Sowing the seeds of appreciation What is appreciation? It is living in a state of thankful recognition and gratitude to someone for acting the way they do. It is the act of estimating the quality of things and giving then their proper value. It comes from the clear, unfettered perception or internal recognition of their aesthetic quality. It can also be an increase in the value of something by an awareness of its inherent value. It comes from the Latin ‘apprécier’ which means the ‘action of estimating quality’ of something. If you notice, it says the ‘action’, not the recognition. It is the ‘expression of high or favorable estimation’ [dictionary]. What does this mean? Is appreciation static or dynamic? According to its definition it requires a subsequent action to the recognition of value in something or someone. When you feel appreciative toward someone else, do you tell them? Do you sow seeds of gratitude? Do you recognize their talents, skills and abilities? Do you honor them with your praise for their efforts in sharing Divine love? Or do you just keep it to yourself? If you don’t share it, you are bottling up Divine love and blocking the flow of well-being through you into others which results in you blocking your own good from coming to you. Why on earth would anyone in their right mind do this? Is it because they are selfish? Is it because they just don’t know? Or is it because they believe that there is a limited supply of Divine love? The omniverse grows and expands and the more you sow, the more you reap. There is NEVER a limited supply of ANYTHING! There is only a limited perception in seeing everything! By sowing the seeds of appreciation to others you are allowing Divine love to flow through you and create beauty in their lives as well as yours! It is a win-win-win situation for them, you AND the Divine! The more we share Divine love, the more we all grow and expand into an awareness of Divine abundance and experience the peace, understanding and joy that the Divine has gracefully blessed us with to share with others! Sow greatness and appreciation into others by recognizing their inner divinity. See the Divine within them and encourage their expression of beauty into our world. Be ye therefore appreciative! ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:00:02 +0000
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