply appreciating where I was on the day helped me let go of any expectations – reminding me of the long journey we just completed enabled me to appreciate everything. Even the tiredness and pain was just a simple reminder for me to slow down and rest! When we expect things to go a certain way we tend to influence the outcome by the emotions we create, not always favorable ones, so best to just plan and prepare and be open to any outcome. So I decided to show appreciation by using my ‘down time’ to catch up on some reading, writing and watching some comedies (laughter alkalizes the blood and releases endorphins, both of which help with faster healing).

Question: How do you show appreciation, especially when being challenged?

Tip: We feed whatever we focus on, so best to focus on the happy things, don’t focus on the ‘pain’.

If you have any stories you wish to share regarding our Power to Appreciate – would love to hear from you. I will be sharing with everyone next week so if you do wish to share, please send to me by beginning of next week. Keep shining and keep appreciating life and all the magic it brings 🙂

Lots of love Annemarie