Moving Past the Hurt

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Guest post by Cheryl Nordyke

Here is a question for anyone following along.  When do we allow ourselves to feel sorry for ourselves?  To live within whatever emotion it is we may be feeling?  If we allow ourselves to feel hurt or angry how long do we allow ourselves to stay in that state?  I mean every person alive has something in an almost daily basis they could be angry or hurt over.  Do we allow those emotions to control our attitude for the rest of the day or do we realize, “Yeah that pissed me off” and then get over it.

I know you are wondering ‘how is this inspiring’ or have anything to do with being grateful  - here it is:

If I am healthy, have a roof over my head and a place to rest my head then should I be angry my friend didn’t return a call or my date stood me up?  And if we get to walk around angry about that then how angry do people get to be that don’t have what we have or that aren’t healthy.  Someone said, if we look for reasons to be disappointed we will find them.  How about this: maybe your friend didn’t call you back because something bad happened, maybe you got stood up and the guy wasn’t meant for you. Maybe the No’s in life are the universe’s way of telling us we are going in the wrong direction and to get on with our lives.

I am grateful that for the most part in my frustrated moment there is always something within a very small window that reminds me how blessed I am. I am wearing my Waves of Gratitude Health Wave necklace today because it is a beautiful and meaningful symbol of my gratitude for health. To all of you who are part of the blessings in my life, thank you.  To anyone reading this take time to tell those who make your life better, thank you.

Cheryl Nordyke and Kim Wierman are the founders of Waves of Gratitude - a company that exists because of their belief that when life presents you with professional and personal difficulties, a strong foundation of gratitude can help turn those difficulties into opportunities. The owner’s resolve to build a future based on a foundation of gratitude is unwavering. The pair created an online store to give everyone the opportunity to “wear” powerful symbols of gratitude, jewelry and apparel made to personalize the concepts of hope, love, legacy, creativity, optimism, inspiration, confidence and awakening that make everyone beautiful inside and out.