Daily Gratitude: When you’re feeling down or as if you’re up against an unbeatable obstacle and just don’t know what to do….
Say this “let me be water”

Why?

Think of the power of water
All you have to do is think of what you’ve seen in the aftermath of hurricanes or floods.

But if you want to really draw on the power of the universe you could say “let me be a tsunami” or “let me be as powerful as a tsunami”

Some people could interpret that in the negative since tsunamis like the one in 2006 killed so many people and damaged so much property. But the water isn’t malevolent. Neither it nor the universe set out to find one hundred thousand people to harm. It was the result of the forces of nature.

The point and the plea here is that you want to have the force and the passion of a tsunami to conquer your fear and make it past that thing in your way. That thing may be external, or it may just as likely be internal.

If you choose to be more gentle, then think of a stream. It’s seemingly without force but what it does have is persistence. That stream just keeps flowing and finds its way around all the debris, all the rocks, anything in its way. You definitely want persistence so you can wear a path around, under, or through your problem. If you’re having a visceral reaction right now, take the day or two and think about it.

I’ve shared this poem before but not as part of the Daily Gratitude it has really touched me. It’s by John Roedel. I think you’ll agree that we all should want to be water.

When I am caught between a rock and a hard place ~
Let me be water.

When the path ahead is blocked ~
Let me be water.

When pressure builds from every side ~
Let me be water.

When fear hardens my heart ~
Let me be water.

When I am demanded to break or to run ~
Let me be water.

When I cannot see a way through ~
Let me be water.

Until at last, even the oldest stone in me remembers ~
water always finds a way.

Let me be water.
Let me be water.
Let me be water.

(John Roedel from “anoint this threshold”)

What matters most

Daily Gratitude: Things get rough at times. That’s part of life.

How bad they really are is dependent on how you look at things. Are you seeing insurmountable obstacles? Or are you seeing little bumps in the road that you consider to be annoyances but not debilitating? Can you re-evaluate how you look at what’s in front of you. I know you remember the several hundred times I’ve cited William Shakespeare “nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so”. This Means you can adjust your perspective of something and can see it in whatever way you want

You can make it. Draw on your experience and remind yourself of times that have been bard. How did you handle them then ? How serious do those old “horrors” seem now? Probably not as bad as they did back then. See what you can glean from revisiting the old times and your solutions.

You can put out the fire you’re in and make it through to the other side. You really can do it!

Draw on your experience as you should do in all areas of your life.

Daily Gratitude: How could you disagree with this? What excellent components for a good life.

When you’re inspired by love, you seem to see only love and good things around you. Your actions toward everyone will be kind, generous and loving. There’s not much else we could ask for in life. A person who is moved by love is the one you want around you at all times.

When that same person is guided by knowledge and inspired by love, you’ve got the best combination in the world. Actions based on knowledge lead to wisdom and one who lives in wisdom and works with love is in the best possible position in life. You want to surround yourself with these kinds of people.