Can you name a time in your life when adversity of some sort kicked you square in the teeth yet you forged ahead? Did you grow in character, maturity, and grace? Did you even manage to show gratitude for that not so pleasant experience?
If so, you have risen to a level of awareness and consciousness well beyond that of the masses, and you are undoubtedly on the path to creating the life of your dreams. If not, you likely felt like a victim and/or blamed someone or something for what happened to you. Did you give up, complain about how hard your life was, or play the "why me" game? Then you likely found yourself remaining on a lower plane and experiencing more adversity, resulting in your not getting any closer to where you want to be in life or manifesting the life of our dreams.
Why is it so important for us to embrace adversity? And, why is it equally as important for us to show our gratitude for any adversity? If you don't already know the answer to these questions, you may very well have an "aha" moment when you read and absorb the answer here. It's because every adversity holds within it a lesson to be learned. If we do not recognize the lesson adversity brings to us, it will continue to come to us in one form or another until that lesson is fully understood and appreciated.
In other words, every adversity that comes our way comes to us to teach us something-to make us aware, to build our character, to shift our perspective, or to help us grow. Adversity comes to us for all of these reasons and more.
If you were to ask the most successful people you know how they handle adversity, they would likely tell you they understood that it held a valuable lesson for them. They would likely also tell you that they now hold that experiential wisdom and will carry it with them and not make the same mistake again. In addition, they also know they can share this wisdom with others to save them a similar negative learning experience. And, most will express their gratitude to God, Universe, Higher Spirit, or whomever that higher power is for them for having given them the opportunity to learn and grow through that adversity.
This is all part of our process in expanding our awareness and raising our level of consciousness. Although in the early stages of our expansion and growth it may seem contrary to us to show gratitude for any adversity, as we progress and learn, its purpose becomes very obvious and in fact crystal clear to us.
The point here is be aware, be present, and catch yourself if you fall back into a pattern of victimization or blame when adversity next knocks on your door. Accept the adversity, give it consideration, and embrace it for the lesson to be learned. Then show sincere gratitude for the lesson that came out of it and the adversity that brought you that newly acquired life experience.
You will then experience growth that will expand your character, knowledge, and consciousness to a higher level that serves you well and opens the doors to success, happiness, and fulfilment. And, you won't have to experience a repeat occurrence of a same or similar adversity the Universe is certain to send you until you get the point. This is only one of the many advantages of living life through a higher consciousness or as I like to refer to it, "from a soul perspective."
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