I realized sometime back that all my defects of character are my gifts, my Golden Goose. I keep saying that I haven't had a bad day since I retired, but, in truth, I haven't had a bad day since I realized that.
The Golden Goose is the defect du jour. There's always something. Since I accept that nothing is in the past tense with me, I have learned to get grateful for everything. Whatever is ticking me today is that which I can use in my search for still more spiritual growth today.
Nothing else is such an effective prod. Knowing that to remove this character defect I should, I want to, I must...do naught because each leaves the burden of removal on me. That is like asking a handcuffed person to walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls. The chances of success are slim to nil.
Living an attitude of gratitude keeps a constant "Thank You" flowing...without thought therefore without reasoning mind deciding whether this one is thank-able or not. Unless it is wrapped in gold, it's rarely thank-able to the reasoning mind.
The reasoning mind, driven by the ego, will never find a less-than-wonderful appearing thing to be thank-able. My greatest gift awoke within me looking unwanted, ugly, bad and not good for me...I thank God for it daily.
That being true, then the current "Oh no, not that" can be...no, IS...thank-able.
Thank You.
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