Thanksgiving.
How wonderful that we, the
people, give thought each autumn to the prosperity and bounty of our
lives. Thank = express gratitude. Thanksgiving = the act of giving thanks…a
celebration of divine goodness.
On the grand scale of
emotions, gratitude comes in just a bit below appreciation.
Appreciation is a notch
beneath love (in frequency.)
Love (however experienced)
is the pathway to Joy, the highest emotion we experience in 3-D.
Appreciation is kin to love,
and gratitude kin to appreciation. High
energy thoughts, all.
The month of November is a season
for appreciation, a time to recognize what is right in our lives rather than what is lacking. It’s an occasion to
focus on the bounty, thus making it more a part of our experience.
It goes something like
this: Gratitude – I am thankful to be free of the lack of ____(fill in the
blank.) Gratitude still carries with it
the concept of the lack.
Appreciation – I appreciate all that is a part of my
life. I am a child (thought) of God and
all is wonderful. No lack or
negative aspect embraced by appreciation.
Love – I love myself and all that is. I
am a part of this magnificent universe.
Joy is my experience.
Thanksgiving is a moment on
this emotional scale. It’s an
opportunity to shift focus, at least for a moment (and that’s often all it
takes) to how much is good and wonderful.
Gratitude, appreciation, love, joy – not a bad menu for a thanksgiving
feast!
AND...speaking of feast. Sometimes Thanksgiving is the time for a helping hand.
AND...speaking of feast. Sometimes Thanksgiving is the time for a helping hand.
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