grateeful
a quick story about an extra ‘e’
it took me a while but I finally figured out the extra ‘e’ is in there for a reason
kind of like the “extra” in front of the word ordinary to make it extraordinary?
they say you’re lucky
if you find one master in your life
i’m extralucky…as i have 3
a mind master, a body master and a speech master
my mind master is where the word “grateeful” came from
it’s the way dr. hong fei linn of the true mind center for traditional chinese medicine
said the word when I met her in 1995
and it sounds just like it’s spelled
grateeful (long e)
better yet…to this day?
she always says it like she means it
as mentioned above when I first heard it i was oblivious
just figured it was a lost in translation tweak from her native foreign language to english
then……after i heard it a bunch of times from her
she said it one more time and it hit me like an asteroid landing on my head
it started to sink in
the extra e is there for a reason
it was code i wasn’t hearing
wow
extra gratitude
so…she “inadvertently converted” me (good name for a band btw)
and now when i use the word in daily life…i always throw in the extra ‘e’
sharing her thoughtful mispronunciation both personally and professionally
sometimes people look at me funny and say wtf is wrong with you?
giving me permission to tell the quick story
and spreading the extra gratitude and energy she has always spread on me
can’t tell you how grateeful i am for that!!! :: ))
this new word with the extra ‘e’ is a constant reminder that some humanoids may not be grateeful enough?
especially for those of you out there with a roof, food, water, health, a job, maybe your own biz and love in your world
you know who you are mofos
frankly……when this crazy planet starts rolling over me
when it’s hard to hang on…..
i mean holy shit, we’re spinning at 1000 mph and moving through space at 67,000 mph!
(btw maybe that’s why earthly trees have roots…but that’s for another story)
when its tanto dificile……that’s when i start losing my gratitude
it is at this very moment when i am reminded of the lovely mispronunciation
that’s when i murmur it under my breath or sometimes say it out loud
it reminds me that the obstacles and disturbances i have are probably not that bad
not in the big picture of things??
ok…here’s the closer
what i’m making up in my mind?
when i see or hear the word grateeful, with the second ‘e’
that’s when i actually connect with gratitude
it shifts from autonomically hearing or saying it to fucking feeling it way deep inside
it moves me, it’s memorable
and when I’m able to call to mind that trigger (not to get all n.l.p. on your ass)
i remember what grateeful really feels like in my heart, my mind, my body, my breath
it’s all over me and around me with people, nature and objects
man…i love this planet
thanks for letting me share as we’re all students together
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