Dear Wise Women,
On the heels of Thanksgiving weekend, and in the wake of the devastating events in the Middle East, I felt called to revisit the Energy of Gratitude, in particular, its power to dissolve fear, anger and judgement.
With a few revisions, I am resharing this Treasure Trove from June 14, 2020. The personal note I wrote (half way down this page) remains as true to me now as it did then.
I look forward to sharing and reflecting with you.
With love,
Patti
Loving fearlessly through gratitude is one of the most courageous things a human being can do.
- Oprah Winfrey
Marianne Willamson teaches us that there are only two emotions in life: love and fear. When we open ourselves to feeling love from a place of gratitude, something miraculous happens – fear starts to melt away. When you choose to love everything and everybody around you, you send a clear message to the universe: my love transcends fear, anger, rejection – I love even those who have hurt me, because they are the ones who need it the most. I’m thankful for every experience good or bad and for how it has shaped into the person I am today.
- Oprah Winfrey
Compassion and Forgiveness Open the Pathway towards Relating with Gratitude
“Judgement is fuelled by a sense of righteousness that the ego enjoys to the fullest. It likes nothing better than to feel that it is in the right. Being thankful is the opposite of being judgemental – when you are thankful for something or someone you can’t be judgemental at the same time. This fact has healing power. Stepping down from the judge’s chair brings a complete shift in attitude, even the person’s worst faults become something you wish to help with, not condemn. The next step towards compassion is to forgive. In the absence of judgement there is nothing to resent – grudges start to loosen their grip. When you forgive your awareness becomes more inclusive – it expands beyond “I”, “me” and “mine” …this is when the window of compassion opens. You empathize with the common humanity that links you to everyone else on earth. This shared sympathy deepens our humanity.
True compassion purifies the soul and reveals the deepest truth:
When you stop judging others, you stop judging yourself…
and once you get to that place, you are in the state of grace.”
- Deepak Chopra
