The Secret Super Powers of Appreciation!!
In such a beautiful world that we find ourselves living in today, there’s sadly an ever-increasing global trend where ‘fault finding’ has become the new ‘norm’ in an attempt to help create lasting solutions.
One has to take stock and ask, ‘Is that really helping?’ Whilst it’s important to acknowledge what’s ‘not working’ have we then gone and got ourselves lost in that ‘forest’ of dysfunction?
So, let’s take a look at the possibilities of what a little Appreciation could do to turn things around and delve into just a few of the main ‘Secret Super Powers’ that come when we choose to Appreciate instead of finding fault.
So, what is ‘Appreciation?’ There are some lovely definitions, however, this is the one that rings true in my heart:
”APPRECIATION is the ability to cut through the immediate landscape or moment in time and see the genuine positives in ANY situation. This enables us to ‘add fuel’ to the fire we wish and choose to grow. What we love and appreciate then grows and builds momentum, sometimes despite our lives and the possible moments of challenge, turning life’s ‘lessons’ into some of our greatest gifts instead. Appreciation is also like a laser beam that cuts through and validates your positive steps and moments and brings them into the foreground, so we can stay on track and keep moving forward and building on that.”
We each always have the right to choose, even when we feel without choice. Some choices support and nurture us and raise us or our work projects up; then there are the choices which take us in the opposite direction, leading us to feel sometimes hopeless or a victim about our lives, our projects or at work. Neither choice is better or worse, yet simply spawn different consequences.
The good news is Appreciation has no bias and works simply when applied! Finding that ‘one’ thing to appreciate and staying true to that, will birth a new way for Hope and change to ground, though it will take some effort initially as all effective habits do. Simple, but not always easy at first. One day at a time, one choice in each moment and expect to make some mistakes along the way, as all great leaders and Statements throughout time have done so. The difference between us and these great giants in history that have changed the world for the better, is that they learn from their mistakes and seldom make the same one twice. They have learned to Appreciate the journey.
As one of my favourite authors, Richard Bach once wrote in his book ‘One’, “There’s no disaster that can’t become a blessing and no blessing that can’t become a disaster.” The secret ingredient is Appreciation.
Secret Super Power #One
Appreciation is YOUR choice! How empowering is that!! You just have to find one thing to accept and appreciate each day and bring your focus to that. Light begets more Light, Success begets more Success. Appreciation begets more Appreciation. It's in your hands.
Secret Super Power #Two
With Appreciation, all perceived failures can become your greatest gifts. We just have to look for the gift of the lesson they bring, acknowledge, and heed the learnings and let the ‘old ways go,’ choosing to do things differently next time. There’s always a ‘silver lining.’
Secret Super Power #Three
Each time you chose to Appreciate something in your life or work, you lay another brick in your pathway leading you towards building a more loving and harmonious outcome. How Hopeful and inspirational is that! One step at a time.
So never stop looking for ways to appreciate and support yourselves and your lives and the ones you love, because it all starts with you and if you allow it, the enrichment will be beyond your wildest dreams!
Jacqui Sheales
18 September 2022
With love for my sister-in-arms Belinda xo
