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March 31, 2009 |
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Welcome to "Karen's
Korner!"
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Have you ever felt jealous of someone’s success or
achievement? Envious someone had something you’d like for
yourself? I know I have. How about thrown a tantrum in
attempt to get your own way? Guilty here. Maybe even hoped
they’d at least feel bad? Sigh. I’ve done that too!
Are any of these responses beneficial to anyone involved? Of
course not. These responses actually put us in a lower
energy state. If you doubt this just consider how you feel
after such an occurrence.
In order to achieve desired
results we need to strive to function from a higher
energy state. The main reason to keep ourselves in a higher
energy state is to allow more good things to flow to us.
Surrendering to a lower energy state instead blocks the very
things we desire. Therefore we would be better served if we
appreciated every success, including others’ and even when
they have something we wished we had.
This of course is the challenging part to apply. Recently I
had the great pleasure to visit Sea World with loved ones.
If you’ve never been to Sea World first let me say I believe
it’s an experience worth having. Every day there’s at least
one “Shamu” show. Shamu is the general term for the killer
whales, though they each have their own name.
At every show a child is pre-selected to have the unique
opportunity to share their dream with the audience, meet
“Shamu” up close, pet its fin and feed the whale a fish. As
a result of sitting near the little girl who was selected
for the show we learned selection is an arbitrary process.
This little girl was with her parents, a younger sister, and
an older brother. Her younger sister was quite distraught
she wasn’t chosen and could not participate with her sister.
Then the girl chosen expressed feeling guilty and questioned
partaking in the opportunity.
As I overheard this interaction I had compassion for both
girls and reflected how as humans we tend to respond in
these types of situations. We say we support other people,
especially loved ones, and their dreams, good fortune etc
and yet at the moment of impact most of us feel cheated or
shorted when we aren’t the direct recipient. What is often
overlooked is that since everything is energy when we feel
envious we are figuratively pushing our wishes away from us.
If we could shift ourselves to a place of joy we keep the
channels open for opportunities for our desires. By no means
am I implying this is easy.
Additionally isn’t it ironic how when we are the direct
beneficiary we often shift to lower energy by creating guilt
and doubt. These may appear to come from outside ourselves
but they are self-induced. No one can create them for us
unless we decide to play that game.
What if we chose joy over being jealous? Wouldn’t that feel
better? A gremlin may counter, “but I’m
still without!” Maybe in that situation; remember we
need to transform the
garbage generating gremlins; and there’ll be
another time where you are the direct recipient. Besides,
don’t you wish people were happy for your successes? Granted
these are little girls in this example. How many of us
though are far beyond their years yet respond on their
level?
What if we could demonstrate and truly feel the supportive
behavior we desired from others when we appear “cheated or
shorted” by life? Wouldn’t joy feel better than jealous?
Wouldn’t that be a powerful role model? Wouldn’t you prefer
people share in the joy of your accomplishments?
The best way I’ve learned to create this shift is to
practice living in appreciation. Many people learn to
appreciate their challenges as opportunities though this is
not the place to start. Set yourself up for success and
begin by appreciating what you actually feel joy about on a
daily basis. This requires a conscious commitment. The more
appreciation you express the greater the joy. The more joy
you feel, the more you appreciate. This is a beneficial
cycle that builds
personal empowerment. Conscious or unconscious you
choose in every aspect of life and experience the associated
result. What will it be for you Joy or Jealous?
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Joy is an
inward singing that cannot be silenced by outward negative
circumstances. Yes, even when life seemingly is falling
apart. Robert D. Foster
Joy shared is joy doubled. Johann von Goethe
Profound joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates
the path of life. Mother Teresa |
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