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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  It's wonderful to feel appreciation and gratitude for what you have. That's part of feeling normal because it falls within the realm of belief and acceptance. Gratitude is simply a deepening of acceptance. It would be different if you pushed gratitude all the way to shock and disbelief at your amazing or extraordinary luck -- if you do that, you'll actually be pushing those things away from you. |
I like this comment, and I was thinking while reading the blog, that in imagining how I'd feel if I was getting 10x more income, I would feel this HUGE GIANT RELIEF AAAHHHHH . . . and I've known for a long time that one of my favorite feelings is of relief, which is not so great considering that you have to go through something stressful or painful in order to feel great relief!
Today I took my old, diabetic cat to the vet, and I was somewhat concerned because she wasn't feeling well, but also not scared or upset, because I had a feeling it was probably going to be ok. It turned out she had a bit of an electrolyte imbalance so they want to put her on a potassium supplement and change her food. When I got back in the car, I felt very grateful and said a message of gratitude to the universe. In fact, the cat and I had a very nice time while lounging around in the clinic's back yard for a half hour while they got the blood panels worked up.
This is a huge difference from a situation like the one a few years ago where I was really scared because my old dog was very ill, and I was almost certain I was going to lose her, but it turned out to be something treatable, and in a couple days she was back to normal. Then my mood swung violently from fright and anxiety and begging the universe to help me, to sheer relief and joy at her recovery.
The big rush of intense relief can be addicting, and I can see how it can push money away . . . you need to have a big lack of money in order to feel intense relief at a big influx of money. It makes for a very unpleasant roller coaster ride which I have been stuck in for a long time.
Great article, Steve.
