Seeing the 'Positive' in the 'Negative' - a daily inspiration

August 21 - Seeing the 'Positive' in the 'Negative' - a daily inspiration
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How many times in the past has something “negative” happened to us, or that we were a part of, yet later through introspection we realize that the experience only helped us become more peaceful and wiser beings? If that “negative” event assisted us in our growth, then wasn’t that “negative” event or experience actually a “positive” experience? Should we not be bowing in gratitude to our past self for the courage and fortitude it took to assist us in becoming who we are today? I know I am. I now know that when I look at my younger self, I am grateful for what he perceived he had to go through to assist him in becoming me. And now when I go through what he went through, instead of perceiving things in a “negative” light, I now simply smile, appreciate how the moment is manifesting itself, and then in full trust I offer gratitude for it and move on. And because now, my present-self smiles, I know that my future self will laugh at all I once took so seriously.
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