The Value of Appreciation

Just like with people, when you want the Universe to treat you well, a little appreciation goes a long, long way.

Appreciation brings out the best in others, and it brings out the best from the creative energy underlying everything, the source of All That Is. When you appreciate something you feed it energy and thus foster more of it in the world. So when you admire something beautiful, you create more beauty in the world. Beautiful, isn’t it?

When someone appreciates you how does it feel? Wonderful, doesn’t it? And feeling good is a signal that we are in alignment with our source, fully-engaged in the blissful flow of creation. Appreciation is therefore a way to put yourself and guide others into better alignment with the source, more fully engaged in the blissful flow of creation.

To put it another way, appreciation is one of the best and highest ways to achieve enlightenment.

When you appreciate another person you encourage them to develop more of those qualities about them which you appreciate. Think of a smile.

(Are you smiling already?) How many times have you discovered that when you smile at someone, for whatever reason, they smile back at you. Is it contagious? Of course it is! Like everything else according to the Law of Attraction, it attracts more of itself.

Appreciation attracts appreciation. And the more that you appreciate the things around you, the more things you’ll find around you to appreciate. One form of appreciation is gratitude. And just like with all other forms of appreciation, the more gratitude you feel for your life and all that’s in it, the more your life is filled with reasons to be grateful.

What you put your attention on grows, and putting your attention on things you appreciate makes them grow. People who talk to their plants know what we mean. In parenting it’s positive reinforcement instead of negative reinforcement or, worse, punishment.

Appreciation can lift you out of a bad mood and into a good one. Appreciation helps turn a good mood into a great one.

And appreciation helps a great mood last. Appreciation can help improve any relationship. Appreciation can prevent, divert, thwart, counter, and dissolve otherwise negative situations. Appreciation heals, on every level, including the physical.

We human beings thrive on Life Force, and appreciation is a bottomless wellspring of it.