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Daily Gratitude Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 9 - September 2005
Putting Gratitude To Work For You
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Thanks for all your responses to the survey about times for teleconferences. I'll have a special notice out in a couple of days about the results. I can tell you that we will be having two times for the calls due to the demand from around the world.

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Like everyone else we are greatly saddened by the suffering caused by the hurricane and the flooding in the southern United States. Please review last month's article on the Law of Polarity for ideas about how to find things to be grateful for in the midst of tragedy. Then do what you feel led to do to support the relief effort.

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Today we have an article on a very common situation, which is dealing with the difficult and aggravating people that sometimes appear in our lives.

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"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. . . . You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. " -- Walt Disney

In the Gratitude ebook I talk about the benefits of being grateful for everything and everyone in our lives. And, for most of us, most of the time, we do have a lot to be grateful for.

But what about those times when we have one of those totally annoying, timewasting, resistant, critical, uncooperative, pain in the you-know-what people in our life?

I was thinking of this last week when I was talking witrh a friend who is a minister. She commented that when she took the position with her church she met one particular woman who she could see was going to be all of those things, and more.

But she put it in a different light when she said, "I knew immediately that she was going to be one of my greatest teachers."

So why would someone who the world would call a royal pain in the butt be considered a great teacher, in the sense of someone to appreciate? Is this just minister-speak, because ministers are supposed to be nice?

Well, I know a lot of ministers, because my wife is one, and I can assure you that they can be just as blunt as you or I. What this minister was saying was that she was choosing a different viewpoint, choosing to see the value in this difficult relationship.

You see, the people in our lives are often there because of our level of awareness - our consciousness. Difficult people have the job of reflecting back to us our shadow self, the parts of us that we don't like and want to hide from ourselves and others. Often when there is something in another person that offends us or annoys us, it's just the thing in ourself that we can't accept. We get to practice acceptance with them until we get it.

So if we are dealing with someone who is critical, uncooperative and stubborn, we can recognize the mirror of those traits in ourselves. We can accept that they exist, and love ourselves anyway. It does not mean that we have to express those traits, just quit denying that we have them.

The shadow self is an important part of who we are and can and should be loved just like the parts of us we like. When we accept ourselves in our wholeness and in our imperfections, then we can genuinely accept others.

Difficult people are very valuable teachers. Not only do they reveal our shadow but they give us practice in patience and in loving the unlovable. We can be genuinely grateful for them. They're a version of the "kick in the teeth" that Walt Disney was referring to in the quote.

This does not mean that we need to subject ourselves to abuse or extended difficulty. Learn the lesson, honor the person, and then move on. If we don't learn the lesson, well, then, we'll just have to repeat the class. So it's your choice, as always.

That's what my minister friend was referring to. She chose to see this person as her teacher, learn the lesson, as difficult as it was, and then separate herself from the relationship. It's the best plan.

So who are the teachers in your life right now? Can you be grateful for them? If you have a good story, share it with us through the Comments form on the web site.

Have a great month. I am grateful for each and every one of you!

Peace and love,
Wes

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