Re: Gratitude to GOD
Originally Posted by
Eastern Mind
So the question becomes, "How do we determine if an obstacle is a gift or just another challenge to overcome?"
Namaste!
I'm not sure there is a way to tell. I'm not sure it's important to know. Maybe what's important is that we tackle each obstacle to the best of our abilities. Sometimes that means we climb over it, or dig under it, or go around it, or break through it. . . and sometimes that means we walk away to find another path.
If it's a gift, then by tackling an obstacle with good humor, and learning a lesson, we've accepted that gift in the best way possible. If it's just another challenge, then we've also done good, because we kept our humor and learned.
That said, there's something wonderful about gratitude all on its own. Some of my happiest moments in recent memory have come from the old "attitude of gratitude". Not that I always have anything specific in mind at the time to be grateful for. It's just an expansive, happy feeling that makes an often confusing universe just a little more comprehensible.
Senebty, may you be healthy.
All these things shine.
May you shine, too!
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