InnerSelf Daily Inspiration 12-14-2018: I am beginning to find a way to feel gratitude.

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Friday, December 14th, 2018

Focus for today: I am beginning to find a way to feel gratitude.

There are certain critical turning points when grief and despair begin to transform into acceptance, contentment, and Love. In my own life, and in the stories people have shared with me over the years, I have seen three common ingredients that seem to signal the moment when the weight of depression and disappointment starts to lift:

1. When we begin to find a way to give to others again.
2. When we begin to find a way to connect with and love others again.
3. When we begin to find a way to feel gratitude again.

In the experience of grief, we generally find ourselves caught in despair and outrage that a loved one has been "taken" from us. In those moments, we find it difficult to be thankful that we had them for whatever period of time we did. We forget to be thankful that they were a part of our life and that they made extraordinary contributions to shaping our character and our life experience. We are lost in loss. In those moments we tend to forget all we had, and still have. Finding our way into that remembering and gratefulness can be a delicate dance.

Excerpted from the InnerSelf article:

Transforming Grief And Despair Into Acceptance, Contentment, And Love
Written by John Welshons

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