Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 57

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HOW TO FIND GRATITUDE IN THE

Most Difficult

SITUATIONS

WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH
BY MAL DUANE

When you’ re in the midst of something really painful, maybe a huge challenge, you probably say to yourself it’ s impossible for me to feel gratitude. The truth is, you can find gratitude in anything that happens If you choose to. Finding gratitude is really a spiritual practice and the key word is practice. You can take simple steps that can ensure you will feel gratitude again in your heart.

When life hits you on the head with a cosmic to 2x4, you can either wallow in your pain or you can use a simple spiritual practice to get to a place of gratitude. When I say gratitude, I am referring to finding the wisdom or the lesson in what you are currently experiencing. You can choose to embrace the will to refocus and strengthen

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