Posted on September 9, 2008 - by Lu

Transcendental Gratitude

After reading this quote, I knew I had to share it.

Transcendental gratitude, however, goes beyond social conventions. Instead of feeling grateful to someone, we feel grateful for them—for God or Spirit working through them. We begin to feel grateful for everyone and everything that arises in our lives. This feeling uplifts us, embraces us, and helps us to uplift and embrace others in the ultimate recognition that we are, ultimately, in this together. Dan Millman

Is that not a great message? How many times have you been told you should be grateful to someone for something? When you dig deeper, does it not make more sense to be grateful for them? They have given you an opportunity to dig deeper with your gratitude. I have noticed when I think this way, I see the person as  catalyst to teach me something about a situation I am experiencing. Something happened to me earlier this year that no one should have to ever go through, and I admit I was angry and wondered why I was a target for this person’s hatefulness. Then, I moved past myself and went deeper. As a result of the person treating me like crap and doing everything in his power to devalue me, I developed an overwhelming sense of gratitude for him. He showed me how strong I am and that in spite of any situation that comes my way, I am going to be fine. His opinion of me is and was none of my business. To this day, I am thankful for him. God uses people and used him.

It all goes back to being connected. We are all connected and need each other. We are in this together.

Stumble it!