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What does she get out of her appreciation?
Several things.
First and most apparent, she gets financial profit.
Second, she gets joy of expressing her creativity in reconditioning house.
Third, she gets to connect and collaborate with other human beings who help her fix up property.
Fourth, she gets learning from whole experience, which she can use in her future endeavors.
In general, she gets fulfillment of living a life filled with peace, freedom, joy, abundance, exuberant creativity and collaboration, which happens to be her stated Life Purpose.
All by accepting and appreciating a "dumpy house."
She could just as easily have judged that "dumpy house" as "bad" or "worthless," and thereby miss out on all prosperity she received from accepting it.
Unlike Adam and Eve in Garden of Eden, she chose NOT to eat from "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" as it relates to "dumpy house."
She chose, instead, to embrace what Universe offered. Further, she chose to appreciate what Universe offered. Finally, when she was done appreciating it, she gave it back to Universe.
My suggestion is this.
God (whatever or whoever you believe that to be) did, in fact, create everything. Every thing. And it's all very good. Everything. Even war, famine, plague, death, drugs and taxes. All things we tend to judge as "bad" as well as those things we tend to judge as "good."
You can continue to judge things as "good" or "bad" if you choose. You can continue to eat from "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil." Just know that each time you do, you step out of paradise. You step out of bliss. You leave comforting presence of God.
The other option is you can choose to embrace whatever Universe offers and find a way to appreciate it. Make it more valuable to yourself and others. When you're done appreciating it, simply offer it back to Universe to do with what It will.
Embrace everything. Appreciate it. Give it back. Because it's all "very good."
It's Your Life! Make it Great.
Michael D. Pollock is an Executive Success Coach. He works with business leaders, managers, executives and entrepreneurs to help them make a profound impact on the world while achieving a new level of success and fulfillment in their own lives. To learn how he can help you and/or your organization, request a complimentary coaching session at: http://www.michaeldpollock.com