Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    • Home
    • Sedona
      • Arts and Entertainment
      • Bear Howard Chronicles
      • Business Profiles
      • City of Sedona
      • Elections
      • Goodies & Freebies
      • Mind & Body
      • Sedona News
    • Opinion
    • Real Estate
    • About
    • The Sedonan
    • Advertise
    • Sedona’s Best
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Home»Sedona News»A Deeper Gratitude
    Sedona News

    A Deeper Gratitude

    December 8, 2013No Comments
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email Reddit WhatsApp
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp

    By Dr. Marta Adelsman
    Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness
    www.DrMartaCoach.com
    (December 8, 2013)

    With Thanksgiving Day recently celebrated, I reflected on the subject of gratitude.  My thoughts about it this year have taken a little different direction than in previous years. 

    I compared gratitude to the layers of a peach. The skin or outer surface can be likened to surface gratitude.  It’s about thankfulness for nice things, the material possessions that we own.  They make us feel good and they make life comfortable.  We appreciate that large, flat-screen TV, the new car, or the new patio furniture.  And we feel grateful for our jobs and our businesses that create incomes to fund these material possessions.

    Another level of gratitude is like the flesh of that peach.  It lies underneath the surface.  Here we incorporate thanks for the juicy-ness beneath the outer layer of material possessions; for the sweetness of relationships, both family and friends. Here our hearts swell with gladness at the deliciousness of sunsets, butterflies and canyons.  And here lies the satisfaction of emotional, psychological and spiritual growth.

    There exists yet another level – a deeper one – called the pit. Pits are hard and rough-textured.  They represent the grief, sadness and sometimes despair of hardship or loss. 

    Most of us don’t associate the pits with gratitude.  On Thanksgiving Day, we generally ignore this level.  Here it’s really challenging to say thank you.

    Sedona Gift Shop

    It’s possible to cultivate a sense of thankfulness even for the pits. To have this depth of gratitude requires surrender to the realization that goodness permeates everything, even those situations that we want to label “bad” or “terrible” or “this-never-should-have-happened.”

    A peach pit contains within it the potential for new life. When you plant it, a whole new peach tree emerges.  At the center of the deep challenge represented by the pit resides a silent, deep space from which peace and gratitude take root.  Herein lies the gift within pain and heartache.

    You may have gone through a painful experience and noticed that something new grew out of it. Maybe you realized a new career, a sense of freedom, or a great relationship.  Perhaps you gained an ability to help others or a new quality of character and strength. 

    To accept any of these gifts, you must be willing to surrender to the discomfort of loss or hardship.  You make friends with it and know that, at the center of the pain, there exists a peace that doesn’t depend upon outer circumstances for its existence. Only then can you express thanksgiving for the full gamut of experiences that life contains.

    May you know a new depth of peace and gratitude this holiday season! 

    Healing Paws

    This is an advertisement

    Comments are closed.

    Deportation Inc
    The Business of Deportation

    Sedona, AZ — A cottage industry on steroids has erupted across the United States, fueled by the political firestorm around immigration and the logistical nightmare of enforcing it. President Donald Trump returned to power with the singular focus of cracking down on illegal immigration. The country is watching an old issue swell into an industrial-scale operation—an expensive, chaotic, and morally fraught machine that’s straining every gear in the federal system.

    Read more→

    The Sedonan
    Need More Customers?
    Bear Howard Chronicles
    Humankind
    Tlaquepaque
    Verde Valley Wine Trail
    Recent Comments
    • TJ Hall on Immigration Inc
    • Jill Dougherty on Immigration Inc
    • JB on Why Young Men Are Being Drawn to Trump and Military
    • Jill Dougherty on Immigration Inc
    • Asa Maggio on Film Festival presents ‘The Brazilian Templars Mystery: Episode 2’ June 22
    • JB on Immigration Inc
    • TJ Hall on Northern Arizona Healthcare Welcomes New Provider to the Cardiovascular Institute in Cottonwood
    • Jill Dougherty on Immigration Inc
    • Dan Lindenstruth on Northern Arizona Healthcare Welcomes New Provider to the Cardiovascular Institute in Cottonwood
    • JB on Immigration Inc
    • JB on Why Young Men Are Being Drawn to Trump and Military
    • TJ Hall on Immigration Inc
    • JB on Immigration Inc
    • TJ Hall on Immigration Inc
    • JB on Why Young Men Are Being Drawn to Trump and Military
    Archives
    Deportation Inc
    The Business of Deportation

    Sedona, AZ — A cottage industry on steroids has erupted across the United States, fueled by the political firestorm around immigration and the logistical nightmare of enforcing it. President Donald Trump returned to power with the singular focus of cracking down on illegal immigration. The country is watching an old issue swell into an industrial-scale operation—an expensive, chaotic, and morally fraught machine that’s straining every gear in the federal system.

    Read more→

    The Sedonan
    The Sedonan
    Deportation Inc
    The Business of Deportation

    Sedona, AZ — A cottage industry on steroids has erupted across the United States, fueled by the political firestorm around immigration and the logistical nightmare of enforcing it. President Donald Trump returned to power with the singular focus of cracking down on illegal immigration. The country is watching an old issue swell into an industrial-scale operation—an expensive, chaotic, and morally fraught machine that’s straining every gear in the federal system.

    Read more→

    Deportation Inc
    The Business of Deportation

    Sedona, AZ — A cottage industry on steroids has erupted across the United States, fueled by the political firestorm around immigration and the logistical nightmare of enforcing it. President Donald Trump returned to power with the singular focus of cracking down on illegal immigration. The country is watching an old issue swell into an industrial-scale operation—an expensive, chaotic, and morally fraught machine that’s straining every gear in the federal system.

    Read more→

    Deportation Inc
    The Business of Deportation

    Sedona, AZ — A cottage industry on steroids has erupted across the United States, fueled by the political firestorm around immigration and the logistical nightmare of enforcing it. President Donald Trump returned to power with the singular focus of cracking down on illegal immigration. The country is watching an old issue swell into an industrial-scale operation—an expensive, chaotic, and morally fraught machine that’s straining every gear in the federal system.

    Read more→

    Deportation Inc
    The Business of Deportation

    Sedona, AZ — A cottage industry on steroids has erupted across the United States, fueled by the political firestorm around immigration and the logistical nightmare of enforcing it. President Donald Trump returned to power with the singular focus of cracking down on illegal immigration. The country is watching an old issue swell into an industrial-scale operation—an expensive, chaotic, and morally fraught machine that’s straining every gear in the federal system.

    Read more→

    Deportation Inc
    The Business of Deportation

    Sedona, AZ — A cottage industry on steroids has erupted across the United States, fueled by the political firestorm around immigration and the logistical nightmare of enforcing it. President Donald Trump returned to power with the singular focus of cracking down on illegal immigration. The country is watching an old issue swell into an industrial-scale operation—an expensive, chaotic, and morally fraught machine that’s straining every gear in the federal system.

    Read more→

    © 2025 All rights reserved. Sedona.biz.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.