Expressing Gratitude
Michael and I say this phrase all the time: "Thank You Universe!" I feel like I need to explain this phrase, mainly because I want to use it in every other post.We say it for everything from being able to buy an amazing home in Mexico, to finding a parking space. We say it when good things happen. We say it when we're happy. We also say it when we're sad to remind us that there's always more positive than negative in the world. It's our way of expressing appreciation for the goodness in our lives.
I grew up saying God, or sometimes Lord, and occasionally Father, to mean the same thing as Universe means to me now. Somehow it feels lighter; less fraught with guilty 'shoulds', and more infused with all-inclusive love. It's more in line with what I really think God is...Divine Spirit, Earth Mother, whatever that force is that spins the planets around and ties us all together. It's a bigger concept to me than the patriarchal figure/rule enforcer we sometimes make 'Him' out to be.
(And I do tend to say He. That's just habit, and laziness really. Saying He/She/Mother/Father every time is just a pain to me, but I don't actually believe there's a gender involved here
The good news is: I don't think God minds what I call Him. So long as I don't call Him late for dinner. lol. (I also think God appreciates my goofy sense of humor.) "So I've got that goin' for me.", as Carl from "Caddyshack" would say.
My main point is, I figure, e(E)veryone likes to be appreciated for the nice things they do. So...Thank you, Universe!
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