Don’t wait for pain to motivate change

Pain motivates change which is why sometimes it takes something really big to make a shift in energy or action.  

For example, if a partner says they want to leave the relationship, the other person may suddenly be motivated to take action such as being more loving, caring and appreciative.  

Or when a loved one becomes ill, realize how important they are to you and how you need to show them.

Or you become ill before prioritizing your health.  

Or waiting until your children go away to college before realizing you want to have a closer relationship with them.  

But why should it take the pain of losing someone or something you love to realize the value in what you have?

If you can live in a state of appreciation and gratitude for what you do have, big and small, how will you show up differently in your relationship and in the world?  

Start now!  Don’t wait for pain to motivate change.

When pain shows up, you and others may have unnecessarily suffered.  

Realize now all the blessings in your life.  

It’s not just about starting a gratitude list, it’s about changing your state…from one where you are focusing on so many expectations to one where you are truly immersed in appreciating from the smallest to the biggest of blessings.  Where you are truly connected to love.  

Managing my state by immersing myself in what I can be grateful for has been life changing for me.  I know when I have strayed from appreciation when negative emotions creep in, and this awareness allows me to connect again with what I appreciate.  To connect with love.  Because I do not want to wait for pain to show up to enjoy everything I have now!