I have been asked in the past few days to consider the implications of fear in
business success. What has come to mind is really not related to fear but
rather to the object of the fear and how we have an opportunity to re-capture
the image of it in a new way. One of the keys to spiritual wellness and also,
with some irony to business success is a choice to approach all things with
gratitude. I want here to thank Gary for his last post which included this
theme within. Even as seasoned facilitators it can be a habitual reaction to
many events that we perceive as negative to simply disregard the importance of
how they may in some way be of benefit to us. By internally shifting our
perception to one that includes gratitude for the situation we then have an
ability to see things in a shifted perspective that often leads to a movement
that is free of fear. This is not to say that we ought to simply ignore red
flags that pop up in our lives as warnings of danger and help us to steer in a
direction that is safe. What I am attempting to say is that in any situation
we can adopt an attitude of being thankful for it. Period. Just thankful.
When we do that our consciousness is allowed to function in a much different
setting. We can choose actions motivated by loving kindness rather than fear
and possibly anger. We hold no sway over the actions of another but we can
make systemic differences simply by choosing gratitude for anything we
encounter. In the latest postings on health and wellness, it seems to me that
the first thing we can do to shift the energy that is affecting us is to give
thanks for it. Then we can much more easily deal with it from a place that is
not filled with fear and anxiety. When I give thanks for something I am moved
out of the stance of a victim and into a position of neutrality that allows me
choices that are not motivated by fear. The difficulty of having gratitude for
something we perceive as harmful to us roots us in a position of stubborn
resentment. This is not a vantage point from where we can make decisions based
in wisdom and with universal loving energy. When we are able to move into a
new perspective of the situation we gain insights and enlightenment that reveal
safe and healing movements we can choose. We are no longer reacting to the
situation but rather we are observers who see the whole. This is one of
humanity's most difficult movements, to let go of fear and resentment and the
anger and retaliation that accompany them. Gratitude doesn't garner much
press. It is calm and wise and creates no big headlines. Perhaps we can learn
its wonders and reap its consequences.
