When you make the choice to live your life without comparison and expectation of what you think you should have then your vision of what you do have expands and the darkness of complaints dissipates in the face of the majestic light of appreciation
With the blinding walls of expectation and comparison in ruins G-d reveals to us the plethora of constant miracles around us that always were as when we are present in what is without drowning in what should be we open ourselves up to HaMakom (another name for G-d which means for lack of a better english word " The Place") the all encompassing reality of what could be
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
The Gratitude Masterclass-Whats your Gratitude Quotient?
Be brutally honest with yourself and your answers will change your life your relationships,your priorities etc
( yes I know there exceptions according to some)
Here are the questions
Grade the questions from 1-10( 1 most negative and 10 being most positive)
1.Do you see everything as deserved ?
2..Do you see everything as a blessing?
3.When you come home is the first thing you notice something negative or something positive?
4. When you come home is the first thing you say something negative or something positive?
5.Do you thank people for everything no matter how great or small?
6.Do you say thank you making sure the other person knows that you really mean it?
7.Before , if you really have to, criticize,or point someone out do you first consider/remember all the good they have done for you and others?
8.If someone has done something for you, expended some effort but it did not work out do you still thank them?
9.Do your thank yous out weight your complaints?
10.When thanking people is it a cursory thank you or do you thank them specifically thus acknowledging exactly what they have done for you?
11.Do you feel good when you thank someone?
12.Do you give credit where credit is due?
13.Do you resent choosing to feel in debt to people who have helped you out?
14.Is it hard for to you to compliment a person?
15.After a person has listened to you do you extend the courtesy wholeheartedly or do you switch off because you have already said what you wanted to say.?
16. Do you wait for others to thank you before you thank them?
17. Are you a giver or a taker?
18.Do you honestly and wholehearted think about and consider what someone has taken their time, resources emotions etc to do for you?
19. Do you take, in general ,everyone and everything for granted?
20.How important is expressing your gratitude to you?
( yes I know there exceptions according to some)
Here are the questions
Grade the questions from 1-10( 1 most negative and 10 being most positive)
1.Do you see everything as deserved ?
2..Do you see everything as a blessing?
3.When you come home is the first thing you notice something negative or something positive?
4. When you come home is the first thing you say something negative or something positive?
5.Do you thank people for everything no matter how great or small?
6.Do you say thank you making sure the other person knows that you really mean it?
7.Before , if you really have to, criticize,or point someone out do you first consider/remember all the good they have done for you and others?
8.If someone has done something for you, expended some effort but it did not work out do you still thank them?
9.Do your thank yous out weight your complaints?
10.When thanking people is it a cursory thank you or do you thank them specifically thus acknowledging exactly what they have done for you?
11.Do you feel good when you thank someone?
12.Do you give credit where credit is due?
13.Do you resent choosing to feel in debt to people who have helped you out?
14.Is it hard for to you to compliment a person?
15.After a person has listened to you do you extend the courtesy wholeheartedly or do you switch off because you have already said what you wanted to say.?
16. Do you wait for others to thank you before you thank them?
17. Are you a giver or a taker?
18.Do you honestly and wholehearted think about and consider what someone has taken their time, resources emotions etc to do for you?
19. Do you take, in general ,everyone and everything for granted?
20.How important is expressing your gratitude to you?
The Gratitude Masterclass
We all get up in the morning consciously or subconsciously with a "whats in it for me today" attitude and so we start our daily journey.However maybe we should started asking consciously and/or subconsciously " What can I do today with what I have and who I am right now to add value,to contribute , to shine my unique part of G-D's light without excuses no matter how much darkness I may or may not see.
We start off our day aligning our focus with gratitude to G-D when we say Modeh Ani.. as we should, having been granted a golden ticket of life in a new day.
We see in Modeh Ani...the word. emunatecha( Your faith, belief..for lack of a better word).The questions arises.. We are thanking G-D it should be "emunateinu" ( our faith , belief etc)..
G-d with unconditional love is telling us no matter who you are, or what you have done..I have "faith" in you ,confidence in you to make this,whatever you face ,a truly powerful day full of gratitude showing up as the best version of you at this time...So trust G-D without your hand on the stopwatch, G-D "thought "you were worth creating..and has confidence in you..no reason you should not
Noone can be you but you, you are thus irreplaceable.You are never too far gone to go far
Start your day not as a casualty but as a champion of your circumstances. Live Authentically ,Live Gratefully, Live Resiliently..you can always take it higher ..you have G-D within you
We start off our day aligning our focus with gratitude to G-D when we say Modeh Ani.. as we should, having been granted a golden ticket of life in a new day.
We see in Modeh Ani...the word. emunatecha( Your faith, belief..for lack of a better word).The questions arises.. We are thanking G-D it should be "emunateinu" ( our faith , belief etc)..
G-d with unconditional love is telling us no matter who you are, or what you have done..I have "faith" in you ,confidence in you to make this,whatever you face ,a truly powerful day full of gratitude showing up as the best version of you at this time...So trust G-D without your hand on the stopwatch, G-D "thought "you were worth creating..and has confidence in you..no reason you should not
Noone can be you but you, you are thus irreplaceable.You are never too far gone to go far
Start your day not as a casualty but as a champion of your circumstances. Live Authentically ,Live Gratefully, Live Resiliently..you can always take it higher ..you have G-D within you
The Gratitude Masterclass-Something personal from G-d to you
"צָרִיךְ כָּל אָדָם לוֹמַר, כָּל הָעוֹלָם לא נִבְרָא אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִילִי (סַנְהֶדְרִין לז' )
"Every person needs to say that the world was only created for me"(Masechet Sanhedrin)
There are a few explanations for this, I would like to suggest one:
Obviously G-d created millions of people and has an all encompassing plan for the world, for humanity
YET
G-d, the Creator,Maintainer , of all that was is or ever will be thought we were worth creating and more than that ...our lives were tailor made for us to be the greatest version of ourselves that we can be, our Masterpiece, as someone ..some of the One, a piece of the Master ,Champions of our unique lives and circumstances.
Even more than that I feel that to mention so specifically that "this world was created for me" is a huge responsibility given to us by G-D for we cannot ever claim that we are insignificant or nothing as we are indeed NO..THING but so much more ..each one of us uniquely created by G-D .
This to me sends a loud message that had to be pointed out so specifically
I have to say" the world was created only for me" because each second of life is a personal gift from G-D to me
Each second I can breathe
Each second I can walk
Each second I can talk
Each second I can feel
Each second of clarity
Each second I can spend time with loved ones etc the list is practically endless
This personal gift of life is the greatest you will ever get, forged in the endless, limitless depths of the Divine Reality that is G-d
So when I say " The world was created only for me" I say it out of speechless humility , through a lens of total all encompassing gratitude for only through gratitude that fills my heart and soul, gratitude to G-D , can I get an inkling of my value , my worth that nothing and noone can change as it was given to me by G-d.
Take this personal gift from G-D however it has been specifically wrapped for you, hug it with gratitude,love it with gratitude, use it with gratitude and then you might just find that the gift develops into so much more than you imagined, an open invitation to get closer to G-D ,always feeling alive , taking it higher
"Every person needs to say that the world was only created for me"(Masechet Sanhedrin)
There are a few explanations for this, I would like to suggest one:
Obviously G-d created millions of people and has an all encompassing plan for the world, for humanity
YET
G-d, the Creator,Maintainer , of all that was is or ever will be thought we were worth creating and more than that ...our lives were tailor made for us to be the greatest version of ourselves that we can be, our Masterpiece, as someone ..some of the One, a piece of the Master ,Champions of our unique lives and circumstances.
Even more than that I feel that to mention so specifically that "this world was created for me" is a huge responsibility given to us by G-D for we cannot ever claim that we are insignificant or nothing as we are indeed NO..THING but so much more ..each one of us uniquely created by G-D .
This to me sends a loud message that had to be pointed out so specifically
I have to say" the world was created only for me" because each second of life is a personal gift from G-D to me
Each second I can breathe
Each second I can walk
Each second I can talk
Each second I can feel
Each second of clarity
Each second I can spend time with loved ones etc the list is practically endless
This personal gift of life is the greatest you will ever get, forged in the endless, limitless depths of the Divine Reality that is G-d
So when I say " The world was created only for me" I say it out of speechless humility , through a lens of total all encompassing gratitude for only through gratitude that fills my heart and soul, gratitude to G-D , can I get an inkling of my value , my worth that nothing and noone can change as it was given to me by G-d.
Take this personal gift from G-D however it has been specifically wrapped for you, hug it with gratitude,love it with gratitude, use it with gratitude and then you might just find that the gift develops into so much more than you imagined, an open invitation to get closer to G-D ,always feeling alive , taking it higher
The Gratitude Masterclass-WHAT IS A WORLD WITHOUT GRATITUDE
A world without gratitude means a world without goodness for without gratitude giving becomes the domain of the unconditional few
A world without gratitude heralds the reign of the selfish for the selfless only exist when they give to others more, when they acknowledge others more ,when they thank others more,when they think of others more.
A world without gratitude means an unhappier world for everyone knows that grateful people are happy people
A world without gratitude is a world without lasting love for love does not ensue when gratitude is not true.
A world without gratitude is a world without positive relationships for gratitude is a bridge of validation, sturdy with appreciation that keeps people together
A world without gratitude is a world blind to blessing hiding away from miracles
A world without gratitude is a world blind to the positive which lets the negative roam free
A world without gratitude is a world without hope for a lack of gratitude is a red carpet to arrogance, to pride which bring destruction in their wake
A world without gratitude is a world without peace for without gratitude we are left with greed the pied piper of discord
A world without gratitude is a world without a soul for a soul means G-D and the reality that is G-D means that every second is a gift
A world without gratitude heralds the reign of the selfish for the selfless only exist when they give to others more, when they acknowledge others more ,when they thank others more,when they think of others more.
A world without gratitude means an unhappier world for everyone knows that grateful people are happy people
A world without gratitude is a world without lasting love for love does not ensue when gratitude is not true.
A world without gratitude is a world without positive relationships for gratitude is a bridge of validation, sturdy with appreciation that keeps people together
A world without gratitude is a world blind to blessing hiding away from miracles
A world without gratitude is a world blind to the positive which lets the negative roam free
A world without gratitude is a world without hope for a lack of gratitude is a red carpet to arrogance, to pride which bring destruction in their wake
A world without gratitude is a world without peace for without gratitude we are left with greed the pied piper of discord
A world without gratitude is a world without a soul for a soul means G-D and the reality that is G-D means that every second is a gift
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