Empower Newsletter – September 2015
Welcome to the September 2015 edition of the Empower Newsletter and the beginning of Spring. This month the focus is on being grateful for everything that happens in life.
Did you know?
‘there is a good side to adversity’
Sometimes we forget that without adversity we do not appreciate the opposite!
We appreciate more through adversity than we would if we didn’t know it. In other words if we always had the opposite we wouldn’t know any different!
It’s another great way to be grateful for our lives and what we have experienced. Without the tough times and hardships we wouldn’t be the fantastic people we are today. Adversity shapes and moulds us!
I believe everything in our life happens for a reason, and even more than that, everything happens for GOOD reasons. Sometimes we don’t know what that reason is at the time, and sometimes we will never know! We don’t need to be aware of the reason; it’s about coming out the other side with more personal growth! You see these experiences help to make us stronger and the person we are today!
The example I love to use is about romantic relationships ending! At the time we are devastated, crushed, heartbroken and sometimes lost. It feels like the end of the world, something no amount of time will change. Then time passes, and we find ourselves in another relationship that is even better than the one before! We have become more knowing about what we do want and what we don’t want in a relationship. What has happened previously has helped to mould and shape us into the person we are today. Just think if your previous relationship had not ended, you would not be experiencing the one you are in today! So the good reason that your relationship ended is so you could be in a better one!
Even if you are not aware of the reason for something happening in your life that’s okay, it’s all about having faith that it is happening for good reasons and being grateful for the opportunity of the growth.
It will also help to ‘reframe’ what something means. Reframing means to change the definition we have placed on something. I believe there is always a different positive spin we can put on a situation to make it work to our advantage.
So next time you find yourself in a situation of adversity, it will help you to get through it more peacefully and with more acceptance by having faith that it is all happening for a good reason!
Definition
Adversity
1. Adverse or unfavourable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress.
2. An adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance.
Something to Ponder
For most of us, when life throws us an unexpected curveball, we do not anticipate later feeling grateful for the experience.
Yet, surprisingly, this is exactly what the data suggests.
According to Powell and Garlington, (2012), when studying those who have gone through a traumatic experience, a substantial percentage report at least some positive change as a result of their experience.
And the most frequently reported area of change is ‘Gratitude’.
Quotes of the Month
“You normally have to be bashed about a bit by life to see the point of daffodils, sunsets and uneventful nice days.”
~ Alain de Botton ~
Affirmation Corner
‘I clearly see all there is to be grateful for in life. Through gratitude my world expands.’
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August 31, 2015 9:11 pm
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