Daily Gratitude: Ever wonder how “this” could happen to you? I think that in my metaphysical experience this is the most common theme I get from people resisting the idea that we create our world and what happens to us. And I certainly can understand it. People often talk of children with debilitating or terminal diseases and say “you’re saying this poor child created this horrible disease?” I don’t always have an answer but that doesn’t mean there isn’t one. It just means I’m not advanced enough to figure it out. And again these are just my interpretations of my training. Let’s take a major disaster such as a hurricane. You might ask “well did everyone in that area just all of a sudden decide they were going to have their lives upended? All at the same time? Come on Terrie!” No, I don’t think these humans were forceful enough to create a hurricane. But I do believe they can and do create their responses to what happened. If they believe in the strength of their thoughts, they will come out of this ok and even help a lot of other people. They will be the victors. If they simply feel victimized with no control over how they respond, they will be the victims. You can choose to be either the victim or the victor. It’s all in how you think about things. I know a few people and one in particular who’s got 3 hellish diagnoses (all at once) right now. She could easily be justified in rolling over and giving up. But she isn’t. She had chosen to be a victor and I believe that if anyone has a chance to “win” against these 3 formidable forces, she does. But you know what? Even if she doesn’t “win” (by our standards), she has already won because of the attitude with which she’s entered into this. She may help someone else (maybe someone she doesn’t even know) turn around and go from despair to hope and the willingness to fight. How great would that be? Think about things that aren’t as you’d really like them to be in your life. How can you approach them differently to look for that thing I always talk about A the “seed of equivalent benefit”. If you look hard enough, you can find it.