gal pal post vol 3 edition 4

Gal Pal PostVolume 3 Edition 4
Attitude series
Quips and Quotes:
“Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” -Milton Erickson, MD
Inner Diva Thoughts
Upon taking one of my final psychology courses to complete my Masters’ Program, on Moral Development this quarter, I have been thinking about life situations in a different way. I know the way I deal and adjust to the adversity that arises in life is to center myself on my spiritual faith and not on what scholarship suggests. Supposedly, having exhausted many things before dealing with my spirit further suggests that I am soooo morally developed. : ) What I have come to realize through life’s processes is that the more I learn, the more I realize I don't know.
However, there are still the issues of establishing a common dialogue with all of you about how to react to the highs and lows of life. Establishing an understood commonality so that we can all agree upon and utilize. Something that works. I have sat on this for over a month and finally have found the literature that I have wanted to share with all of you. The material that I am reading now is all about the “attitude of gratitude.” This is the beginning of a three part series in hopes to still the parts of our souls that need to hear how to just make us better human beings. This edition is called the “gifts of gratitude.”
Consciously cultivating thankfulness is a journey of the soul, one that begins when we look around us and see the positive effects that gratitude creates. We do this by noticing those around us to whom gratefulness comes easily and realize how much more we enjoy being around these people. You see because gratitude is the Mother of Joy. Gratitude makes us young. As we get older we tend to become more selfish and have a dry look on life. Being thankful allows us to tap into wonder. Gratitude makes us feel good. This happens because being thankful widens our frame of vision. Gratitude promotes health; feelings of gratitude release positive endorphins throughout the body creating health. Gratitude eradicates worry; you cannot be unhappy and grateful at the same time. Gratitude draws people to us; when we notice that the glass is half-full, we get out of our self-absorption. Gratitude is the antidote to bitterness and resentment; when we fail to be thankful for the little things in life, we get hung up on the bitterness and that prevents us from developing emotionally and spiritually.
Gratitude cures perfectionism; perfectionism is based on our own sense of lacking for somehow we have all decided that we are not good enough in the human and imperfect state that we are in. Because perfectionism is born from a sense of inadequacy, an attitude of gratitude combats that with counter-cultural weapons to allow us to experience the abundance of life more fully. Feeling complete is an achievable status but being perfect is not. Gratitude opens our hearts; openheartedness takes courage, it requires us to put trust in other people so that we put aside our masks. People are afraid to feel thankful because they are afraid of the genuine bond that occurs between human beings. True gratitude helps us to learn to risk over and over again. Gratitude spawns kindness and generosity; thankfulness humbles us to give even when the whole world walks out on people.
Now that we have talked about the gifts, look to coming weeks to finish off the series. I am adding some spins to the summer editions as well. I hope that all is well with you ladies and that you are able to share these bits of wisdom to other people to encourage them. I know as I read the works and contemplations of other people, I am overwhelmed by their depth and wisdom.