look for the blessing | David M Masters

When you’re expanding your perspective, and finding ways to find the blessing in all that life has to offer, think about surrounding yourself with people who are like-minded, or who are at least mostly positively aware and relatively happy; the happier the better. This is an excellent way to keep your frequency at a higher vibration. It’s easier to maintain a higher vibration if you’re in harmony with other people maintaining a higher vibe.

Just like being in the presence of people maintaining a higher vibration, the same is true for surrounding yourself with people maintaining a lower vibration. Their base frequency will affect your vibration and you will notice you sinking to their level. So, be mindful of what kind of company you keep.

Be thinking about and finding ways to keep yourself in your higher vibration. Make opportunities to do things that feel good and help you to maintain the frequency you want to maintain. Some people find meditation, positive affirmations and creative visualization excellent resources for maintaining their higher frequencies. The more time you spend in this vibration, the easier it is to maintain it; and making this your new normal vibe, establishes it as your new set point.

Having a good idea about what’s really important to you, can keep you from getting sidetracked and emotionally involved with issues and circumstances which are literally none of your business.

I sometimes get distracted by something that truly is not my ministry. I can get all worked up, emotionally invested and take on responsibility for things that are not a part of my personal mission. By keeping in tune with my mission and message it helps to keep me from getting distracted, and deferring to the folks whose mission it is, is always taking the high road, and this helps to keep me on track.

Remember that doing good works for others, supporting them in their works, and helping those less fortunate, not only makes them feel better but makes you feel good too. Doing a good deed can not only make you feel better, but it can boost your immune system for up to eight hours. Doing good deeds or unprovoked acts of kindness offer healthy rewards to both the giver and the receiver.

You can also raise your vibration as well as someone else’s vibration by complimenting them. Just take the time to notice someone doing something good, and step out in faith, edifying them by letting them know you noticed and offer them a little praise. Praise goes a long way in raising your vibration, as well as keeping you looking for the bright side.

As you continue to look for the blessing in all things, you are developing a valuable skill sought after by many an executive and CEO: Problem-solving. As you’re more able to pull back and solve irritation and problems for yourself, you will also be developing the same skills that may be used in other situations and circumstances. Although, you need to remain humble, only offer your insight if it is requested. Practice humility in all things and you will be more respected. You don’t want to be perceived as an arrogant know-it-all.

And not all people who fall victim to suffering choose to do so, it might be that you can teach them (again, only if they are open to the idea, and you proceed with humility) how to pull back from the strain and see the blessing, or allow for a higher purpose to come through otherwise difficult scenarios.

You are the champion for a new way of looking at the old world. Keep practicing; it gets easier as you go.

God bless you in all that you do.

You’ve done your best. You really have. You’ve guarded your heart and mind, filling them with positive thoughts, recited positive affirmations, found ways to maintain a positive vibration, only said good words, even about questionable people and circumstances, yet here you are; you’ve been hurt, betrayed, sad and/or lonely. You’re feeling like your ship has set sail without you. This is certainly not what you had planned.

No matter how much you try to plan, prepare, have the right mindset and heart-set, are kind, benevolent, righteous and/or deserving, stuff happens when you least expect it. And anyone – even me – would be knocked off their otherwise content horse of courage and possibly falling into the muck of disappointment.

What are you going to do about it?

That’s the question. You’ve suffered a setback, no doubt, and you’re feeling discouraged, rightfully so, but what you do about it makes all the difference in your world. If you focus on your misfortune and wallow in it, feeling dejected and blue, you could let it wrap you up in a cocoon of despair and you might find yourself sinking into a deep depression. Rather, keep your wits about you and try another approach to this predicament.

You feel bad, justifiably enough, so let that emotion pour over you. Allow yourself a predetermined amount of time (set a timer, if helpful) and feel all the anger, frustration, hurt and shame you can muster… then, when the time is up, pull yourself together. Get back on your horse, albeit a little less enthusiastic than prior to this unfortunate event, and stay the course, realizing that sometimes in life, bad things do happen to good people.

This is when you can start looking for the hidden treasure.

More often than not (if not always), unruly incidents that catch us off guard are blessings, though you may not be able to see it in the moment of being shocked by the unexpectedness of it, you find yourself in a much better position. It might not make sense now, but at some time in the future, you will find yourself grateful, having gone through the experience which prepared you for something far more significant.

Think about it. Isn’t that they way it’s always been?

When you’ve suffered an undesirable circumstance, hasn’t it always either led or prepared you for something better? And if you cannot see that, it might be time to take a closer look at those otherwise negative experiences from your past. If you can look at it (hopefully not overcome with emotion. Try using your imagination as if you were watching the event on a TV screen without sound), give it an honest review and see where it led you to or prepared you for: Voilà! You can see it. There is something more magnificent at work than meets the eye.

Life can have hidden cosmic Ninja training included for you that will imbue you with the experience and skills to allow you to deal with greater challenges in an effective manner further down the road, beyond your field of view.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by emotion, just realize that this is a part of your life experience. There’s no need to avoid or deny it. Just allow these feeling to envelope you, then put them aside when you are able and move on.

Sometimes friends or family can hold you to an impossible standard, likewise, you may hold yourself to unrealistic standards. Remember that no one is perfect, and we all will make missteps. Be forgiving of yourself and others. After all, we’re – each of us – are only doing the best we can with what we have.

Remember, in the face of adversity; try to look at it as if it were a test, challenge or gateway to something far better.

When things don’t turn out, like you expected, look deep into the situation or circumstance for clues of deeper meaning or a lesson to be learned, then release your emotional attachment to it.

Don’t let disappointments get you down, be the victorious warrior who seeks your highest and best in all things. Know there is a silver lining and keep going.
If you’ve reached what appears to be the end of a journey, begin looking for an opening. A door a window, a path will appear.

If you’re feeling overcome with overwhelm, seek the aid of a professional, a counselor or coach who can help you work through this event. Invite the process.

No one ever said life would be an unfurled bed or roses, and if they did, well… you know better. Life is full of ups and downs; learn to find enjoyment in the ride, like the exhilaration of a roller coaster.

I have learned that when I’m blindsided, I start to get excited because something really good is coming. So, get up, brush yourself off, put a smile on your face and be looking… Because no matter whenever things don’t work out like you had planned, something so much better is coming your way.