Comments on: Radical Gratitude http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/ Financial Abundance for Spiritual Seekers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lance http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 Lance Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:37:03 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3716 Hi Andrea, What a wonderful message you're sharing here. It's so easy to forget that some of our best learning moments come from the "difficulties" we have in life. And, that is something for which to be thankful for! Thank you, Andrea - for reminding us that even in the "bad" there is good... Hi Andrea,
What a wonderful message you’re sharing here. It’s so easy to forget that some of our best learning moments come from the “difficulties” we have in life. And, that is something for which to be thankful for!

Thank you, Andrea – for reminding us that even in the “bad” there is good…

]]> By: Victoria http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Victoria Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:08:32 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3713 Yes, gratitude, at any level, for any bit of blessing, is still gratitude. (I love the "Plasma Theory") I currently have a son serving in Iraq; I receive emails from him on a weekly basis, I am grateful to know he is alive. I have a brother who is quite ill; I am grateful each time he answers the phone. I recently moved from a unhealthy relationship; I am grateful to have a roof over my head. My list goes on and on....... and each day, I gain a deeper level of understanding of how really important that unhealthy relationship was, how my brother's illness has allowed him to spend more time with family, how my son being away overseas has created a deeper need to communicate with mum. Every bit of blessing....... Let us notice them all!! Thanks Andrea.... and all who share here........Blessings!! Yes, gratitude, at any level, for any bit of blessing, is still gratitude. (I love the “Plasma Theory”)
I currently have a son serving in Iraq; I receive emails from him on a weekly basis, I am grateful to know he is alive.
I have a brother who is quite ill; I am grateful each time he answers the phone.
I recently moved from a unhealthy relationship; I am grateful to have a roof over my head.
My list goes on and on……. and each day, I gain a deeper level of understanding of how really important that unhealthy relationship was, how my brother’s illness has allowed him to spend more time with family, how my son being away overseas has created a deeper need to communicate with mum.
Every bit of blessing……. Let us notice them all!!
Thanks Andrea…. and all who share here……..Blessings!!

]]> By: Suzanne @ vAssistant Services http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 Suzanne @ vAssistant Services Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:36:55 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3696 Ironically, my mother and I had this very conversation last night. My oldest son is back living at home and is once again unemployed. Instead of seriously looking for work, he chooses to donate plasma twice a week to have a little money in his pocket. There are SO MANY negatives to this situation, it's driving all of us around him just a little bit crazy. She asked me how I coped with it and I told her I look for the positives, though few and far between they appear to be. She asked what I came up with and I said, "Well, mom...despite his lifestyle, by donating plasma, I know he's not HIV positive. They wouldn't let him donate if he was. I take comfort in that." She told me I'm stretching. I think I'm practicing radical gratitude. And you know what? For me, part of what makes radical gratitude radical is that others have a hard time calling it gratitude. :) I know, by my own experiences, that there is a purpose in this phase of his life. (Though I'll readily admit I'm looking forward to this phase being done! Soon!) Happy Thanksgiving, Andrea. Knowing you is definitely on my list of reasons for gratitude today. :) Ironically, my mother and I had this very conversation last night. My oldest son is back living at home and is once again unemployed. Instead of seriously looking for work, he chooses to donate plasma twice a week to have a little money in his pocket. There are SO MANY negatives to this situation, it’s driving all of us around him just a little bit crazy. She asked me how I coped with it and I told her I look for the positives, though few and far between they appear to be. She asked what I came up with and I said, “Well, mom…despite his lifestyle, by donating plasma, I know he’s not HIV positive. They wouldn’t let him donate if he was. I take comfort in that.”

She told me I’m stretching. I think I’m practicing radical gratitude. And you know what? For me, part of what makes radical gratitude radical is that others have a hard time calling it gratitude. :) I know, by my own experiences, that there is a purpose in this phase of his life. (Though I’ll readily admit I’m looking forward to this phase being done! Soon!)

Happy Thanksgiving, Andrea. Knowing you is definitely on my list of reasons for gratitude today. :)

]]> By: Linda Hough http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3695 Linda Hough Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:58:24 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3695 Andrea, So well said! As always, you are right on target with a deeper understanding of the world around us. This adds layers to the practice of gratitude that cannot help but bring wholeness. Thank you Andrea. You rock! Linda Andrea,

So well said! As always, you are right on target with a deeper understanding of the world around us. This adds layers to the practice of gratitude that cannot help but bring wholeness.

Thank you Andrea. You rock!
Linda

]]> By: Rose-Anne http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3694 Rose-Anne Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:28:00 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3694 Thought I would add this great quote: "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." — Melodie Beattie Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thought I would add this great quote: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
— Melodie Beattie

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

]]> By: Evelyn Lim http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3693 Evelyn Lim Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:50:03 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3693 Admittedly it can be quite difficult to practice gratitude when things are not going well in our lives. It helps to be reminded that we have at many times live through some of our worst traumas!! Indeed, these tests are our real teachers! So let's be thankful that we have emerged much stronger people because of them. Here's wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!! I'm glad to know that you are intending to have a good time with the pie! Admittedly it can be quite difficult to practice gratitude when things are not going well in our lives. It helps to be reminded that we have at many times live through some of our worst traumas!! Indeed, these tests are our real teachers! So let’s be thankful that we have emerged much stronger people because of them.

Here’s wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!! I’m glad to know that you are intending to have a good time with the pie!

]]> By: Tim Wedrosky http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3692 Tim Wedrosky Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:09:49 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3692 Hi Andrea, Great Blog! Oh! there has been so many life expierences that at the time they happened I was very disapointed and the farthest thought in my mind was to be gratful for but looking back there is not one life expierence that has happened that I would want to change - they were all blessings! Now I know that the situations that I can quickly judge as bad are the situations that I need to be gratful for. Happy Thanksgiving! Tim Hi Andrea,

Great Blog! Oh! there has been so many life expierences that at the time they happened I was very disapointed and the farthest thought in my mind was to be gratful for but looking back there is not one life expierence that has happened that I would want to change – they were all blessings!

Now I know that the situations that I can quickly judge as bad are the situations that I need to be gratful for.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tim

]]> By: Brenda Dumas http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3691 Brenda Dumas Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3691 Good for you about taking the fast break -- I was wondering what/how you were going to do that for Thanksgiving!! This post is definitely something I am trying to work on. Thanks for writing so eloquently about it! Brenda Good for you about taking the fast break — I was wondering what/how you were going to do that for Thanksgiving!!

This post is definitely something I am trying to work on. Thanks for writing so eloquently about it!

Brenda

]]> By: Wendy http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/11/26/radical-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-3690 Wendy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:38:52 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=243#comment-3690 Thank you Andrea! I'm grateful for all your great wisdom and sharing your beautiful gift with us. Much joy and love to you this Thanksgiving. Thank you Andrea!
I’m grateful for all your great wisdom and sharing your beautiful gift with us.
Much joy and love to you this Thanksgiving.

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