Lately I have been listening into a few conversations around the office. I also have been in a few of these conversations as well. And, I have been hooked into the underlying context of what people are saying to each other. Bottom line: people are passing fear onto each other thru the use of gratitude (or what people think is gratitude).
It goes something like this: one person is sharing a story about themselves and it usually is a hard luck story (maybe they have to do extra work or whatever). The conversation might go on for a bit of time, but then the second person says” Well just be grateful that you have a job”.
To me this sounds weird; what I hear in the second person’s comment is , “you better be careful and not rock the boat”. It’s not gratitude, it’s about staying safe and keep your head down. Actually the second person doesn’t know what to say, so flipping out the state “just be glad you have …”;
Is it me? I just think we are unconsciously spreading fear thru our conversations and that bugs me. I know folks are trying to be supportive, and somewhat optimistic, but let’s change our how we operate with each other. I know I would love to hear someone listening to me to give me truly empowering comments or suggestions.
Gratitude is an expansive and positive emotion, and telling me to be grateful doesn’t put me into that space.
Yes, when gratitude is acted on from a true and honest spot then it can be very powerful and can energetically add wonderful magic to our lives. It’s more of an individual act and not something that I should do or be told to do.
I want to live a full and happy life and be grateful on my own and in my own way.
What about you?
