Daily Gratitude: Can you imagine how your world could change if you really believed this? What if you could see what others think of as a disaster as an opportunity for people to come together and help others? What if, instead of complaining that it rained and messed up some Saturday or Sunday plan you had, you could see how it enabled you to do something else with the kids- something they brought you even closer together? How we interpret things is based on what we’ve previously experienced AND on how we’ve reacted to those things. Some people have Scrooge for a parent and others have Pollyanna. Why is that important? Because our parents/guardians are who have most likely taught us how to respond to things. Some people are fortunate enough to have a progressive parent who believes in and teaches that there is a pearl forming from that pebble in your shoe that is currently causing you pain. This type of person will learn to look for the good in everything and will be patient enough to wait for that good to show up. Therefore they don’t go ballistic when something “goes wrong “. They just look at it as if the oyster hasn’t opened yet but when it does, boy will that pearl be beautiful. What’s in your background? Can you change the way you look at things so that you just know something good will happen. Remember how I’ve told you that Catherine Ponder (possibly the First Lady of metaphysics) declares everything good! Can you try that for a week and keep track of all that happens and how often you say it. Then sit back and see what happens regarding the things you declared good vs the ones you didn’t.