Abraham: Emotion Of Appreciation Vs. Attitude of Gratitude
Oh they're all standing on their chairs.
If you feel that you have something
that you really want to talk about
that we have not addressed at all
let us see your hand.
If you feel that there is something
that you really want to talk about
that we have not addressed at all
that you feel that you are
in vibrational proximity of
and it will only take a very small
amount of time
to bring you into alignment with it -
You've mentioned it but -
No the question I have is -
Appreciation.
You've used the word a lot
and other people have used it
but what is it really?
Because I -
I did read the definition and it was
something about
to see the nature of
or to increase the value of
and
I use appreciation a lot to
turn downstream.
And I just wondered
if you would expand on that.
Well we are glad you looked it up
in the -
in the very literal sense because
to increase the value of is
so inherent in what we're talking about also.
Now think about
the contrast that you live
and the asking that you're offering and -
and The Stream that's moving.
And then think about
reaching for thoughts that feel better
and thoughts that feel better
until you truly come into a vibration
of appreciation and
for sake of comparison
we would say
the vibration of true love -
that feeling of being in love
that feeling that you have sometimes
when you see someone
and you just feel like you're
moving through one another.
The feeling that you have when you are
looking at the innocence of a child
and feeling the
beauty and power of that child.
In other words
love and appreciation
are identical vibrations.
It's the vibration of alignment
with who you are.
It's the absence of resistance.
It's the absence of doubt and fear.
It's the absence of self denial or -
or hatred to others.
It's the absence
of everything that feels bad
and the presence
of everything that feels good
and as you focus yourself
more and more downstream
until you get in the vicinity
of that love and appreciation
it just calls you to it
in a very powerful way.
Conversely
let's talk about the difference between
let's say gratitude and appreciation.
Many people use them interchangeably
but we don't feel
the same vibrational essence
in them at all.
Because when you feel gratitude
often you are looking at a struggle
that you've overcome
and feeling grateful.
In other words happy that
you're not still in the struggle
but you are still
messing with that vibration
just a little bit in that you see.
In other words the difference between
inspiration which is being called
to who you are
and motivation which is trying to
make yourself go somewhere -
That's -
That's a similar difference you see.
And so appreciation is that
tuned in tapped in turned on.
Appreciation is
vibrational alignment
with who I have become.
The state of appreciation is
me being in sync
with the whole
of that which I am.
Being in a state of appreciation is
seeing whatever I'm looking at
through the eyes of Source.
And when you are in
that state of appreciation
you could walk down a crowded street
with all kinds of things
that a lot of other people find
reason to criticize
or even worry about
and you would not have access to them
because your vibration of appreciation
is picking out for you
things of a different vibrational nature.
A state of appreciation
is a state of godliness.
A state of appreciation
is being who you really are.
A state of appreciation
is who you were the day you were born
and who you will be
the moment you die
and it would be
if we were standing in your physical shoes
your quest in every moment.
But the tricky thing is -
Joseph Campbell used the word bliss
and we think it's equal.
Follow your bliss.
Sometimes you can't get a whiff of bliss
from where you are.
So we say
if you're in despair
follow your revenge
it's downstream.
If you're in revenge
follow your hatred
it's downstream.
If you're in hatred
follow your anger
it's downstream.
If you're in anger
follow your frustration
it's downstream.
If you're in frustration
follow your hope
it's downstream.
If you're in hope
now you're in the vicinity
of appreciation.
Once you get into the vibration of hope
now begin making lists of things
that you feel good about
and fill your notebooks full of them.
Make lists of positive aspects.
Make lists of things you love.
Go to the restaurant
and look for you favorite things
and never complain about anything.
Look for the thing
that you like the best
even if there was only one thing
in all of it that you like
give it your undivided attention
and use it as your excuse
to be who you are.
Use it as your excuse
to be who you are.
And as you use those things
that shine bright
and make you feel good
as your excuse to give your attention
and as your excuse to be who you are
you'll tune to who you are
and the whole world will
begin to transform before your eyes.
It's not your job
to transform it for others
but it is your job
to transform it for you.
We have enjoyed this interaction immensely.
It is lovely to come together
with those like you
who are coming to know who you are.
We are appreciating that which you are.
And as we see you
through our eyes of Source
we have to say to you
you have nothing to complain about
but there is nothing wrong
with your complaining.
Because in your complaining
you just launch more rockets
and you just make more
vibrational escrow.
You just make the world
a better and better place
by living in it
so you can't get it wrong
and you never get it done.
And from our vantage point
we feel only love and appreciation
for your willingness to come
and participate
and to take thought beyond
that which it has been before.
Not just in this forum
but in life itself.
You know
you can't get it wrong
and when you have
your croaking experience
you will then realize fully
the value that you have offered
to All That Is
and you will revel in it
and you will feel good about it.
It is our desire
that you start feeling some of that now.
It is our desire that
you start giving yourselves a break.
Lighten up.
Be easier on yourself and others.
Look for things to love and appreciate
and find the true you
that came forth to live this life experience.
There is great love here for you
and as always we remain
blissfully joyfully appreciatively
incomplete.