A Time to Give Thanks

Dear God/Goddess, Here it is Thanksgiving in the US, and there is so much for me to be thankful for. So many times I forget to really take stock, and appreciate things in my life. Why is that? I used to not want to really focus on the good things in my life, because I felt I might jinx it. The more I liked having something or someone in my life, the more I worried about losing it or them. Now I understand that the state of appreciation, of being thankful will certainly not jinx anything, but instead bring more of the things I am appreciating, not that is why I feel appreciative. But why is it so hard to appreciate something, often not really appreciating something until we have lost it, or almost lost it. Why do I so often forget to appreciate many things in my life?

My Dear Sweet Child, We welcome you. At this time of year, one tends to take stock and focus more on who is in your life, wanting to be around friends and family. Thinking about what you want to get them for Christmas, if that is your tradition. Even if you don’t follow this Christian tradition, often the whole world will feel a difference around this time of year. There is a slight different energy that is created by so many people all over thinking about family and friends.

You asked why you often don’t appreciate things as much as you would like. Life is full of busy times, and often you can get very busy, but have you not noticed that the happier you are the more appreciative you are? You did chose to be in this life and in this body, to be able to appreciate things. And, in order to really appreciate things you have to have the opportunities to have all choices in life. Life can be appreciated for life itself. But having the contrasts in life, allows you to experience the state of appreciation fully. Like you said life is full of choices and often someone doesn’t appreciate something until they lose it or almost lose it.

It can’t be good to have to think or have that experience of losing something to really appreciate it, how can you help us to really get there without having to dwell on the losing part?

Well, on this day of Thanksgiving, what happens when you give thanks?

All I know is that I feel better, feel more loving. This day is all about giving thanks for everything in our lives, especially friends and family. But it can be very hard for some people, it can be very painful if someone can’t be with their loved ones, or is homeless and there isn’t much to be thankful for. Are these some of the forms of contrast you were talking about? Could you explain further?

Life is full of opportunities and choices. No matter what is happening, and what or who is or is not in your life, there can always be something to be thankful for. We do not say you have to be thankful, this is not a have to, only a wonderful way to raise your vibration and feel more love in your heart. Think back to some of your favorite memories, a time when you were really touched by something. Were you feeling the feeling of appreciation at the time, or a form of it? These feelings are very close to your true state, your Soul. These will be times you will remember well, the times you have given thanks. That is why we are suggesting to give thanks, and appreciate the moments and people in your life.

You will notice that the more you appreciate these things, the more things you will have to appreciate, and that just adds to the wonderful state of connecting with your Soul. You are this way in spirit, but you wanted to come to this body and life, to have all the contrast and choices to know what it is really like to appreciate something. A small example could be getting a hot shower after camping for days. You might take a shower most everyday, and not really appreciate it, but after going days out in the wilderness getting cold and dirty, doesn’t that hot shower feel exceptionally wonderful? Your True Self is always experiencing wonderful things, but your Soul likes to get a full experience of appreciation. So take this time to stop and allow your Soul to live life fully, and know how lucky you truly are to get to be there, and experience all you do.

I give Thanks to you, for this connection and creating a venue to share these words with others. And all that is in my life.