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April / May 2007
by Barbara Davies, ND by Freddy Silva by Shelley Yates Beyond the Secret: The Law of Attraction for World Peace by Julia King RAW versus PASTEURIZED MILK - part one by Lisa Marie Bhattacharya (Whitaker)
Horoscopes for February and March (pdf file format) by Laura
Marketing for Healing Professionals by Juliet Austin, MA, Marketing Coach
by Yoga Teacher Sheri Kauhausen
Inspirations by Devrah Laval
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Inspirations - THE SECRET OF GRATITUDEby Devrah Laval
Everyday of our lives, we exchange energy with another person in some form, whether it be the waitress, the gas station attendant, our partner, our kids or our colleagues. In all of these interactions we probably say the words, “Thank you” at least a dozen times a day. But have we ever taken the time to really understand the essence of the words: “Thank you?”
Who are we really thanking? Are these just empty words that we’ve learned from our parents or society, to be said only when someone gives us something that we want, or is there a hidden secret locked within these very words? In our busy lives we usually stay on the surface with our interactions because we don’t have the time to dive more deeply into life.
But lurking just below the superficial appearances lies the true wealth and love that our hearts and souls are longing for. I discovered this secret doorway many years ago when I was coming out of a deep meditation. I just happened to glance at my hand and something strange happened. I couldn’t stop looking at this hand, as if seeing it for the very first time, I thought to myself, “I could never create this hand on my own… something / someone created me.”
I was awestruck in that moment because I suddenly and mysteriously realized the gift of love that my hand actually was. These hands, that I had till then taken for granted, revealed the truth to me. I couldn’t believe my eyes, as I looked in amazement at how every tendon, bone and muscle moved in the most perfect way and how every finger was designed to pluck the many notes of this life and to allow me to give and receive the love that this life offered. I could not stop saying, “Thank you, thank you, thank you,” to the source of this life.
I saw that the true secret of life is that we already are love, but it is hidden from us by the minds’ constant focus on the outer forms. Everything we need is already within us. It struck me how blessed we all are just to be alive. This experience unlocked a door to a world of infinite love within me. I recognized that the abundance and love that we are seeking outside of our selves will never fulfill us for very long. But the love that is available to us from the Source or the Creator, cannot be surpassed by anything of this world, and is filled with infinitely more riches than we could ever imagine.
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I also realized that if I could only look more deeply beyond the superficial appearances, I would invariably find this love always waiting for me to simply turn my gaze its way. It would be available regardless of what I had been feeling or thinking, just as the sun’s rays make no distinction on where they shine.
With this new understanding, I began to see others differently in that I saw that it was the source of all life that was in fact giving love to me through others and that same source was giving love back to others through me. I began to understand what oneness really is. And if we actually knew how perfect we already are, we could not judge or hurt others or ourselves because it is the same one power that flows through and animates each one of us. I heard a saint once say that it wasn’t how much that we’ve manifested here that means anything, it’s how much we’ve loved that makes our lives meaningful and rich. With this understanding we could stop the war that we are all fighting both inside and out. Imagine if you would, a world where we could feel true gratitude as we received the service from the waitress. Imagine if we could look beyond the appearances of other’s roles to see the very source of life that they are, even if they don’t know or see it themselves. We could look into their eyes and silently say, “Thank you” to their eternal self. So every bank clerk, partner, friend, politician, gas station attendant etc. would become yet another opportunity to say thank you to the creator of all life. Once we know the secret of true gratitude, we would realize that nothing or nobody needs to be changed or “fixed,” they need only to be loved and thanked. And if we all could practice this secret, in just one moment, we could turn our world from one of conflict to one of love. The Kiss of Gratitude
...Let me gratefully kiss this cup
Let me gratefully kiss and worship your eyes
How can I thank you
(Excerpt from The Magic Doorway into the Divine) Devrah Laval is the author of The Magic Doorway into the Divine. Please address any comments or questions to: devrahlaval@telus.net or visit: www.themagicdoorway.com |
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