Gratitude and Learning Lessons

How are we to be grateful for the good and bad, positive and negative circumstances and situations that cross our paths?

I was recently broadsided by a vicious communication from a family member.

How do I raise my gratitude for this? How do I accept that this happened for a reason, that there is a lesson within it for me, release it and then move forward?

One year ago, this would have sent me spiralling into a depression, holding onto the venomous words, allowing them to suppurate until they were eating at the very core of my being. Now, however, I find it interesting that, although I was most certainly shocked and initially upset by these words, I am able to delete the communication, release it, send love and light to the sender and move on.

Allowing the positive emotions I affirm and emulate daily to become my focus, using them to maintain a higher vibration, acknowledging this communication and then releasing it. And by sending this person the beautiful Ho'oponopono Prayer ~ I am sorry, Please forgive me, I love you, Thank you, we connect at the soul level. Although her physical body may never be aware, her energetic self hears it, feels it and knows my intention through the deeper spiritual connection in which we are all one.

We are going through massive metaphysical changes with more and more people moving towards a higher consciousness and awakening to their divinity. As we cross these bridges, there will be more challenges, twists and turns in our road that we will have to conquer in order to determine our direction.

Learning to feel gratitude for these tests, is difficult when they are placed in our way. But they are provided as teachers in our spiritual and emotional growth on this leg of our journey. Each one bringing us to a more profound understanding of our spirituality and rights as a divine being.

Embrace these stumbling blocks in your road, raise your gratitude for them and then release them to the universe.

I am reminded of the old childhood poem, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." Although words can be cutting and cruel, they can do no damage to you, unless you choose to let them.

Today I choose love, gratitude and forgiveness ~