Now, negative thoughts and frustrations will, and do, come in from time to time, sometimes a lot more if we\u2019ve made them a kind of unconscious habit. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing; it\u2019s just a part of how we currently process life. It\u2019s often very temporary, and it\u2019s okay to feel these frustrations. We can even break these negative thinking habits by the practice of patience, forgiveness, loving kindness, and compassion we show on and toward ourselves and others.<\/p>\n
The trouble is we tend to be culturally conditioned to focus on them too much and stay in them too long.\u00a0 This is when they can become unhealthy and less beneficial.<\/p>\n
I suggest instead to acknowledge them – thank them, if you will – for pointing out that there\u2019s something going on that you don\u2019t prefer.\u00a0 Thus,\u00a0your negative thoughts, feelings, and frustrations are letting you know you desire change.<\/em><\/p>\n Now, you can also practice and remember that you don\u2019t have to get caught up in, or stay so focused on, those temporary negative thoughts and feelings.\u00a0 Instead, just be more aware that they actually are wise friends, pointing you toward what you do prefer.<\/p>\n Negative thoughts, in fact, can have a very positive benefit!\u00a0 They have an important message.<\/p>\n They are simply pointing out, or letting you know, that something is important enough to create a feeling energy in you to \u201ccourse-correct\u201d<\/em>\u00a0yourself, if you choose.<\/p>\n What would happen if you now saw your negative thoughts and frustrations as your spirit hinting strongly that it\u2019s asking for an adjustment attunement from you to get you to a place of peace and harmony?\u00a0 Wow! We were never taught that in school or at home! That\u2019s your spirit directing you to course correction.<\/p>\n Frustrations, irritations, annoyances, setbacks, anger, pain, interruptions, BIG or small, can be seen as energy bursts that happen as we desire to better our lives, become more peaceful, balanced, whole and prosperous, etc.\u00a0 These frustrations and so forth come to us in answer to our desires to improve our lives, and they can help us get there more quickly by the high energy charge they give us.\u00a0 We see them as negative, but that is our culturally conditioned judgment we place on them.<\/p>\n If we allow it, we see that this is life calling us in answer to our spiritual life improvements we desire to have.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t have to always come in the guise of negative thoughts, frustrations, etc.\u00a0 Yet if and when it does, we can use them for our benefit rather than our determent.\u00a0 That shows we are ready to move ahead with better improvements with our lives, which is why they come in the first place.<\/p>\n We are indoctrinated into believing that negative thoughts and feelings are bad, that they create bad energy and experiences; whereas, another more beneficial way to\u00a0look at them, or\u00a0use them<\/em>, is that they are showing us that something is important enough to us to cause such a strong energy, and by the feelings they create, they can powerfully move us to positive, beneficial, \u00a0and welcome change.<\/p>\n They get us there more quickly than when things are going so-so.\u00a0 These are powerful energy movers that are created or called forth for our betterment.\u00a0 They are here to motivate and show us the way to living the life we so desire.\u00a0 That is their divine cosmic purpose. That is their gift and blessing we often overlook.<\/p>\n But not anymore!<\/p>\n We have another way to see and perceive negative thoughts and feelings. They are secretly disguised course-correctors, the GPS\u00a0 from our spirit to direct us to more positive lives and experiences.<\/p>\n When we are ready and open enough in our hearts and minds and, thus, look more deeply into life, we see that it is set up in such a way that it works and plays in our ultimate favor.\u00a0 The negative is here for contrast and free will choosing.\u00a0 As we dive and peer deeply into the cosmic microscope, we see that good is actually behind and underneath it all. \u00a0Wow!<\/p>\n The mind can\u2019t usually conceive this, but the heart, your spirit, your soul, your true self can.\u00a0 That\u2019s what led you here to begin with, don\u2019t you think?\u00a0 That is, to place within your current experience an alternative and beautiful way to see life as an expression of Original Blessing and Original Grace.\u00a0 This article is an answer to your call for understanding.\u00a0 That\u2019s what the angels tell me anyway.<\/p>\n Using negative thoughts and feelings in this way eventually can become so habitual that we will eventually have less need to have thoughts show up negatively as we gain more wisdom.\u00a0 Yet using the wisdom, gifts, and blessings behind the seeming negatives works and plays for our benefit, our improved joy in life.\u00a0 Such is the secret wisdom behind the seeming negative if we but look and honor it.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a win-win!<\/p>\n (Marko Damkoehler\u00a0is an artist\/writer\/musician and creator of markoworld.com, as well as an avid student of CwG. He is also one of the Spiritual Helper Moderators on the changingchange.net website.)<\/em><\/p>\n