Generally I try to read a few pages every night of a spiritual book before going to sleep. This week I started Neale Donald Walsch's book ' Happier than God'. It was a book I had previously over looked, mainly because of the title and then I read a review somewhere and decided it sounded like something that would interest me.
I got to the chapter about 'The miracle that will change your life'. And Neale was writing about having gratitude, nope... nothing new there. But what really struck me was when he went onto to say
"The next time you are confronted with any undesired outcome, result or experience, just stop. Stop right in the middle of whatever's going on. Just ..... Stop.
Close your eyes for the smallest moment and say inside your head. "Thank you God."
Take one good, deep breath and say it again.
"Thank you for this gift, and the treasure that it holds for me." "
This really hit home and sunk in. It really changed how I saw those disastrous moments we are faced with in our lives.. I have always wondered how do you deal with those things that bug you, upset you or make you angry. How do you really think positive thoughts in times like these. I think the Universe just provided me with an answer. Thank you God. :-)