I have so much to be grateful for and I try to hold that thought in my conscious awareness every day. Some years ago, I was angry, very angry. A pedaphile had been senctenced to only 5 years goal, even though he had pleaded guilty. I felt very deeply that his sin against humanity and my family was the worst crime of all because his actions were soul destroying as well as physically assaulting his victims and the family of his victims.
My guide took me by surprise and said "no". "Ingratitude was the worst aberration of humankind".
I said "What?" "Worse than murder?" I was outraged. It was incomphensible to me at the time.
Later I was to understand that as Ingratitude is the worst we could inflict on another, Betrayal was a close second. Any time that we undermine or hurt the soul of another, we could effectively be changing the evolution of that soul. The consequences of emotional and psychological abuse, potentially affect the attitudes of the soul. We are karmically responsible for every thought, action, word and deed.
The next time someone pays you a compliment or offers to help, stop for just a moment, and say thank you. How did you feel the last time you said something supportive or nice, or offered to help and you were not appreciated, slighted or taken for granted? Maybe it was unintentional, maybe it was ingratitude.
When we behave and act from a position of always practicing to offer an unconditional positive regard for one another, we are coming from a place of compassion, forgiveness and acceptance of that person. When we are confronted with another person's ingratitude, we can choose to consider ourselves fortunate to know the difference and not harbour negative feelings.
Our attitude is always our choice. I am the only person responsible for my feelings.
