When talking to people, myself included, they are always on the hunt for the next best thing. If they're in a relationship, a job, a house, a car, the grass is always greener on the other side, meaning someone else has something better. The unfortunate thing, is a lot of people live their lives this way. They are always competing, striving for the best, and what they do have they are not grateful for.
Ho'oponopono is all about love, forgiveness and being grateful. Sometimes it's easy to get carried along by life, but it's important to always be looking back to see the power of ho'oponopono.
My spouse and I are guilty of thinking the grass is always greener on the other side as well. We moved into a nice house to rent, but weren't completely satisfied. We decided to start viewing other places to live. Well we only made it to one, and didn't even bother to look inside. After talking to the tenant, he told us everything that was wrong with the place: the basement tenant was loud and liked to party, the house wasn't very soundproof and you could hear the tenant downstairs conversation, the basement tenant had lots of friends over in the backyard all the time, etc.
So even though the place had all utilities included, had a large backyard, had a garage, and was probably bigger in the inside, we realized how fortunate we are. We live in a three bedroom, we have a nice backyard (fenced and private), and the woman who lives underneath us is extremely quiet. We suddenly realized how lucky we are to have found such a gem for a place to live.
My last example is yesterday. I was complaining to my spouse about how I wanted more money, more security, etc. And he got frustrated with me. He waved around at our new leather couches, our new plasma tv, our new workout equipment, and our new truck. And he demanded, What else do you want? You have everything you could ever want and than some.
It really took hearing him say that for me to actually look around and be grateful for how I've truly been blessed. It's been a hard couple of years, but with the power of ho'oponopono, cleaning, and being inspired, I've really been blessed.
So my point is this, sure you might not have the body you always wanted, or the guy, or the job, but be grateful for what you do have, and learn to live in the now. Not later, but now. Enjoy your life, be happy.
Thank you for showing me that I am indeed blessed. Thank you, I love you.
T
