{"id":7961,"date":"2023-10-31T15:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/?p=7961"},"modified":"2023-11-20T06:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T11:01:29","slug":"gratitude-in-the-face-of-frustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/gratitude-in-the-face-of-frustration","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude in the Face of Frustration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we are in the month of November, a time of harvest, sharing & gratitude.
\nAs I look around enjoying the shift in seasons, taking in the magic of autumn here in the northeast, just when I thought I had seen it all, pow \u2013 here comes something else.
\nWe are constantly finding chaos around us, some minor, some major, some chaos is part of our doing & some is out of our control.
\nHow often do you find yourself frustrated, annoyed or even angry at the state of the world?
\nHow can you feel gratitude in the face of so much unrest?
\nIn the best of times there will always be something triggering our emotions.<\/p>\n

Here are some things to remember:<\/strong>
\nYou are only responsible for you. You do not have the \u201cpower\u201d to \u201cfix\u201d anyone.
\nYou do have the power to take care of yourself, to become grounded, to find your peace & your gratitude. You deserve this and more.
\nYou do have the power to be compassionate, kind, and caring: first to yourself, then your capacity to be for others is greatly enhanced.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Gratitude<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

How to get started? How to get out of all the noise?
\nBegin with you.
\nFind a quiet place, sit comfortably and be with yourself, take this time to \u201cnotice.\u201d
\nFocus on the moment, find 3 things you are grateful for right now & experience the feeling.
\nExample: I am grateful to sit here comfortably. I am grateful to see the sunshine\/moonlight\/clouds\/raindrops. I am grateful I can feel this gratitude and peace within me.<\/p>\n

The world is filled with peace, chaos, gratitude, resentment, joy, sadness, hope & despair. It can be challenging to not get swept away in all these emotions.
\nEveryday life can pull you in all directions. The more you can manage daily life, the stronger your foundation of grounding becomes. You have a greater capacity to feel gratitude & be compassionate when you are grounded.<\/p>\n

You will be surprised how one small thing can make a difference.
\nThis is what recently happened to me.
\nI got in my car to go to a workshop at a place I have never been, with people I had not yet met.
\nAs I began to drive, I noticed something smelled! Sniff sniff, is it me? Do I have body odor?
\nThis is bad. I look down in the cup holder & I see remnants of onion salsa \u2013 Oy! My boyfriend drove my car yesterday \u2013 this is what he leaves me? Now I am fuming! I am going to stink & bring this stink into a new place, meeting new people \u2013 how horrifying!<\/p>\n

Then it hit me, I must be in a \u201cSeinfeld episode.\u201d There was an episode of the show \u201cSeinfeld\u201d where the parking attendant contaminated \u2018Jerry\u2019s car\u201d with a pungent odor. Everyone who drove or rode in his car came out smelling! I started to laugh silly \u2013 I must be \u201cElaine\u201d.\u00a0 By the time I reached my destination, I was feeling wonderful, grateful to enjoy the day, rather than show up in a fowl angry mood.\u00a0 Feeling grateful I didn\u2019t bring the \u201cstink\u201d into the room with me. Feeling grateful to enjoy a wonderful workshop, learning new things, meeting new people.
\nThis could have gone another way; I could have continued to get angry at a situation I had no control over. A minor event could have distracted me to a point where I was more concerned about \u201cme\u201d rather than grateful for this enjoyable opportunity. \u00a0Has something like this ever happened to you? \u00a0I am sure it has.
\nLearning to do the best you can in any situation can change the dynamic of the outcome.
\nYour biggest influence on others is much more than the words you say, it is how you are \u201cbeing\u201d.
\nHow do you want to influence those around you? Be grateful for where you are, what you have, who you \u201cbe.\u201d You will find it all coming back to you in abundance!<\/p>\n

Experience the energy of gratitude with Lois, Thursday Mornings: https:\/\/bit.ly\/WeeklyOnlineCirclewLois<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Lois Kramer-Perez, CHt. Certified Feng Shui, NLP, Past Life Regression & Energy Clearing Practitioner.<\/span>
\nMaster Teacher https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/<\/a><\/u><\/span>
\nA Catalyst to Inspire You To Seek and Create New Possibilities in YOUR Life. Feng Shui Your Space and<\/span>\u00a0Your Soul, schedule your free discover your shui call www.callwithlois.com<\/a><\/u><\/span>
\nlois@loiskramerperez.com<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":7964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,70,10],"tags":[89],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7961"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8042,"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7961\/revisions\/8042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consciousdesigninstitute.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}