Being Spiritually Appreciative

Written by Mathew Naismith

Our own perception influences us in every way and of course these perceptions of ours are in turn influenced by what ideologies we live by, the culture we live in and the experiences and knowledge we obtain as we go through life. Our perception is influenced by so many things in our life and is hard to pinpoint when we and/or others see ourselves as being negative in some way, one or more of the above mentioned can cause such negative perceptions.  Of course when we are negatively perceiving we are obviously not appreciative, this again is of course is brought about by a number of reasons as mentioned above.

Recently I witnessed a discussion between two people, they both called the creator itself something different to the other person, this was defined by both of these people following a different ideology to each other.  The discussion was noticeably conflictive.  Both these people did not appreciate each other’s belief in a creator but focused more on their set ideology; this of course gave them a different perception to each other which made them unappreciative of each other’s belief in a creator.  Of course the culture we live in and the experiences & knowledge we obtain as we go through life can also influence us in such ways giving us fixated perceptions.

This brings me to my own perceptions and appreciations. I usually refer to the creator as an intelligent universal consciousness or something simular referring that everything is of this consciousness. Because I also live in a Christianised culture I also refer to the creator as God, which of course to certain other ideological belief systems is wrong in some way. We all have our own perception, which at times, can quite unnecessary create conflicts.  

My appreciation however is somewhat different to other people in that I appreciate every moment in existing in my present ignorant state of existence, I appreciate and accept this state of existence more than if I was in a complete state of awareness.  This is of course brought on by the ideologies I follow, the culture I live in and the experiences & knowledge I have obtain in my life. You know the funniest thing is, I’m also appreciating my own aging process, it’s a huge wow to me.  This isn’t just because of friends that have passed on before being able to experience what I am now experiencing, I know they would love to be still alive today experiencing exactly what I am now experiencing.  The real reason is because of the ideologies I follow, the culture I live in and the experiences & knowledge I have obtain in my life.

Do I actually appreciate every moment of my life in every moment of my life?  No but I also appreciate this.  Yes I do think my own perception therefore awareness is different from the norm, it seems strangely positive to the max, to me this is what spiritual awareness and conscious changes are all about.  

How could anyone appreciate being ignorant, this is perceived by many as being negative but I don’t see it as being negative in anyway.   Life can be unkind and has been unkind to many throughout human history but this is brought on by our own perception.  We live in a fragmented consciousness; this is why so many seek ideologies that will defragment this consciousness to one extent or another. This is why many seek out consciousness itself (God) because this consciousness isn’t fragmented; this in turn helps balance out our fragmented existence I believe.  We can’t expect fragmented consciousness to be kind because once you fragment consciousness (God) you naturally create conflicts and ignorance, yes you could look at this fragmented consciousness as being negative but I don’t.  The main reason for this is while living in this ignorant fragmented state of consciousness we are seeing and experiencing consciousness in every way possible, to me there is no better way to become aware.  Our so called sacrifices are well and truly worth it I believe.  

I’m just in awe in what fragmented consciousness has made us aware of but of course to be aware of how fragmented consciousness is making us aware you need to first be aware of how fragmented consciousness is making us more aware.  This of course gives us utter appreciation of the whole of the collective not what we just personally perceive as being positive or worthy.