It
has been said that there is nothing more beautiful than nature -- except
for a person glimpsed in the act of appreciating nature.
Appreciation is the magic
pill, the fountain of youth, and the secret elixir of the Gods.
When you are appreciating something, anything, you cannot be angry, you
cannot be cruel, you cannot be cold. It is pain medicine for the
sick and it is the remedy for suffering.
It may seem like it is
impossible to feel appreciation when you are feeling rage over injustice
or depression over betrayal. But even appreciation for your pillow
when you wake up warm on a winter's morning can break the spell of
negative emotion.
Did you know that you can
develop your "appreciation muscles?" You can grow in your
capacity for appreciation until bliss and ecstasy overtake you.
