899 thoughts on “Appreciation of Us All”

1. It is such a beautiful way to be with each other when we choose to appreciate, I wonder why we don’t do this more often.

2. Quite often the people we have spent spent the most time with are the ones we appreciate the least yet when we look a little closer there is so much to appreciate in them. I feel inspired by this blog to voice my appreciation for and to members of my family and workmates much more often.

3. We may enter home through the main door, the service door, a window, the roof, the chimney, the garage, etc. It does not matter how you made it there. All it matters is that you felt it and this changes everything, including how to relate to it.

4. Stopping to appreciate those who are on this path with us, along with the constant reflections we receive from each other is massive. Thank you for the reminder, Esther.

5. “It was so beautiful to feel that there is a deep connection between us, even though we don’t hang out a lot.” – It’s beautiful how we can have deep connections with people regardless of the amount of time spent together in physical presence.

6. Beautiful Ester, when can underestimate the power of appreciation. Not only does it confirm our love for others, it connects us back to the love we are within.

7. We all too often hold back from expressing what we really feel about another, because we are reserved or we believe it’s not what one does, yet if we all truly expressed our appreciation for one another the world would be a very different place.

8. I placed myself on a daily appreciation program and appreciate a moment whether ‘small’ or ‘big’ in my day to day life. I either message this to another person or we express it. From this I know more is revealed to us both.

   Even in what we perceive as a ‘bad’ situation there is beauty in this too if there is willingness to receive it for what it is.

9. Appreciation is what I am working on more and more everyday. For me I didn’t know how to appreciate myself but also receiving this appreciation from others was seen as ‘yes its my job or duty’ instead of receiving it through its glory.
   Now I see the appreciation at a another level, a confirmation of what I bring to the world and to keep adding to this, it is forever evolving.

10. Appreciation confirms the multidimensionality that we are, and that which is lived when we are in connection to our Soul, so it is more of this light that is what we align to over and over again, bringing more and more of our multidimensionality to life.

11. Connect to Love and our true beauty is impossible to miss. It pulls us to be the same way. So how hard must we actively fight to feel flat and lonely every day?

12. No matter how many times we experience our beauty there is always more to accept, allow and expand. Every time I do this course I fall more in Love with us all – the truth of who we are is grand. Thank you Esther!

13. True appreciation brings us to tears, partly for the realisation of what has not been previously expressed and partly because the sheer beauty of it all reminds us of who we are and where we come from.

14. It is deeply sad to feel, truthfully, how little we have appreciated ourselves, family, friends, work mates, aquaintences, moments of joy, the beauty and lightness of life, the joy that is felt when we fully share ourselves with another. There is so much to appreciate in our lives, and it is never too late to begin to do so.

15. When we allow ourselves to feel and see the beauty of anybody we meet independently of how they behave or look, the world would be a completely different place than that we have not known for ages.

16. It is only our lack of self-worth and self-love that makes us not to feel the beautiful, lovely and powerful people we are.

17. In expressing your appreciation of another offers the opportunity to equally appreciate yourself.

    1. Such a simple truth that you share Mary, that by reflection to one another we are taught the the lessons of life, that we are worth living that precious life that is given to us as a means to experience and explore the true beauty and power of our being in a physical body in this world. Much to appreciate…

18. Amazing to think that we are clocking others qualities all the time, no matter how well we know someone.

19. It only takes a moment, but appreciation is such an important element, and when we forget it the world rather loses its sparkle.

    1. The world loses its sparkle, and so do we, when we forget to appreciate, and deny or dismiss who we are and what we bring.

20. Beautifully expressed Esther, thank you for sharing about appreciation, this is such a huge key to our evolution, at times when life is difficult it is hard to find appreciation, but when we do appreciate what our soul is revealing appreciation can ease our passage and open up our understanding.

21. Appreciation in our society is very under valued, yet it’s the missing piece to our puzzle. A little goes a long way, and it’s important to note that appreciation is not the same as gratitude. Appreciation starts by appreciating who we are and what we bring. It is not about saying please and thank you and being polite. It’s about really valuing ourselves and others and seeing beyond our daily activities/behaviours etc.

22. There will always be another time to appreciate and another and another. It is always up to us to take the choice but the choice is never too late as appreciation itself is a return to love so anything but that won’t be appreciation but delay so any time to begin would be the most perfect time.

23. Like you Ester, I too have this openness and willingness to learn about life, about myself, to connect deeper with my body and the wisdom therein to keep expanding my awareness and evolution.

24. It goes to show the absolute love when we are connected to our soul we have for people whether it is for another we have only met once or for a member of our blood family. Love is love… there are no privileges because of blood… we can only be one big family.

25. Appreciation solidifies our truth and confirms it in others. Appreciation is a must. Thank you for your beautiful story Esther

26. Just as important as appreciation is the expression of it; we brush this aside and think it’s not important or that the other knows or can feel it anyway, but there is a certain magic in the expression of it that grows more of it’s own and enriches us immensely.

    1. Yes, love what you’ve brought in here Gabriele about appreciation and enrichment.. appreciation is the foundation that nurtures, supports and enriches all of our relationships. Once we start appreciating ourselves and what we bring, it becomes so natural and easy to see and appreciate others for who they are, too.

27. True appreciation opens us up to the greatest Love and expansion in all our relationships.

28. It is amazing that one of the biggest hurts people have is holding back their love and appreciation – imagine if we all let it out!!!

29. I am only scratching the surface of the healing power of appreciation in both our lives and the lives of others. “She started to share with me how much she appreciated me, who she felt I was, and what I meant to her”, what you share here is not an ounce about what we do, any product we produce. This is about the essence of what we bring and in order to bring that to another we need to take a moment to offer it to ourselves first.

30. I can feel I do not express enough appreciation for the people I have in my life who truly hold and support me when those moments come when I need support. One of those people is my daughter, she is like my rock, when I wobble here and there, I call her and I get steady again! She is amazing and also a dear friend.

    1. That is beautiful Jacqmcfadden04, it is a blessing to have people in our life who we can call on for support. And, through the reflection of their love and steadiness they naturally support us to reconnect back to our own steadiness and love.

31. “The amazing thing was that I did actually feel absolutely the same about her too and I felt my heart open so much”. I find appreciation is very heart opening and warming, and brings us back together. It drops the walls we put up to protect ourselves and we get to re-discover the deep and natural love we have for all people.

32. I have spoken to many fellow students of the Way of the Livingness, and almost without exception, there was a sense of returning home the first time we heard Serge Benhayon present the Ancient Wisdom. For me this was felt as a deep knowing of all he was saying, something I’d always known but had forgotten. A returning and a reawakening sums it up beautifully.

33. One of the many things that I love about each workshop is that it doesn’t matter how many times you do the same workshop, they are never the same and the learning at each sitting is huge. Like the schools of old.

    1. Beautifully shared Jennifer, and I agree every time is different at the same workshop and always in accordance with what is needed that holds and encompasses everyone in the room.

       1. hear hear!

34. To appreciate who we are and what we bring is deeply healing.

35. I see a lack of appreciation for one another particularly in the workplace which causes tension and we believe it is warranted to be closed off. If we appreciated ourselves for who we are and what we bring just by sitting at that desk or walking from a to b and how that supports the whole business and everyone in it then there wouldn’t be any room for office politics.

36. The ripple effect of appreciation goes beyond our eyes and ears, it is an energetic ripple effect that can be felt by others because it completes the moment, it nods its cap to the love we are held in, the love we are from and the love we are constantly called back to.

37. The willingness to appreciate is our willingness to express as light that we are more than our human body and that we are intimate with our soul.

    1. diningwithoneandwithlove, this is beautiful.

38. I must admit I often sit back and don’t appreciate my part in what goes on around me. I see others and you compare, try to measure up and also hit out with jealousy if you see something that in your eyes at that point isn’t what you want to see. All this comes from me not seeing my part, meaning stopping short of appreciating what there is around me, appreciating my part in the whole part and appreciating the simplicity of what is there. I know it sounds so so simple and it does take practice because the pattern is to compare, critique, be better etc etc and yet a daily dose of appreciating the feeling of just being where you are and no need for anything more is so refreshing and supports to build all that you truly are.

    1. I don’t understand Ray, how could you NOT appreciate yourself – you are SO gorgeous.

       1. Ah and nothing like the reflection from another who is already seeing what is truly there as an offering to step into the same quality, thank you.

       2. Oooooh that is so beautiful – love returns and expands 🙂

39. Appreciation grows us and a lack of it will shrink us. No less than this understanding is the key to our evolution.

    1. I couldn’t agree more Liane. Appreciation is a magnificent science.

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41. Appreciation is huge and indeed a science and there is so much to it; it’s the foundation of how we can move forward with all of us, and how in appreciating one, we appreciate the all, and of course it starts with ourselves first – to deeply honour who we are, and how precious we truly are. And we all are this, and the more we allow the space to see this, then we see the world and all around us as the opportunity for each and every one of us to be all of who we are.

42. When we appreciate ourselves and others, our love for others naturally expands. When we connect to a deeper level of appreciation, this makes it difficult to get caught up in what is not love or the little things that usually frustrates us. With deep appreciation we can see past the superficial layers that clouds who we are and directly connects to our essence (who we are).

43. How important is appreciation to all of our relationships. I can feel at the moment too how I can overlook the appreciation I have for people in my own life, whether at home or at work because I get caught up in the busyness of the day. This only happens though if I overlook the appreciation I have for myself. For if I am in constant appreciation of myself then this will naturally outflow to others without effort or thought.

    1. Very true Jennifer. I was pondering on this last night and reflecting on how often I apply the science and magic of appreciation in my every day life. I realised the answer to this is, not very often and I would like to do a little experiment and have regular reminders for myself to stop, connect and appreciate, and see how different I feel within myself and how different my relationships feel. It can be like taking a dose of medicine, and monitoring and recording how I feel before and after.

44. Regardless of the more than 10 years that have passed since I first attended workshops and presentations by Serge Benhayon, the quality and consistency of what is offered stands alone of one of integrity, enormous love and care, and understanding beyond any expectations.

    1. Through such consistency, trust is redeveloped and through trust we allow ourselves to surrender to all that we know and have always known to be true.

45. Thank you for expressing your appreciation for yourself and others, it is so crucial that we don’t hold back our appreciation as we all grow when we feel the expansion offered within our own and another’s appreciation.

46. We are so drawn and connected to people. Often if we don’t see someone for a while our hurts come in and we have a guard up of ‘you don’t talk to me enough’ – but what I get from this sharing is that if we are open with each other, then love is allowed, and we can deeply appreciate one another at any moment.

47. The beauty of appreciation is that you can acknowledge where you have ‘gone astray’ but then through appreciation not get caught in emotion of that. It simply becomes a nomination and then you move on. Appreciation is a true foundation builder.

48. I may have said this before and it comes as a question, why can’t we simply appreciate what is there and not move from that? Let me explain, in appreciation, true appreciation you feel open and light and the value your eyes see goes on and on. We often seem to gaze then at where we don’t or where we haven’t or where we should have etc. What we don’t see and I understand is that in those moments we simply step away from appreciation. If I am truly appreciating someone or something and a thought comes of all the times I haven’t done this then isn’t this a point to where you are now being called to bring appreciation to next? We aren’t perfect and no one should expect everything to be ‘right’ but what we can do is feel and if you truly feel appreciation then at any point you feel something less or not of the same quality then this is a reflection that you need to return back to feeling appreciation. It may sound confusing at first but I understand life is about energy, what you feel, that then plays out physically and so in this way wouldn’t life be lighter if at any point you aren’t feeling the way you do when you truly appreciate that you simply return to it, nothing more to add.

49. The power of appreciation can never be underestimated, as it allows us to feel and embrace the true power that love is, who we are in essence.

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51. Very true Esther, I repeated Livingness 2 the other day and it’s perhaps the 5th time I have done it but what was delivered in this course was absolute gold and very different to other times I have attended, making it so practical and applicable to our understanding of life today.

52. The Science of Appreciation… how incredibly beautiful to see and live appreciation as a science. My relationship with the word science is changing tenfold. Even though I have always known it’s true meaning I chose, to the detriment of my body, to listen to that which was outside my body. I checked-out and numbed myself in reaction until Serge Benhayon began to share what the word ‘Science’ meant in our everyday living. As I let go of what was causing a block in my relationship with the word it simply makes so much sense to welcome the science of the way I choose to live into my life and to question and confirm how it plays out.

    1. I agree Caroline. I takes appreciation to a whole new level and understanding. It’s so much more than a word. It is as you have said and as we are all learning from Serge Benhayon’s presentations, a science, something that we can live, something that we can move in constantly throughout our day. This makes science exquisitely beautiful because there is so much detail in this that we can unfold.

53. Appreciation really is the foundation for a new way of living within which one heals and reconnects …. It is so simple and so true.

    1. It certainly is cjames2012, and this simplicity and beautiful way of living is available to everyone at any time. The more we appreciate, the more we naturally remind others of how simple it is to connect to this ancient way of living.

54. The Science of Appreciation starts activating our capacity to turn over our own steps and in total awareness choose to say no to any form of depreciation (subtle or otherwise).

55. Appreciation is so important. It is so easy to take people for granted – especially those we live with or see every day. But it all starts with appreciating oneself. If we don’t do this how can we truly appreciate another?

56. It is through our movements in appreciation that we allow amazing experiences from heaven to come our way to confirm that which is from soul.

57. Beautifully expressed, thank you Ester for your sharing, I too remember too my first Livingness workshop it was strange but also familiar, a part of me knew that deep down I knew all that was being presented and experienced, being held that day by the love that Serge emanates awakened that same love within myself, for which I deeply appreciate.

58. As a society we have really skipped over what appreciation offers, which makes sense in a way, as we were not raised to know its value intricately. Thanks to the courses like The Livingness, we are all offered a taste of what our lives could be like if we choose to truly appreciate all we are in ourselves and all we feel in others. We are so comfortable running ourselves down or running others down but when it comes to knowing peoples amazing traits inside out, we shy away, which is both sad but also exiting, as there is much to explore and share both with ourselves and others.

59. Every time we hold back we abuse ourselves. We choose to not feel the impact the lack of expressing has on our body and place others before us because of the fear we may get hurt. Putting others before ourselves which has been a long held behaviour of mine creates emotions such as resentment and bitterness which if left to fester can lead to illness and disease.

60. What I find so beautiful is that when we appreciate and value who we are, we are also appreciating and confirming everyone else around us too. It just shows how interconnected we all are and how much love can truly hold us all as one.

61. Yesterday, I had a very humbling reflection of being dismissed and in that reflection I could see how dismissive I am of myself. Not just rejection, but dismissal. I was offered the opportunity to see my own pattern of self-dismissal, over a long period of time and how this momentum exists within me – by my own creation and choices. So, here I am today, feeling the call to be more appreciative, in a big way. So thank you Esther, for sharing your experiences here. It is very healing to read.

62. I can relate to what you have shared and I find that I need to be living in appreciation of and valuing myself to be able to really appreciate another- when I live this with myself it just naturally flows to others too in how I am with them.

63. Deeply beautiful to read this today Esther. Thank-you for sharing.
    What if we let in the true light of Appreciation every day? If we paused, not only to feel this richly for ourselves, but to appreciate and value deeply those in our life who mean so very much…
    If this became our living way, humanity would step itself right out of the misery and complication so commonly lived, bringing us far closer to receptivity to the light of our soul – where Appreciation becomes but a flicker of the greatness of Love that is there for us all to embrace, live and know.

    1. ‘Appreciation becomes but a flicker of the greatness of Love that is there for us all to embrace, live and know.’- words of a master Victoria, highlighting the responsibility we all hold to allow appreciation to be part of our everyday living, as we then bring the light of who we are to the lives we live more and more.

64. I agree that we don’t appreciate enough and reading this blog I could see how important it is and how fascinating it is we put at times more effort into seeing our issues than at least giving appreciation a go.

65. Appreciation is a cornerstone of evolution and makes everyday life a constant wonderment and joy.

66. It is true that we can still hold a connection with another without it constantly needing attention. This to me reflects the true appreciation felt between two or more and that is a powerful foundation that doesn’t wobble, if we simply stay with that choice.

67. Thank you Esther for this beautiful reminder to keep ourselves open and expressing at all times. Appreciation is a particular quality that is so important to keep alive and constant in our day to day lives as it really does open up the multidimensionality that we are all a part of. The appreciation I am talking about is not just the appreciation of the things and physicality that we see and find around us and the people around us, but it is also about how we appreciate qualities of ourselves and others. Appreciation is a key ingredient in the soup of life.

68. What a beautiful and confirming blog to read Esther. I love the appreciation you express for your friend, the community, Serge Benhayon, Universal Medicine and yourself. The science of appreciation is indeed expanding.

69. Appreciation and confirmation are the keys for our constant expansion in line with evolution, the more we live in constant appreciation and awe of how amazing life is the easier we get to surrender to the flow of the universe.

70. What a beautiful appreciation piece, I loved what you have shared. We are so incredibly blessed to have opportunity after opportunity to deepen within ourselves and with others.

71. Our world of today is very much focused on the lack and the imperfections of the people and the world around us – where as the science of appreciation totally shifts that mentality and if taught in our schools, our homes and our workplaces it would literally transform our world as we know it today.

72. An appreciation shared with another is a beautiful way to confirm the interconnectedness of us all and that without first appreciating ourselves these offerings of love would be few and far between. Appreciation for who we are and the joy and qualities we hold is a blessing and one to be shared with all, as it brings a real warmth and intimacy to our connections too.

73. Esther, this is one of those blogs that leave you in deep appreciation of the all you have chosen. Appreciation grows appreciation, and appreciation grow commitment, responsibility and love. It’s the ultimate evolutionary way to live with thy self.

74. What a blessing to feel the enormous beauty of connection and to simply then connect!

75. Just this morning I was appreciating myself for the confirmation recently of just how much my expression has changed. Having just begun a new relationship I have observed how easily I express and amazingly how much I now share myself. And with my appreciation I can feel my self love deepen.

76. Appreciation for another is beautiful to feel inside, but when we express it to them, it confirms them and the joy is multiplied for us both to share.

    1. Thank you Fumiyo – the joy is beautiful to expand out and the ripple effect is contagious.

77. Appreciation is like to adding fuel to the fire – it is the extra bit of expression that lets the flames burn brightly and not just smoulder the embers. With full expression there is no regret only more of the same.

    1. Beautifully said Alex.

78. To appreciate ourselves and others is very confirming and support us to deepen our relationships. It supports us to let go of any judgment, comparison and jealousy and allows us to deepen our love for each other.

79. ‘What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last.’ I too feel deeply held when I attend a Universal Medicine course – appreciation and learning, inspiring responsibility with no judgement or critique just understanding and evolution.

80. This is the second article I have read on “The Livingness – Stage One, by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.” and in both articles people have been stopped in their tracks by what was presented. I have attended one many years ago and can see that it’s time to go again simply from what has been written in this article alone. It is obviously a life changing event or workshop and for many like me significantly so. I can always appreciate a workshop that doesn’t carbon copy itself but more moves with the times and presents what ever is needed, not only to the group attending but what supports them to walk further out into the world.

81. There are many levels to appreciation and many versions but there is only one true appreciation. We have played around with this word for it to mean many different things to many people and we can think it’s something we can have from one to another. True appreciation has no bounds and isn’t for one on one but can be grown from this point. In any moment when you see true appreciation you see the individual action that has bought the awareness while instantly seeing many other parts including yours. It’s like you see everyone in a single moment and yet you may only have one in front of you. There is so much to see even in the simplest moment and this is only limited by how you limit yourself. The more you truly appreciate what you see the more this opens up for you to see more, it’s like steps. This article is one of those steps and it’s great to not only see it but also to have it recorded in this way.

82. It’s amazing how life can be seen in such a negative or fearful light, when there is actually so much to appreciate that is truly beautiful, as well as in ourselves and others. Thankyou Esther for the reminders here.

83. Thank you Esther, it does seem to be the case that appreciation of ourselves and of others really lightens everything up, and life has a richness to it.

84. Gorgeous Esther. It is so confirming for us when we appreciate ourselves and express our appreciation of others. For it confirms our connection to truth and love we know and feel within ourselves, but also the same equal qualities we feel within others. As such it is appreciation that confirms our movements impulsed from our Soul.

    1. Beautifully said Carola, appreciation when fully expressed feels amazing and deeply confirming.

85. Being able to let go of our guard and protection and to see the Love the we are inside changes the way we start to see. I know since putting this into practice that even the concept of appreciating myself has been embraced and it feels incredible. Looking at myself in the mirror and feeling a genuine love inside but also seeing this in others is super powerful.

    1. It is super powerful Natalie, as we then bring that ever deepening level of appreciation and awareness to everyone we meet. Before Universal Medicine I can’t remember being able to even whisper any form of appreciation for anyone because I had none for myself. There is nothing like expressing from every cell how much I appreciate someone. It’s like exercising, if I don’t exercise my body for a long time then at the start it’s hard and not as fluid but once you get into a rhythm of exercise it becomes easier and then just apart of your everyday.

86. Yes Esther, each time I do a course with Universal Medicine I learn more, deepen what I already know and claim who I am more and more. Even if I go to the same course years in a row, it’s never the same. The universe has expanded, the Sun, earth and all the planets have shifted since the last course – and with a name like Universal Medicine, the courses keep in alignment with what is happening out there and how that affects us down here. Truly amazing to be part of these teachings again.

    1. Agreed Rachael – gorgeously said. And as such there is no end to what there is to appreciate within us and the all that we are inescapable connected to.

    2. That is such a rare way to offer courses, ever expanding in response to what is happening on a universal level, taking into account the reflections and what humanity needs in order to feel their part in that encompassing whole. I appreciate Universal Medicine for offering us that reflection and reminder and I appreciate your comment because without it I would not have appreciated the importance of that way of working.

87. The science of appreciation as presented by Serge Benhayon is truly powerful and allows the space for a deeper connection to love that has a flow on effect that blesses and inspires others around you as well.

88. What a beautiful gift to give yourself Esther;
    “opening and deepening the awareness and the sharing of what beauty and divinity we see and feel in each other”.

89. Expressing appreciation of another, and also to receive it from another, is a blessed gift.

90. Every time I repeat a Universal Medicine Healing workshop I always gain a deeper understanding of myself and of what is presented. The understanding gained from the previous attendance enables me to appreciate at an ever-deeper level what is presented as what is presented has so many levels of wisdom, which are never ending in their depth.

91. What a beautiful and very wise example of how many opportunities we have in life to share with another how we feel about them only to hold back and let the moment go. How do we know how many more moments like this will be offered? Just imagine how different the connection between humanity would be if we didn’t hold back our expression, choosing not to waste even one of these very precious moments.

92. Thank you Esther so beautifully expressed your appreciation of Serge Benhayon and family the student body yourself and all others, this shows a deep love of brotherhood and the equality with our fellow human beings.

93. Appreciation is a science, the more we commit to embody it the more access we have to the true wisdom of the universe.

94. Often among families, work colleagues and at school, there is a concerted effort to say something or give a look that brings another down. If appreciation was talked about and exercised from young I would say suicide would drastically reduce. Appreciation feels amazing expressing it and receiving it. There are hundreds of people that I observe and totally appreciate all they bring to life but have never actually met them.

95. Appreciation is totally contagious – in a good way! Meaning that the ripple effects of living in the appreciation of who we are, how we move and what energy we allow to transmute through us is felt and seen by all. Even though people may not realise it, they are indeed feeling it and clock the difference in a person living with appreciation because it stands out. So much of society is based on bettering ourselves to the point of imagined perfection, but the real beauty is with those who choose to walk around knowing they are divine without any need or trying.

96. Full-bodied appreciation of both ourselves and others is the true elixir to life for with it we are able to dissolve the walls of judgement we have built to keep each other out.

97. Appreciation offers us greater awareness and expansion. We recently undertook an exercise around the dinner table with a group of friends and family where we shared what we appreciated about one another. It deepens relationships and allows us to become more tender, loving and playful.

98. Appreciation: something that I have found to be so very healing but something humanity in general does not do enough of. By starting to appreciate me, and all that I bring to this world, it has been so easy to then expand that appreciation out to others, including the incomparable Serge Benhayon, his glorious family and the whole Universal Medicine study body. Appreciation is the anti-dote to lack of self worth, low self esteem, and so many other life draining issues that we are all carrying around with us. Stopping the negative self chatter and replacing it with appreciation has been the best medicine ever.

99. Esther, this is just lovely, to have had that moment to feel how much you both mean to each other and to have that with the wider group you were part of, and to know and feel that we can appreciate ourselves deeply and the more the do the more space there is the appreciate the magic of all those we have in our lives. Thank you for sharing your appreciation and reminding me of my own.

100. Appreciation of ourselves and appreciation of others is rarely expressed and appreciated for how it enriches all our lives.

101. As I deepen the appreciation towards myself it becomes a natural progression to appreciate others.

102. So beautiful to read Esther, thank you for sharing, appreciation is such a powerful tool in our evolution, the more we appreciate ourselves and others the more there is to appreciate thus bringing joy and healing to our lives.

103. The science of appreciation as presented by Serge Benhayon is deeply healing and has the power to transform and deepen all our relationships in amazing ways.

104. Feeling and expressing appreciation for ourselves and one another is so freeing and empowering; thank you for sharing your experiences and wisdom Esther;
     “Feeling her appreciation of me was such an amazing gift and confirmed to me my own feeling of the huge appreciation and love I had for this woman too”.

105. Appreciating ourselves sets a firmer foundation from which to appreciate others and to deepen all our relationships.

106. The great sadness that can come up in times of feeling the love we have for humanity is the sadness of not living that love with ourselves each and every day. By living it, we automatically feel it with everyone we meet, whether at the check-out or doctors – we become the love we have always known to be true.

107. Appreciation is such a great antidote for the sometimes harsh, competitive, judgemental and critical world we live in; the sad thing is that we do this to ourselves as well as others. Appreciate, appreciate appreciate is the key.

108. Thank you Esther, appreciation is a game and whole-life changer! Appreciation is paramount to living a life that is surrendered and truly contented in the moments and in the relationship with self, God and all others. It is so important to allow ourselves the space to appreciate our quality and that of others, it brings us all closer together and supports understanding and compassion for people whilst lifting the false images of perfection that we may carry.

109. “The amazing thing was that I did actually feel absolutely the same about her too and I felt my heart open so much.” Confirmation that appreciation is so key for us all, its a under valued expression, that in its true sense has the ability to bind & evolve humanity.

110. It’s such a simple thing appreciation. It costs nothing, has no adverse side effects, and it can mean the world – whether that is self appreciation, or appreciation of another. There is a depth to it that I don’t think we ever fully give credit to, so it’s been great to be reminded of the science behind it in this blog.

111. Appreciation is a sure fire way to bring a deeper love and truth to all relationships. Thank you Esther.

112. When we appreciate ourselves and everyone else it changes everything.

113. So often in life we dwell on the things we feel we lack, the things we feel we need to fix, the parts of us and others we don’t like. When we change our consciousness to that of appreciation, everything changes. Those negative thoughts that keep us from shining just melt away and we are lighter and more open. Appreciation is awesome.

114. Beautifully and simply expressed Esther, there is such joy in appreciating ourselves and others in life, when to choose to express this more this opens our eyes to how endless appreciation truly is.

115. I love appreciation – it costs nothing and yet it holds a value beyond anything we can buy. Self appreciation is even better!

116. Living in the constant appreciation of our who we are, our own unique qualities and true beauty creates more space that allows us to feel the magnificence in another.

117. When we are willing to open our eyes I experience we have so much to appreciate, the connection we have as Students of the Livingness from all over the world is something that I truly appreciate and I could never have thought about knowing people which I feel deeply connected to in all parts of Europe and overseas. But really it makes no difference anymore when I appreciate myself and I do more and more I appreciate everyone I meet equally, I can learn so much everyday from every interaction.

118. It’s amazing how much we can not say to people so it is gorgeous that in that space you could share your deep appreciation like you did. The Livingness courses are such a beautiful start to delving into the reality of life and of ourselves and unpicking what needs to be addressed and nurturing the rest.

119. Thank you Ester for a really beautiful blog, highlighting for me how much I have to appreciate, how far I have come and a deep appreciation for Serge and all that he offers and an appreciation of what we as a Student Body offer to each other in our reflection. Time to appreciate the all, no matter what that may be.

120. Expressing our appreciation to another allows them to let go of layers of protection in their bodies and opens them up to be more of the love that they are.

121. Esther, your sharing reminds me that it’s so key to appreciate and often we don’t do that enough, and that we can do this at any time; and that we are so much love and it’s to be shared and the sadness you describe is natural as we hold back what is innately us in the world, then yes there is a sadness to be felt. You remind me of the huge love and joy we all carry and how we can appreciate and share that with anyone at any moment, no matter where or how we’ve been, and as Sarah shares above why would we hold back our love?

122. “Within all this beauty and love a sadness came up for me, for all the times that I had felt that closeness with her but I had not expressed it for whatever reason”…I had this experience today – why do we hold back our love?

123. Esther, thank you for reminding me the value of appreciation.

124. My appreciation and love for Serge Benhayon and his family is also huge, beyond words, ‘ I realised that the huge love and appreciation I felt was also about Serge Benhayon, the whole extended Benhayon Family’. In time humanity will too appreciate what they bring, and brought.

125. Bringing in more appreciation to self, everything and everyone, benefits us all.

126. I have been going through a period with my own family just recently about appreciating ourselves and each other more. We realise just how powerful it can be to do this as part of our everyday. It helps to make life light, fun, special and not just functional.

127. This sound like a lovely exercise and sharing, putting our attention on what people bring and offer just for being themselves is gorgeous, ‘the awareness and the sharing of what beauty and divinity we see and feel in each other.’

128. A gorgeous expression of appreciation Esther, thank you. What a loving divine gift to yourself, to attend a Universal medicine workshop;
     “What happened here for me was absolutely huge – opening and deepening the awareness and the sharing of what beauty and divinity we see and feel in each other”.

129. Appreciation brings so much to all and is such an important tool to use more and more, ‘ I have not appreciated myself enough either – just for being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn until my last breath of this, my present incarnation.’

130. Esther, thank you very much for sharing this. We can be left feeling raw when we share our true feelings for another and it can even bring us to tears as the shields come down and our heart opens up. It’s incredible how much love we feel for another person even though we may not see them very often. In my experience, once that connection is made it lasts forever whether we see the person daily or not.

131. Esther that is great – we can all do with more appreciation of ourselves and of others. We can be so quick to judge others and pick on their imperfections yet so often miss out on the beauty that they bring. Why focus on the flaws when we can bring out the amazing qualities they have – the key here is not to want someone to be perfect or have any picture of how you want them to be as these will never be realistic. Simply appreciating another allows them to naturally be themselves and boy oh boy is it awesome watching people blossom when we do this.

132. When you feel appreciated it’s like someone has wrapped you up in the warmest, most loveliest embrace. You’ve reminded me how simple it is for everyone to feel that way – we simply need to live in appreciation of them.

133. I attended the Livingness One and Two workshops this last weekend and my experience was very similar to what you’ve shared Esther. A sense of coming home to a quality within me thats been there all along, an openness that completely changes how we relate to life and other people. And at the same time as I sat here reading this I felt a moment of sadness for having held back this love that feels so natural to share and express with others. The restrictions that we live with feel horrible. In the past I would of gone into self-critisum but today was a beautiful confirmation of how much I am living from this essence within me, one that doesn’t judge, condemn or criticise but is willing to support and be open to understanding. The ways in which we live in contraction are not us and never should we bash ourselves for our perceived transgressions but question – if that is not me, then what is the true me underneath?

134. I attended The Livingness stage one yesterday and got to appreciate the essence of who I am, which I hadn’t been appreciating. And also the fact we all have an equally, beyond words amazing essence that is also uniquely divine; and that this can be felt with everyone we meet. I was presented with a completely different way of living: open hearted and not in protection. This opens up the room to the meaning of true family rather than family being restricted to blood relatives only.

135. Esther – what a lovely blog to read just before I attend the Livingness 1 workshop today too 🙂
     Each time I get something new out of it, and as you have shared here – it is such an amazing opportunity to connect with people and just be ourselves.

136. ‘Choosing to grow and learn until my last breath’ – that’s got to be the best way to live!! It’s easy to let days and weeks slide by without initiating growth and change – but ultimately there’s so much to learn and develop there’s not a day to waste!

137. Appreciation can start at any time. No matter the opportunities I might have missed in the past. The moment I choose to appreciate, it shines through time like a ray of light through dark space. The space is instantly lit.

138. How beautiful to reconnect Esther with a friend from the past on such a deep level and be able to both express this to each other. That shows the truth of Brotherhood we have together.

139. Esther you capture the essence of appreciation here – and how important it is to simply appreciate ourselves and others. If we don’t do this, we don’t confirm where we are and therefore are able to keep deepening and moving forward.

140. Appreciation and confirmation are the keys to our continued connection to God and to our divine essence. Without them we are at the mercy of a world that will play us and take us out at any opportunity.

141. “Within all this beauty and love a sadness came up for me, for all the times that I had felt that closeness with her but I had not expressed it for whatever reason.” I can relate to what you have shared here Esther and it is such a sadness that so many of us miss out on feeling the fullness and joy that comes with expressing appreciation at every given opportunity. The good news is – it is never too late!

142. “What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last.” I agree with you 100% Esther and I would like to add that in my 67 years on this planet nothing else I have experienced even comes close. Universal Medicine is the real deal.

143. Appreciation has no end and goes far far beyond just the use of a word in a sentence. We often say ‘you only get out what you put in’ and so if we look around and things don’t feel or look great then what is the quality we have offered. Turn up the dial on appreciation and then turn it again as it can never been too loud, thank you Esther.

144. With appreciation we have the ability to see each other for who we truly are, without having our tinted lenses on. It takes away the judgements and the criticism, harsh words and unforgiving behaviours, and brings us back to our true selves.

145. The power of appreciation is huge, it helps to confirm who we truly are, and so supports us to live this.

146. “What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last” Indeed, i totally concur Esther, these events are packed with offerings that truly change the way we see life and what is so beautiful is that we are given the space for self discovery side by side with our fellow attendees. There is never a word that Serge says that does not hold rich and life affirming purpose for everyone.

147. Serge Benhayon has re-introduced the true power of confirmation and appreciation – if this was part of our everyday movement and expression with ourselves and those around us then there would be no need for protections and masks because we would stay true to the greatness we all are within.

148. I have slowly come to realise that appreciation of myself and of others is one of the pivotal blocks in the foundation that supports me in every moment of my life. In the past I have found it easy to appreciate others but have not appreciated myself with the same ease, it always felt a little uncomfortable to do so. But no longer; these days I know that for my foundation to stay strong and supportive that appreciating me is right at the top of the list, and when I do it now flows with so much more ease leaving a spacious and rather delicious feeling throughout my body.

149. How is it that we can devote so much of our time in a constant dialogue of self-judgement and self-criticism yet rarely consider for a moment to appreciate who and what we are or indeed embrace all those around us with appreciation rather than critique.How would this change our relationships in family, friends and the workplace just by shifting and opening up to appreciation of all?

150. When we express what we truly feel from who we are and in our hearts to those around us, sharing our appreciation always is very rewarding for those with whom we share and also for ourselves.

151. I can really feel the depth of your genuine and deeply felt appreciation here, thank you Esther.I appreciate your beautiful smile and the fact that you are a part of the student body and thus part of my life.

152. One must ask why we don’t appreciate each other in full? We hold back our expression of appreciation it would seem to varying degrees and yet appreciating each other grows and deepens our Love.

153. I have noted that the deeper our appreciation of ourselves, the depth of appreciation of others is forever expanding.

154. Appreciating another, confirms their true quality and Love expressing itself confirms Love equally in us all.

155. This blog is grand with Appreciation – thank you Esther

156. I am feeling more as I experience the power of appreciation how supportive and inspiring it is to express with each other, as we go about our daily lives. Thank you Esther for a great sharing and reminder.

157. It is always a choice to be open and allow another in. I can allow my natural way of being to be presented in any situation or I can choose to create protection in the likes of a drama, scenario, distraction etc and it is just that; a creation of mine to keep me isolated and disconnected from another.

158. Esther – you share here the importance of appreciation which is so valuable. When we appreciate ourselves and each other, then how can there be tension or comparison? I think it is just gorgeous to read how you connected with someone simply by taking the time to acknowledge who they are, no matter how little or often you may hang out.

159. Appreciation myself, appreciating another has been something that I have kept for special occasions – there had to be something special to have happened for me to say ‘I appreciate’ there was always some kind of action involved. I remember doing a similar exercise as the one you describe, and I sat in front of someone I never met or spoken before and I thought ‘That’s not possible I know nothing about this person” – but just by allowing them to just be, right in front of me, looking into their eyes, I could feel the preciousness of this person so deeply it was just amazing to feel the appreciation towards them arising from within, and the words just came forward. It felt to me like we are never not worth appreciating, and it’s only because we avoid connecting with ourselves and/or others for whatever reasons, we experience world in isolation and in reaction.

160. Appreciation really is science, and one well worth some extensive research. It is extraordinary the on-going effects it has when we start to appreciate our innate qualities. I have personally found it quite a game-changer.

161. The more we appreciate the more aware we become of our own divinity and the more aware we become of our own divinity the more we appreciate.

162. I love how we can have a deep connection with someone even if we haven’t spent lots of time together.

163. In 8 years of attending Universal Medicine presentations, not once has the consistency and quality that Serge Benhayon delivers every word with, dropped or wavered. In this time, I have never seen him have any notes or crib sheets, he simply stands and expresses truth like an infinite river flowing through him and addresses that which is called for on the day.
     “What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last”.

164. I know I hold back telling those around me how much I appreciate about them. Afterwards I wonder why I forgot to say the things I was thinking. It is a beautiful thing to share how precious we are and how much others inspire us. We have been given these amazing teachings that have changed our lives in huge ways just because we have found our way back to ourselves. We no longer feel adrift or like we need to be searching for answers. This is huge. I did not imagine that I would feel this way, that each day the opportunity is there to go deeper and to learn that love is infinite and each day, deeper still and evermore expanding.

165. Actually stopping, being present (mind and body together) and allowing ourselves to appreciate another, ourselves, a moment, a sharing, a group of people or an event is a very healing and confirming thing for us to do. Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine have beautifully brought this to our attention and from personal experience and knowing what appreciation brings, especially the healing within the body, I know I do not currently do this enough.

166. Your last paragraph is a complete truth. Until we all start to live like this way the treadmill of life we have created looms before us.

167. When we truly accept and appreciate when another truly expresses, it is as if the doors deep inside that we try to hide behind cannot help but start to open, and as they do, the light of our soul shines out to be met equally with another.

168. Beautiful Esther, expressing our love and appreciation for another is the key to building true intimacy in our all relationships. There is no reason to wait for a special occasion for this as love is forever evolving and expressing our love to others is no different to it.

169. Taking appreciation beyond its dictionary definition to its true meaning, this article shows us the expansive nature of true appreciation that has us honouring all that is, whilst also saying, ‘OK if that is possible what is next?’ It inspires us to really see what is going on and the opportunities that lie ahead.

170. Appreciation is one of the greatest true gifts we can offer to ourselves and to another – as it allows the truth of who we are to be confirmed and brought out to be lived. Conversely all the self-criticism, judgement, bashing and critique is all a play to keep us in the battered self-inflicted smallness of all that we are not, and thus able to be controlled and manipulated by the world. Through appreciating and confirming ourselves, we can hold steady to that which is true within, and the outer can no longer play its games at our expense, as we will no longer be affected.

171. When we appreciate another from a true place within us we expand our ability to further appreciate both ourselves and others. Appreciation helps us all to drop our doubt and reserve and to open up wholeheartedly to each other without the need for protection.

172. Yes Esther, it’s lovely how our perception shifts once we start to connect with ourselves and feel the beauty, love and wisdom within. We then start to feel that same quality in others and so someone we walk alongside in life can suddenly reveal themselves in the divinity they are. Your title: “Appreciation of us all” is a lovely reminder that we are all worthy of appreciation and that appreciation of ourselves is required for us to truly appreciate others otherwise we may go into comparison, feel jealousy, or put them on a pedestal and make ourselves less.

173. Absolutely Esther, when we fully appreciate we expand or “grow” and as we grow we appreciate all those things that are no longer a relief, satisfaction or a reward. This becomes an appreciation of others around us as they release the trappings of life also!

174. This is so beautiful Esther. I too, like many, don’t fully appreciate myself or those around me. On the occasions that I do, it is immensely powerful to appreciate and confirm all that I am and all that those around me are and what each of us brings to this life.

175. Appreciation is so important in our lives, it helps us progress with the knowing of the amazing foundation there already is.

176. “Along with the appreciation of myself also has come hand in hand a deeper appreciation of others.” To me this is the pathway to build that greater level of love that is needed to be restored in each and every human being. As we truly start to appreciate ourselves and one another that would be the game changer for our societies. We do not appreciate what our lives truly can offer to us. We are that much more that we believe we are as in that we do ourselves short and by not appreciating that fact we choose for a lesser life that, because we live a contract life, is faced with illness and disease at an increasing rate. A truly appreciated body will work to its full potential and will be held naturally in such a state that illnesses and diseases will be less and when they appear, will be appreciated as a way of clearing that is needed to allow more love to be embodied.

177. I often ask myself why it is that family members, friends and colleagues wait until a person has died before expressing their appreciation of them life and what they meant to them. This way denies us all the blessing of giving and receiving appreciation.

178. “and I felt my heart open so much”…..this is the ultimate way our heart wants to be – open for humanity. But we think we need to protect it because we have been hurt so much before. It is simply not true BUT it is true in how we currently live, protected and shut down from most people. I love how Universal Medicine are inspiring people to let go of their hurts and live with more open hearts and to realise that this is not a state that needs protection because there is no bigger or better protection needed when you are in your own love and ready to share that with the world.

179. A beautiful reminder of the power of appreciation.

180. What comes out of this blog is how many times we have felt appreciation for another and have held back from showing our appreciation, and how much everyone misses out for not having that as our normal way instead of the total opposite. Life and how we interact with each other would be so much richer if we stopped to express our appreciation.

181. Attending my first Livingness Workshop presented by Serge Benhayon was for me, also like coming home and being held in the most wonderful and loving embrace that I too did not want to leave. However, I have also come to realise how this not wanting to leave was actually a symptom of my own unwillingness and desire to not take responsibility for confirming the divinity in me.

182. It is a unique opportunity that is presented to us – to ask us to appreciate ourselves for who we are not what we do, and a great gift to take out into the world to start appreciating and seeing others for who they are not just what they do.

183. What an amazing blog Esther Auf der Maur. I love your expression about appreciation of love. It is so real you can taste it. A true testimonial where inspiration is defined by feeling the words expressed. I was there that day too a re-visit to Livingness 1 the ‘the beginners’ workshop but a workshop so fundamentally real that you leave there with a definite change in your body and fresh outlook on life. This line summaries this workshop, and all workshops I attend “It was a huge marker in my life; a marker of confirmation of my own knowing of true truth and real love.”

184. The more we appreciate ourselves the more appreciation we naturally feel for others, this is key to deepening the love with all our relationships and feeling the joy when we express our appreciation to others.

185. The first Livingness 1 Workshop I attended changed my life for ever. There was an exercise we did that very clearly showed how we constantly feel everything around us. Even though I knew this from a little girl and could feel how my parents were before they even stepped in the house or where my teacher was at before walking into the classroom, this exercise started to shift a belief I had that I don’t know. Fast forward 9 years and that clarity has deepened incredibly, and there is no denying we are energy and therefore feel everything.

186. This is great Esther “Feeling her appreciation of me was such an amazing gift and confirmed to me my own feeling of the huge appreciation and love I had for this woman too” When I pondered on this I could see and feel a huge appreciation for every single person in my life, from the past , the present and the people yet to be met in the future . We are all reflecting what needs to be reflected in every moment. We have to appreciate that! What a grand plan, what a dance, what an amazing orchestrated symphony! Now this is well worth appreciating!

187. This is a great blog Esther, it made me sit and appreciate all that Universal Medicine has brought to me and many others, the friendships, the ability to be honest and to know truth, and most of all to truly appreciate myself and others.

188. It is incredible when we truly appreciate ourselves we are able to feel deep appreciation naturally expand out towards others in a way that is very, very beautiful to feel. It feels like an amazing warmth emanating out from our centre, radiating and shining far and beyond, reaching people we haven’t yet met and reaching humanity. Absolutely incredible how appreciation works.

189. Hello Esther, as you describe appreciation is a huge deal and what’s more it grows you and people around you. The knock on or flow on effect of truly appreciating yourself or something cannot be always seen but always felt. If your day, week or life is heading in a direction that you don’t like the look of then introduce appreciation, not as a one off but as a consistent dedication and before you know it the road will be greener.

190. Thank you Esther, I love what you have shared about the way we can involve ourselves in sharing so we can all evolve with “being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn until my last breath of this, my present incarnation.”

191. As I deepen my own love and appreciation for myself I am so loving and appreciating all my family , friends and humanity, Serge Benhayon has presented on this simple but profound principle for years and I now know it works.

192. It can be life changing when we choose to share these expressions of appreciation with those around us rather than keeping them to ourselves.

     1. I agree Deborahmckay, it feels amazing to express our appreciation of ourselves and of others. It is deeply confirming and very supportive for us to express this more and more.

193. I am also completely touched, with tears of joy, when I look around the room at a Universal Medicine event, seeing all the different people, from such diverse backgrounds, coming together once again. It is so tangibly felt in these moments that we are one and that it takes every single one of us, with all of our unique qualities and expressions for us to play our part in returning to all that we are.

194. I have found that when we deeply appreciate another for who they are, sadness often is felt following this amazing heart opening experience. I feel it’s from holding back all the other times of not expressing how I felt, which lead to the layers of protection and hardness.

195. A beautiful sharing Esther, I just love how you have expressed your experience of a repeat attendance of the Livingness 1 Presentation. As I read your blog, I felt a huge surge of appreciation in my body, particularly a great appreciation for Serge Benhayon and his family and all the practitioners involved with Universal Medicine. They have all helped me to truly appreciate myself, the beginning of feeling appreciation for so much in my life. The appreciation that I feel for all those who have helped me in my development is so huge, it is not easy to fully express it. It has changed my life forever, I am no longer the person that I previously was, all a veneer over what I truly am within. All these people have helped me completely transform my life, I am so full of appreciation for everyone. Thank you for helping me appreciate all this through your blog.

196. Often I forget about what I bring. Through appreciation from another person we get reminded how powerful it is, what we bring, which can inspire us to go deeper.

197. Thank you Esther for your exquisite sharing. We are so easy to critique each other or dismiss the tender feelings and love we feel for another or even tend to hide it. Therefore it is such a great practice to express our appreciation for each other, it opens us up and melts the hardness and protection we have built around us.

198. I love how you have shared that appreciation isn’t about time its about connection. This confirms that we don’t have to know someone for a long time to feel close to them or even as though they are family.

199. I can really relate to your experience, “I remember I did not want to leave that day as I felt so held, like never before in my life. It was a huge marker in my life; a marker of confirmation of my own knowing of true truth and real love.” My experience was very similar, when I went along to Livingness One, it was like I was coming home. There was such an inner knowing within me, there wasn’t any questioning at all about what was presented, I just felt it in my body; nothing like I have felt before. So there has never been anything or anyone who can change that, nor my opinion of Serge Benhayon or Universal Medicine.

200. Esther, this is beautiful, ‘this exercise also showed me that I have not appreciated myself enough either – just for being who I am, without perfection’, I can feel how in society in general it is common for us to be critical rather than appreciative of ourselves and that we see the things that we do not like about ourselves and can focus on these rather than appreciating where we are at and who we are and the amazing qualities that we have, it feels like we are waiting until we have ‘got there’ and are ‘perfect’ before we fully appreciate ourselves.

201. I feel that once a true connection is made with another, it remains. If feels as if it is permanent and that bond is eternal. I have made such connections with others over the past few years and today, there is no great need to keep touching in with them to ‘check we are ok’ – but a deeper sense of simply knowing who we are – and that is unchangeable truth. To me, the need to keep checking in with another reveals a relationship based on something other than love – a neediness of some kind, that obviates this true relationship for something more superficial.

202. I can remember that feeling too Esther, that feeling of finally coming home again at the first presentation or workshop with Serge Benhayon I attended. That what Serge Benhayon presents is so universal and and in that connects to all of us, all of humanity, as we all come from there and hold deep within a lingering fire, the connection with that grander whole we all come from. Therefore, it is as you say Ester, such a joy to meet our fellow brothers and sisters who also have chosen to reconnect and live according to that inner connection, that connection that makes us all equally and the same and that helps us to return to a healthy and vital state of being that belongs to who we truly are.

203. ‘Appreciation of us all’ would be enough to get us out of the current ‘degradation of most’.

204. Yet what you share is how rarely we express our appreciation of people in our lives and yet when give and receive appreciation it supports both people. Very often in everyday interactions, I notice when something has been offered to me, generosity, kindness, openness, space I always acknowledge and express thanks and appreciation.

205. There is so much in life to appreciate Esther, and it really does flow from our appreciation of ourselves. I give thanks each day for the connection, wisdom and love I now hold for life. There was definitely a feeling of coming home for me too the very first time I attended a Universal Medicine course in London, and this feeling has never left me.

     1. Coming home is such a great way to describe my first encounter with Universal Medicine. Something I yearned for deeply, knew well but had left behind and kept at arm’s length in my search for an individual version of me. All along, all that I sought was right in my own ‘back yard’.

206. If everyone began to live appreciation with each other the world would be a very different place

207. It is interesting that when we express something that is connecting with another person, we can sometimes feel sadness come up as well. It is this sadness that we so often go running from, but needs to be embraced as you did. In that sadness is the opportunity to make a choice to change our lives.

208. It is my experience also that at any Universal Medicine event, ‘the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last’, is an absolute stand-out. What I have come to understand through this is that everything counts, no detail is too small or insignificant. And every last detail affects the whole experience and it’s potential to offer a reflection that inspires. Little wonder that so many are inspired in such a powerful way.

209. I feel we can constantly deepen our appreciation as there is no end point. Every day is an opportunity to deepen and to take moments to appreciate the steps we have taken. Then every step thereafter carries that appreciation and then we walk during the day in appreciation, for ourselves and others.

210. “I remember I did not want to leave that day as I felt so held, like never before in my life.” I experienced this many times in the early days of studying with Universal Medicine, until one day I was able to admit to myself that I wasn’t able to do this for myself once I left an event, workshop, or retreat. From that day forward I knew it was for me to do for myself, from my own inner-heart, and not rely on anyone else to do it for me. It is amazing to be held by such Love at an event or workshop, it is even more amazing to be held by that same Love at home and in the car, anywhere. Knowing that it comes from within each and every one of us, from our inner hearts.

211. Appreciation is something I need to express more too. I absolutely feel held in love everytime I attend a Universal Medicine event, whether it be a short presentation or a 5 day retreat, the quality is the same from beginning to end. And Esther I too am aware of everyone else, though some people I have never spoken to, I still feel I know them. This is a huge cause for appreciation and has set the benchmark of what could be normal in all our interactions if we all were choose to live by our essence.

212. Returning to this blog gives a moment to come back to the first workshop I attended many years ago that I will never forget as it gave me the answers to life I had been looking for – I ‘came home’ to all I already knew and it has changed my life. The “supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered” is something that was there on that day and is still today with any Universal Medicine course I attend. It is glorious and there is so much to appreciate in what is offered and with each other, thank you Esther.

213. Sometimes, like you Esther, I stop and look around the room at one of the Universal Medicine events and just take a moment to appreciate – how I and everyone there have managed to find our way back to the greatest source of truth in modern times. In a world that has lost its way, I deeply appreciate the steady, guiding light and inspiration of Serge Benhayon and his family.

214. My first Livingness 1 Workshop (it was called Heart Chakra back then) changed my life forever. I too felt a sense of “coming home.” I felt ‘me’ for the first time. I had been searching for this connection for 30 years with different new age modalities to no avail. The sense of empowerment I felt did not come from anything outside of myself, it started from inside me and spread through my body and filled me up. I recognized this as my own love re-ignited. I will never forget that moment and am forever appreciative of Serge Benhayon for facilitating this opportunity.

215. The beauty and power of appreciation for both ourselves and others is simply amazing as are all the presentations by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine and really does offer us a real true and honest way of living that allows us to live all of who we are and express this in every movement we make.

216. Thank you Esther. Your expression of appreciation is deeply felt.

217. I love returning to the Livingness 1 workshop as well, I always learn or realise something more about myself and life!

218. Our connections with each other without doubt surpass the physical and human contact we have everyday, it always amazes me how I can see someone I have never met before and feel such a deep connection with them. How? It makes no sense if we only consider it’s possible to connect with people we know, there must be something much bigger and grander and universal inside us all that we cannot help but recognise in another.

219. I love that you can know someone deeply without spending lots of time with them, it really shows the depth of connection.

220. I am currently expressing my appreciation for myself on a daily basis through texts and emails with friends. What I have found is sometimes I seek for an appreciation to fulfill this task and I don’t embrace the truth of what I am expressing. It is more a mental exercise than a true sharing. Allowing to drop into my body and really embrace the feelings of appreciation I have for myself allows me a feeling of spaciousness and love and as I live that, appreciation for all follows.

221. I love the fact that Appreciation is actually a science and that this simple action has such a huge impact on our life. It physically affects our body, our relationships, how we travel through life and how we consider ourselves to be.

222. Imagine being able to apply this to everyone we meet in life, friend and supposed foe? ” I started to express how much I appreciated having her in my life, feeling how I was always aware of her being there, that we were in this journey and school of life on earth together even though physically apart most of the time.”

223. I have this experience at Universal Medicine, every time I attend a workshop. It is profound evolution for me each time. “I remember I did not want to leave that day as I felt so held, like never before in my life. It was a huge marker in my life; a marker of confirmation of my own knowing of true truth and real love.”

224. I like what you said about “the school of life”. It really is like that, there always being something to learn, discover and expand upon, it’s quite beautiful really.

225. Thank you Esther – key in your blog for me today is – how lovely to be able to enjoy appreciation without perfection. It has taken some work to let go of the ideal, perfect image of having to be perfect in order to be acceptable. So much has changed since attending Serge Benhayon’s presentations and I understand nowadays just how detrimental to my body and mental health perfectionism has been, through creating severe tension, exhaustion, opening up the way to tip into overwhelm. Thank God, this has (and continues) to be let go of, and life is far more harmonious and joyful.

226. Perfectionism kills appreciation – which kills the potential of allowing our grandness out – If we live in appreciation of ourselves and others we allow that which is inside out to be lived in full.

227. I can feel that the more I appreciate myself the more I can appreciate everyone else. How beautifully simple.

228. I could feel my body expand in appreciation Esther as I read your blog. What a lovely way to begin the day.

229. “…without perfection…” I can be so hard on myself sometimes. But actually is it possible that I choose to be hard on myself on purpose, so that I don’t have to fully accept the appreciation – either from myself or from others. I have observed in myself and in many, many others how hard it is for us to accept appreciation (I mean deeply, to the core, to say a fully-fledged-no-holding-back YES to it). If we open our hearts fully and widely, then the appreciation naturally pours both in and out – you can’t hold it back. Thus I can see that appreciation is a great way to enable and inspire the heart to open, but it also requires a dropping of the judgement and protection…. and then the appreciation flows of it’s own accord.

230. Like many, many people I shall never forget the first presentation I ever went to by Serge Benhayon as it was the single most changing point in my life. Before this point I had absolutely no direction in life, and after that life day I knew the direction was back to love.

231. In reading your blog Esther, it has made me recognise how people aren’t meant ‘to do’ life on their own, that the connections (be it friendship, marriages or family) with each other, is the natural way in order for people to develop, or to evolve. Together, the appreciation and deepening of love is reflected or magnified more than just with one single person on their own.

232. Esther you mentioned Serge Benhayon here. I would also like to express my deep appreciation for his love and wisdom and grace and beauty as a man & as a teacher. He has inspired me to reconnect with myself, completely change my life and feel the power and beauty I am as a woman. The more that I appreciate myself and all that I bring to the world the more that I can feel what he has brought to humanity. My appreciation is forever deepening.

233. Esther this blog is such a beautiful example of appreciation. I know that the more I openly express my appreciation for those around me the more I get to feel the joy that we share together. No more holding back. Sharing and expressing how we feel is one of the most powerful ways we can live.

234. So true Esther – I can so relate to what you have shared here and at times I also feel …”that I have not appreciated myself enough either – just for being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn until my last breath of this, my present incarnation.” I am getting much much better at it, yet sometimes a moment might creep in… and then I do have amazing people in my life who gently and lovingly bring me back to this appreciation.

235. Thank you Esther. How powerful true appreciation is – bringing down walls of protection and developing deeper relationship with ourselves and others. Livingness One presentation is a homecoming to that which has been long unremembered and yet, is always known deep within.

236. I wonder how many people say on meeting Serge Benhayon and attending their first Universal Medicine presentation, “It was a huge marker in my life; a marker of confirmation of my own knowing of true truth and real love”? I certainly can.

237. Esther it is great to revisit courses as there is so much on offer more than the mind can comprehend. We are constantly learning and so whilst sadness may come up when we realise we could have made more loving past choices it gives us the opportunity to make different choices in the future – so it is a blessing really otherwise we just go on living the same and nothing changes.

238. I know the feeling of sadness coming up when I express my appreciation which I have not done a lot in my life, not to myself nor to others. It feels as a missed opportunity on the other hand it feels truly powerful to bring appreciation in my life because there is so much to appreciate, to acknowledge the blessing of being me and have others, or better say everything in my life. And it all started with Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.

239. Learning the Science of Appreciation, or should I say re-learning, is an art in itself, and a necessary step on the path to rekindling the love that we hold for ourselves. I remember my first Livingness One too Esther, it was also like a coming home for me, a recognition of what is true, and the fact that we have all chosen to accompany Serge Benhayon on this journey in this lifetime is awesome and something else to be truly appreciated.

240. Appreciation is a great subject to be talking about Esther. I think if we spent more time in appreciating who we are and expressing from this appreciation there would be less room for judgement or comparison and lack of self worth. Imagine If we lived and interacted from our appreciated inner quality how life would be so very different. We would have more of an ability to respond in life, as apposed to reacting to life out of fear and protection.

241. Esther, I feel deep appreciation for your beautiful writing and for sharing from the heart what appreciation has meant to you after attending the Livingness 1 workshop with Serge Benhayon. I am learning that the more I appreciate myself, the more I can appreciate another.

242. Appreciation, consistent appreciation, appreciation of quality and not talents, appreciation of essence and not the superficial. I am learning so much about the true nature of appreciation and the role in plays in allowing and accepting that there is more to all of us than we can have even imagined.

243. Beautiful way to give back to many what you received from that course, thank you for sharing Esther, very sweet. I can vouch for how awesome all the courses I have ever attended over the years.

244. Esther you share something huge here. You did not get to be aware of the love and appreciation you held for your friend until she expressed hers for you. This shows what we hold back and that appreciation is the key for us to open our hearts and let all that love out!

245. Appreciation I reckon should be the corner stone of our way of life. I realised yesterday that the more I appreciate myself, the less I seek recognition or confirmation from others and the more supported and held I am in my day.

     1. That is really true Joshua that when we appreciate our selves we don”t seek the recognition from everyone else. Living from the outside in is like having a hole in your bucket you can never fill yourself up. Where as appreciation is filling the bucket and it overflowing to everyone else.

246. Reading this blog I feel the power of appreciation and that we should never let anything get in the way of this daily because it is a way to grow and evolve. Any avoidance or lack of expression of appreciation is a way to hold ourselves small, to not appreciate all of who we are and what we can bring daily when we align with everyone, the universe and God.

247. I love the way you explained, Esther, how this one interaction went on to impact your understanding of your place in the world and that when we connect to one person we are throwing wide our arms to everyone else on earth.

248. I am really appreciating how judgement kills relationships. When I drop judgement I connect with everyone I meet. Being open to observing the beauty in another without preconceptions is amazing. It’s like I’m finally growing out of old teenage energy I carried from being incredibly insecure so wanted to associate with people I respected only or had a what’s in this relationship for me attitude – all incredibly ugly and so misguided because when we are love regardless of who we are with or if we are by ourselves we feel amazing. This love is for us all, trying to covert it makes one very sick.

249. Esther I can really appreciate the sadness of feeling how you’d not expressed your appreciation of others or the closeness you felt with your friend. Recently I’ve begun to appreciate myself and felt the layers of protection I’d placed between me and another when I’d thought I didn’t want the emotions I’d let in that didn’t feel good to spill over into my relationships or was afraid of being around other’s emotions. My solution was to hide myself away.

     Admitting how much I appreciate others and being around people but haven’t put in the effort to build relationships has been painful. But it’s great to admit as now I know keeping people out hurts and am working at building relationships, not least with myself.

250. Esther there is so much in life that I can feel we don’t truly appreciate, what you’ve shared highlights this to me. There are many incredible connections, conversations, moments that I often taken for granted, yet what I can feel is each of these is a precious as the next. Take the conversation/connection you had 8 years ago, even though there was little conversation since it shows the power in truly meeting and connecting with someone – the relationship is there regardless of the time spent. It puts an entirely new perspective on how we relate with people and the difference that it makes appreciating each opportunity to meet another.

251. A beautiful and expanding blog to read Esther, thank you. I can absolutely feel the appreciation you held for all at the workshop and for yourself; something you will take into your everyday life.

252. There is so much to appreciate about The Way Of The Livingness, The Ancient Wisdom, Serge Benhayon and all the people who sincerely come from their inner hearts and relearn to walk the love that they are. Something I very much appreciate is the relearning of friendship, that friendship does not have to be a dependant thing with a list of needs, we can just allow these relationships to flow and trust that being myself, not entertaining or trying, is enough. There is no perfection in this from my side or another’s, just a willingness to be open, to surrender to living without ideals and beliefs and a commitment to life.

253. Beautiful Esther, Life with true appreciation is rich and full. Any concern, comparison, doubt disappears as we live in and with that expansion.

254. Thanks Esther, what everybody involved with Universal Medicine has to appreciate is that we are all making history, evolving ourselves and everybody we come into contact with

255. I didn’t always find it easy to appreciate, and was often choosing self-judgement as well as judgement of others, -however connecting back to true appreciation of myself and others has been a complete game changer for me… The more I am able to appreciate myself, the more I feel appreciation of others. This has only come about through being inspired by Serge Benhayon and now many others, to begin to truly love and care for myself. This has formed the foundation for this appreciation, without which this would not have been possible.

256. Appreciation is a true two way gift that is shared between the giver and the receiver.

257. The science of appreciation…when I read that I was like oh yeah, there is a science to it. As when we appreciate it sets of a chain of events both in our bodies and surrounds. There is a science to the process. I love how Universal Medicine is inspiring so many people to reconnect to the greater understanding of life and that it is so much about science as it is about history, religion, philosophy, relationships, work and divinity in every aspect of our lives (as you so expressed). It is how we lived many many many years ago and I love that we are returning there when we realise that we are all connected, there is a natural science to the universe and it is not solo – it works along side all things.

258. Esther, I love how you share ‘I deeply felt this huge appreciation for everybody…’
     I understand what you are saying, and have felt this too, the love and appreciation I feel for everybody is based on the level of love, appreciation and understanding I have for myself. We are all a direct reflection of each other and I am feeling that the more we consciously appreciate each other, without holding back, then the deeper we can go, with everybody, everywhere. This can be a challenge for me at times, and work in progress, that is why I love the Universal Medicine courses, including Livingness 1 which I have done many times, because they support me in coming back to me, which in turn supports all of humanity, and they remind me of the responsibility we have of being love all of the time and not just when it suits us.

259. For me, appreciation is becoming easier and easier the more I allow myself to feel a forever deepening appreciation of myself. Sharing this with others is an absolute blessing for me as it lays the foundation for true love to be shared. It also supports myself and others to feel our true worth, therefore eliminating the extremely damaging program of lack of self-worth that so many of us run with each day.

260. I too was at that workshop Esther and it was absolutely beautiful to feel the energy in room after the appreciation exercise. I did not know the person my partner was describing in this exercise but just from feeling her appreciation of this person I felt like I knew them well, very well in fact. I even felt like I wanted to join in and share my appreciation of this person to. It felt incredible and reminded me that we all have the same innate qualities within us, and by appreciating them in ourselves and others, all the barriers that can be between us as humans simply fade away.

261. The practice of self appreciating, really does help to expose the areas where we hold ourselves in judgement. Grace can be felt when we are able to hold ourselves in absolute tenderness and understanding, supporting us to erode the block that we have placed in the way of love.

262. I will be seeing a friend of mine I haven’t seen in a long time today, and it feels amazing because it’s like we haven’t been apart 5 mins and it doesn’t feel like it’s going to be weird or awkward, just normal like they will slip into my life as before, and I feel it is because of the appreciation I have for them and what they have been doing while they were away that has never left me and so it feels like neither have they.

263. I am only beginning to explore the beautiful depths of appreciation myself, Katie, and it has changed my relationships beyond recognition already. There is so much more to being with one another when appreciation is not only felt but expressed.

264. It is a beautiful thing to express our love and connection to those we care about even if we don’t see much of them . Thank you for the reminder for me to take the time to acknowledge this connection with others and express this also . I am sometimes guilty of putting it off till some other time and that doesn’t always happen.

265. YES! It is the absolute form of celebration of our inner-kind, and so the evolution of growth in our inner-strength, love and truth. Sounds like everything we want right, so we got it all there within us. Simply a matter of seeking truth and starting a relationship with self and others. As our Soul is the purest light we got, so we must seek it – within.

266. Beautiful, Esther. A timely reminder of all that there is to appreciate and how powerful it is to express it.

     1. So true Melissa – especially when expression is everything we do.

267. Dear Esther, your heartfelt expression is a truly joyful experience to read. Very inspiring to consistently live in appreciation of ourselves and others, and to be truly honest about how it feels to step away from appreciation. Appreciation is such a beautiful quality we can live each day, and take into every interaction.

268. Esther, thank you, with a deep appreciation to you for sharing this gorgeous blog and the exercise in appreciation at The Way of The Livingness presentation with Serge Benhayon. I love how you are enjoying more appreciation of yourself, simply for being YOU, and thus with other amazing people, willing to embrace the infinite love that we all are.
     “I have not appreciated myself enough either – just for being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn until my last breath of this, my present incarnation.

269. “What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last.” – Me too, the level of integrity that is a constant at all the Universal Medicine events that I’ve attended is unparalleled and something I deeply appreciate and am inspired by.

     1. I totally agree. I feel so held by the quality offered at each Universal Medicine Event. It really does feel like ‘Universal Medicine’ 🙂

270. How often do we not appreciate just how amazing our lives are – the country you live in and the life you lead, your friends and family and home and job, there are things to be appreciated about every aspect of life and ourselves. Taking the time to stop and appreciate that is so important.

271. We have started over the last couple of days, the first thing that become apparent is the beauty of reflection. What we see in ourselves we seen in the other. It’s been a beautiful way to deepen and feel love for yourself first thing in the morning.

272. Esther I love the way you appreciate the closeness and love of your friend, and how closely we are connected regardless of if we see one another regularly or not.

273. It is definitely worth taking the time to appreciate all the people who attend Universal Medicine events. They are people who take the time to ponder deeply on life and the meaning of it, and care enough to want to make a difference. The fact that they keep returning over and over is testament to the fact that what Universal Medicine is presenting is absolute gold and is worth listening to and taking into life. Lives are changing for the better because of this, and society is gaining much as a result. Definitely worth fully appreciating.

274. I agree Katie. Appreciation actively lived in every moment would bring us to a whole new level.

275. it is true Esther… Appreciation is like a goldmine that is running deeply beneath our feet at all times and all we have to do is tap into it, and there are riches beyond compare.

276. Awesome – can feel the untapped potential of appreciation in your comment Katie – to be appreciated.

277. I have found that when I have thoughts about someone that aren’t nice – either I am frustrated with them or I have compared myself, appreciating them can really help, feeling who they are and what they bring to my life and how much love I feel for them helps me to see past those thoughts and connect with how I truly feel about them

     1. Beautifully said Rebecca. If we are willing we can let go of our hurts and have great relationships with others through not focusing on the little things that hurt us like comparison but getting over that and choosing to appreciate and see the beauty in the other. In the end it is more pleasant for me and the other to do that. It is actually only bringing disharmony when we stubbornly not want to see beyond our hurts, which serves no one, whilst with the intention to be open, understand and appreciating we can have loving relationship which serves everyone.

278. Appreciation of self and others is one of the most important ways we can share and express our love. The more we do it the more we connect deeply to one and all. Appreciation is Medicine.

279. The science of appreciation is an amazing thing for us all to nurture and know as it really does change how we see everything and brings a solidness to our lives and joy.

280. Very true Katie, there is much for us to learn about with regards to the power of appreciation.

281. It is appreciation that builds our true confidence that no amount of praise and recognition can equal.

282. Yes Katie, it is indeed hugely powerful and transformative.

283. I can relate to what you share here, Esther, about feeling held at one of SergeBenhayon’s presentations from the first moment and how confirming it is to be presented with truth from one who has as lived it. At Universal Medicine presentations, the whole venue and all within it are held in a pure and deeply loving energy. Feeling this instantly exposes the imposing energies that we are walking around in out in the world all the time and the fact that we are all contributing to this by the thoughts we choose, the level of presence we bring to all that we do, the care we show others and the choice to walk in our emotions or alternatively in gentleness and appreciation of our own presence and what we bring to the world.

     When you feel the energy you are held in at a Universal Medicine event you come to know the responsibility we all have for all these little choices and the flow on effect they have to all the people around us.

     1. Well said Kate. Once you can feel an alternative you then have a choice.
        Walking in emotions or being in the qualities of gentleness and appreciation?

284. Experiencing the world this way is like opening our eyes after aeons asleep. Like a driver slumped at the wheel, woken suddenly, we get the chance to see clearly straight away that anytime we walk or talk think or move without this quality – it isn’t us at all. Appreciation is our natural language and the lifeblood of who we are. It feels like the more we appreciate this in itself, the greater our vitality. With appreciation for your words, this blog and us all – thank you Esther.

     1. I like what you said here Joseph, especially that appreciation affects our vitality, this is where true foundational vitality begins, whether we are appreciating ourselves or another.

     2. Beautiful Joseph. Appreciation is our lifeblood.

285. The power of appreciation should be the foundation of our education both at home and at school – wouldn’t our world be so amazing!

286. With any kind of appreciation, self or of others, we let go of judgement – and how liberating that is!

287. There is something very freeing when we express our appreciation.

288. And along with letting go of judgement, with appreciation we give ourselves and others the space to gracefully learn and grow from our experiences.

289. Appreciation is the true antidote for needing recognition. When we can open and deepen the awareness and sharing of beauty and divinity we see and feel in each other, there is no need for recognition or individuality.

     1. A beautiful sharing Rosanna and a great awareness and understanding to hold as our foundation in life. Appreciation comes from with-in, it naturally and delightfully brings forth and shares who we are and we share this so naturally with everyone. It expands our being and supports our next movement with confidence and clarity. If we were to consider just for a moment how seeking recognition feels I’m pretty sure we would choose appreciation.

290. I heard it said today that we spend more time pondering on how people have hurt us, than how they inspire us. However, what we do not consider is that if we spent more time pondering on what inspires us about others, it does not necessarily mean we would not ponder on what hurts us, but it does mean we may have a greater ability to deal with all that we see.

     1. I can feel a great understanding with this Adam, it puts a balance into our way of being to focus much more on what inspires us. I will do my own experiment with myself, and discuss it with others around me too. Thank you for sharing your inspiration.

     2. Society perpetuates this with gossip being very common as well as sharing your woes with another. As you say Adam, it is not that we should not feel what hurts us but perhaps we could look at how we deal with our hurts and reactions to others and how long we sit with them. Sharing appreciation with others, even if it is not directed at that particular person leaves you feeling quite different than when you have spent time gossiping. Appreciation can take some time to develop, but I have found that once I start, the ball gets rolling fairly quickly.

        1. This is true Nikkimckee. Gossip and woe sharing are very common ways we communicate. Both leave us feeling shallow and unsatisfied and quite heavy in the body. Toxic really. And yet a good dose of appreciation can nourish the soul and awaken the body.

     3. Beautifully said Adam. If we chose to see people first for their amazingness and what they bring to the world, this would likely give perspective to the aspect of their choices and behaviours that we personalised and allowed to hurt us. From appreciation it is much easier and simpler to understand people and their own hurts and patterns that trigger them to behave as they do.

     4. Yes, Adam, the less time we spend identifying with our hurts, the more we can ‘look up and smell the roses’, so then appreciation of ourselves and one another becomes naturally expanding.

291. What you have expressed Esther is so true, appreciative and honouring of all who come together to share in Universal Medicine events; led with absolute integrity, equality and pure light and love by Serge Benhayon.
     What an amazing opportunity and gift he is offering us;
     “What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last”.

292. I love those friendships, where time apart and distance have no effect on how much you care for each other. And as you shared, it is so lovely to appreciate another because you get to feel the same for others

     1. Distance and time spent together have no impact on our connection with others.

        1. So true Nikki. Distance would never stop our feelings of love and appreciation with others. Everything is energy.

293. So true Esther it is such an amazing gift we gift ourselves (and many others) by attending the Universal Medicine Courses as presented by Serge Benhayon. It is no coincidence that we find ourselves sharing and appreciating the fact that we unite together feeling supported and inspired when taking part on these courses. That feeling of ‘returning home’ comes to me each and everytime and for that I am deeply appreciative. Thank you Esther for sharing with us it has inspired me even more to appreciate on a grander scale.

     1. Yes, Marion, every time I walk into a Universal Medicine event there is such a strong feeling of home-coming, as there is love in the air and truth to be shared.

294. It’s amazing how it snowballs when we choose to appreciate. You start appreciating yourself, one thing or one person and this spreads to another and another. In such a short time life is so much clearer and the world is so much brighter. Appreciation is such a powerful tool of connecting to the truth of who we are.

     1. Appreciating ourselves and each other is like spreading our light around the earth.

295. I agree Brendon and in that expansion we naturally let go of what is not true as it is so much more powerful than the tension, making way for more space and grace to fill us up.

296. Expressing appreciation of another is the best compliment to pay another person, as it is based on what we feel about that person, a quality we feel in them.

     1. It feels so healing to express appreciation towards another, not just for them when they are open to it but for ourselves to let this love out.

        1. Feeling appreciation for another is a sign that we are open and we are able to see them for who they are, and not what they do or don’t do.

        2. Yes letting the love out is never to be underestimated! It is so healing.

     2. So true, Sandra. Appreciation is beyond just saying thank you. Appreciation is about connecting to the quality in the other from our own quality, in that we get to really feel what is there in each other, which goes far beyond thanks.

297. What you’ve shared Esther is deeply touching, and there is no limit to the appreciation we can hold ourselves in for all the loving choices we make on a daily basis. This is huge, in a world where loving oneself isn’t the norm, isn’t talked about and isn’t put into practice…not in truth.

     1. Great point Sandra, that there is no limit to appreciation – for ourselves and for others, and to make this the norm would be quite transformational in day to day life.

298. Holding back what we feel about one another, and how much we mean to each other robs us of one of the greatest points of connection that we have together. Expressing just how important we are and how much we love being a part of one another’s life is so expansive and brings an element to each other’s lives that confirms the divinity that we truly are.

     1. We waste so much energy trying to protect ourselves from all kinds of imagined harms when all along we are our own worst enemy because we are, in actual fact, building a prison for ourselves.

        1. True Tamara. The perception that we even need to protect ourselves is the foundation to that prison. But with each expression of appreciation, a bar drops out of those prison walls, and we step closer to experiencing true freedom.

     2. Yes Naren I am with you here. Holding back robs us of the pleasure of expression. It affects everything in our lives including our movements and flow.

        1. Yes, Kathryn, there is nothing that we do in our lives that does not affect all of it in some way.

     3. Expressing true appreciation for oneself and to others is glorious and as it brings share joy beyond measure..

        1. So true, Stephanie. Where thanks, or gratitude can often come with a sense of obligation, or at least feel very one sided (either feeling good about ourselves or making another feel good about themselves), true appreciation lifts all involved and allows us to recognise not only the amazingness of another but of ourselves as equal to that amazingness.

299. Yes Esther,
     I too attended this work shop and found it very supportive in appreciating the power we hold in appreciation.
     Like a sword appreciation has the ability to cut through that, that does not belong in essence of who we are.

300. Appreciating ourselves is something we probably don’t do often enough, and yet, it is the most self loving action we can do towards our self. Appreciating others is also a great way of developing cohesion and togetherness. What a great one-day course Universal Medicine delivered.

301. After reading many comments on here, a major point that keeps being highlighted for me is how appreciation is our only foundation to stand on. It’s in every movement and every breath because it’s the love of God that we breath forth into our own livingness. Appreciation is love.

     1. Yes, Kim, without appreciation we are merely going through the motions and not truly enjoying life at all. But when we appreciate ourselves every movement or breath becomes alive and feels divine.

     2. Beuatifully said Kim. When we have appreciation as our foundation, it is strong and solid and from there we can move to many things. Any other foundation is wobbly and limiting.

302. Appreciation there is so much to say about it … Doing it, is life changing and never will you take or allow anything for granted.

     1. Yes, appreciation is life changing.

303. Having appreciation as part of my foundation has made a huge turnaround in my life. If I appreciate me, I can appreciate others and on it goes. It’s me loving me and then sharing my love with others.

     1. Starting by appreciating and loving ourselves allows us to feel what we actually have within us to share, and see that there is a vastness to us which can be shared in full, not doled out in little bits when we think someone has earned it.

        1. Yes, it seems the deeper we go with appreciation of ourselves, we see more of the vast love, knowledge and wisdom inside us that is equally in all, and there to be shared with everyone.

        2. I have been finding that appreciation is an endless treasure trove of love for myself and for others.

304. Beautiful Esther, I can feel such an expansion for all in what you write here, it’s lovely to feel.

305. What you have shown here Esther is that to appreciate another for who they are is not only very healing and confirming for them to receive, but also allows the other to realise their own ability to appreciate…and so it snowballs and spreads as a loving key element to relationships; “Feeling her appreciation of me was such an amazing gift and confirmed to me my own feeling of the huge appreciation and love I had for this woman too.”

306. There really is something gorgeous about expressing your appreciation for someone else when they open up, accept it and let your love in. There is soothing gorgeous about accepting it too Appreciation is a two way street.

     1. Very true Jeannette, I am great at expressing my appreciation to another but noticed how I don’t allow myself to accept another appreciating me in full. Learning to allow this love in has been a game changer and is key to deepening the love for myself and all relationships.

        1. Letting love and appreciation in has been a game change For me too Anna. I am amazed that we have to learn how to do this as adults. This innate ability really needs to be nurtured in children so they don’t forget how to do it.

        2. Me too Anna. Practicing letting love and appreciation in has been a game changer.

        3. This is a great point Anna. We can be very good at appreciating another, but when it comes to allowing ourselves to feel appreciation form another we can back away form it and dismiss what is being offered. What we may not realise thought when we do this, is that we are not only dismissing oursleves, but also the other person, as we are basically saying to them, ‘what you are saying to me is not true’ and therefore we are dishonouring them. Whereas if we accept the appreciation, we are confirming to them what they are feeling – it really is a two way street.

        4. Very true Anna, accepting another’s appreciations is key to deepening the love for ourselves as well as others. Amazing to feel how foundational it is.

        5. I love what you both share Anna and Jeannette, as I too have struggled with accepting appreciation. As you say when we do appreciate and accept appreciation it absolutely deepens our connections as we begin to see that we are all equal contributors to life and it confirms not only self but all others.

        6. Great point Anna. By not allowing others to love us and appreciate us in full, is a form of protection and creates separation between two souls, and between us and God which is not our natural way. What I’ve previously justified as a result of low-self-worth/esteem, is now clearly an action of irresponsibility. Awesome to ponder.

        7. Jeanette, your comment here is both powerful and inspiring. How easy it is to slip into disregard and lack of vigilance and thus choose to turn off our light – and it is just like the simple flip of a switch and the emanation of light has gone. Not something that can be turned on and off at random, when it suits – the light burns brighter and stays on longer when we bring deeper awareness of the consistently chosen quality in our daily livingness to simply live and be love in full.
           “don’t turn off your light just because someone else turns away from it. Never turn it off, keep it emanating for all and shine unapologetically”.

     2. I love that Ariana – don’t turn off your light just because someone else turns away from it. Never turn it off, keep it emanating for all and shine unapologetically.

        1. And your comments is now in turn timely for me Ariana. It’s amazing how often I turn my light on and off, on and off in reaction to this person or that person’s reaction to me. I am like a flickering flame and it is time to stop flickering and start blazing.

     3. Yes Jeanette, allowing others to appreciate us is allowing love in. How many times do we downplay or dismiss when someone is expressing appreciation of us? We think it may be seen as arrogant to accept it, but it is truly humbling and beautiful.

        1. Since I decided to stop deflecting appreciation from others, my appreciation, love for myself and humbleness has skyrocketed. It’s phenomenal.

     4. Yes Jeanette very true – it is an oneway gate that allows us to be truly open and intimate with eachother, whilst knowing and having this connection with yourself. How beautiful that this connection within us , in our hearts, actually bound us – one soul.

        1. It’s gorgeous Dana. Love is inside us, it starts there equal in everyone and it binds us as one soul. The key to knowing ourselves as part of a much bigger Oneness with All is to look within, not outside.

        2. Yes this breaks down the consciousness of that we are apart – as we can not , this is the insanity. BUT, whoever believes the lies, is actually choosing to ignore the truth. Very simple. And yet, coming back to the truth – our Big One and Only Truth – makes us feel straightaway at home. We need to start with honesty, so we can admit that we can not do it without. Majesty is love, and love is brotherhood – we simply can not do it on our own. We need the divine to truly surive.

     5. When it’s a two way street the intimacy between people naturally deepens and this is the most fulfilling experience one can have.

        1. Yes Katinka, true intimacy – being in our essence with another in their essence – is the basis of the ultimate possible relationship between two people.

     6. It is indeed jeannettegold – I can really feel the deep value in this blog, and how much deeper we can go if we appreciate ourselves and others. And to deeply appreciate ourselves is a huge support for being able to let in more love.

307. Love this Esther I certainly can relate to what you have shared and how much we simply don’t express what we feel so easily, we hold ourselves back so much from just being the love we naturally are.

308. How can we live together for so long, and love and appreciate each other so much – but never properly express it. It’s crazy! You have inspired me to express more how much I love people now and not wait until the day when that expression is needed – thank you.

     1. This is true Meg and so common. I notice this most when someone dies part of the sadness around death is feeling the pain of having not expressed the depth of love you felt for that person.

        1. Yes I’ve noticed this too! It actually hurts people to not express how much they love people.

309. What I love also about this blog is that you point out that it is important to express the appreciation you feel. I found as well that just feeling it is not enough – I could be appreciating someone in silence yet they may get the idea I do not as not everyone can read minds! And as well it feels very different to express it than to hold it inside your body, when it is expressed there is a huge joy felt and a tension released from the body.

310. “It was so beautiful to feel that there is a deep connection between us, even though we don’t hang out a lot.” I love this point and can relate to it very much – some relationships are not as physically close or active as in calling each other each day but can still be very intimate and deepening when you hold each other in your heart.

311. Whilst writing another comment, I realised that the world, humanity or society still see us, we can’t hide even if we try. Just being born into this world we are seen, so what colour do we define ourselves by?, light or dull, no matter what shade we are visible. Appreciation of ourselves and each other just allows others to be pulled towards their own light within, it is just in the reflection they see and feel within ourselves. So to offer another this, by the way that we chose to live is enormous and how super lovely is that.

312. Thanks for sharing this Esther it reminded me of all the things I have to appreciate about myself and my involvement with Universal Medicine and all the beautiful experiences I have had. At a retreat recently in an interactive exercise I was saying how much I appreciated my partner’s beauty and at that moment I got to not only see her beauty but feel her beauty as well and her wonderful stillness. The experience brought me to tears and one I will appreciate for a very long time.

313. I can not hold myself back to appreciate an other if I feel to appreciate them – my mouth talk faster as I can control it. I am astonished how the people are reacting to my appreciation – often they refuse it or they thought that I want something from them. That feeling changed in them if I did not stopp appreciating them – what happened is magic for me they started to appreciate me as well . . .

314. It was a great joy to read your awesome blog Esther as I too can very vividly remember – “how I just sat there, listening to Serge present and feeling clearly like I was finally home.” It was that feeling what brought a calmness into my body and I knew that I wanted more of it. Now my body is calmer or stiller like never before as I found my home inside of me and that is what I really appreciate as this stillness had an effect of all people around me.

315. Just felt to share my appreciation moments lately, and that is appreciation how loved I am.

316. A beautiful sharing Esther – thank you. I can feel your appreciation and love jumping out of the page, truly glorious you are.

317. Esther reading your blog I too could feel sadness in me of all the unexpressed moments of appreciation that I have held back from. This in itself was a blessing to feel, in feeling this it shows what pain is felt when we hold back our love.

318. So true Brendan, Appreciation brings a feeling like a deep sigh into my body, allowing more space, more ease within myself. It also brings back an enormous warmth and depth of love and delight in my life.

319. Appreciation, the magic heaven sent word that can change our world. A word that is extremely underestimated in all it holds, a word that can heal many a wound. A word that I know will forever be creating magic in my life with all the alchemy it holds. A word that I have deep appreciation for.

320. Thank you for sharing your experience Esther. I would say that almost all of us do not allow the fullness of what we feel, the love and appreciation we have for ourselves, each other and this life school we have chosen, to be acknowledged and celebrated. For myself appreciation brings such a depth and magical quality, that keeps building the more you see and feel to appreciate. When I give it free reign, the expression of that feeling almost bursts out of me, as the joy and love have to be shared.

     1. Fiona, this is beautiful, ‘When I give it free reign, the expression of that feeling almost bursts out of me, as the joy and love have to be shared.’ I have been feeling this lately with appreciation, the more I express appreciation for my family and friends the more appreciation I can feel, it’s getting easier to express love and appreciation and that the bursting out of appreciation feels gorgeous, I can feel that this is how young children can be so full of love for people that it bursts out of them.

321. Appreciation is a movement that confirms how great we truly are whenever we are connected to our essence.

322. When we truly appreciate ourselves and each other, we knock out all notion of self and the individual because the appreciation that we feel for another, we also feel that within ourselves and we get to see that our essence is all the same.

     1. Appreciation sure is equalising and an absolute joy to witness another receiving.

323. If we all embodied the Science of Appreciation as taught by Serge Benhayon we would dissolve humanities disconnection, isolation from each other. The connection in appreciation would move us into a loving return to brotherhood.

     1. And brotherhood it is only when it includes all. Appreciation of where everybody is at. Through appreciation one cannot slip down the supremacy path.

324. Livingness One is an extremely powerful workshop and one that I like to repeat at every opportunity. There are some aspects that are repeated but it is always a different angle on the same subject and depending on where I am at on the given day, it will access a different layer of my awareness. It is the simplicity of it that is its power, because it asks of us, either we are living the truth; or we are not. There is no grey area. We either on, or off.

325. This blog is a beautiful foundation for us all Esther, of taking full stock of what we have received. We have been given it all, access back to the truth of who we are and alongside a family of others that we can enjoy and appreciate life on our path with. The greatest appreciation will be our work, of receiving the call of where we are needed to call out corruption and deliver harmony through true activity. We are the ones who are able to finally turn humanity around from the demise we have allowed over many thousands of years, in the indulgence of our irresponsibility.

326. Brendon that’s a simple but powerful tip to go back to appreciation and everything ‘expands in life’ , that builds the love within which returns us to our full expression.

327. To express without the images of positive or negative, trusting the impulse is a point of evolution we can share with love and still be in appreciation.

328. I have attended most of Serge Benhayon’s workshops multiple times because they are never the same and I am never the same. Each workshop is presented according to what is called for on the day by the particular configuration of people who are present. Every single time I attend a workshop as if it is the first time and that is how it feels. Like you describe Esther there are always a multitude of riches awaiting me and like you describe every participant is a presenter and contributor just as Serge is. I share in your appreciation of these workshops, Serge Benhayon and all the participants including myself

329. Amazing how many of our hurts are related to holding back our love and appreciation. We often think we are looking for love, but what we are missing is expressing our own love.

330. A gorgeous reflection of the power of appreciation Brendan, thank you. When we focus on who we actually are we, and appreciate who we in truth are we leave no room for anything that we are not to exist. And so we are moved by who we are in truth and so we can feel more of ourselves through our day.

331. When we truly express appreciation for another’s essence and hold them in that we are creating space for them to be everything they are, this is such a lovely way of building true intimacy in our relationships.

     1. That is gorgeous Francisco. Expressing appreciation allows the other person to be and feel all they are. When it is about their essence, there is no ‘inflated ego’ or arrogance arisen, just a reclaiming and acknowledging of the preciousness we all are. By creating space and appreciation of the others essence we inadvertently create that for ourselves too.

     2. I agree with you wholeheartedly Francisco true appreciation “is such a lovely way of building true intimacy in our relationships” and also true connection. Thank-you Esther for the genuine appreciation I could feel when reading this blog. We can support each other so much by truly appreciating ourselves and each other for just simply being who we are.

     3. Building intimacy with ourselves is the gateway to living a life of true fullness. What you say Francisco is really lovely, it just allows relationships to evolve and it introduces a quality that requires little effort.

332. Esther thank you for sharing how powerful appreciation is, and how much more we can all be appreciating ourselves and each other. As the more that we deeply appreciate ourselves including all the little things, the more we realise how much there actually is to appreciate. When we do this we are confirming the truth of the Love we are, the Love we live and the Love we know within another. Expressing our appreciation with each other re-builds trust, confirms their greatness of our Love lived and deepens our connection to the Love we are and share.

     1. Appreciation is certainly an activity that gains momentum and ease the more it is expressed. Conversely the more we override and dismiss all there is to appreciate, the more this way of being gathers momentum and becomes our normal. However knowing how precious and expansive appreciation feels, the dismissing and overriding can’t be our norm, even if we have made them familiar.

333. Thank you Esther for a lovely sharing, I too was present at this event and felt the beauty of appreciation to another but also of my own reflection to the world.

     1. And our reflection are made all the more glorious by our appreciation of all the we are.

334. Thank you Esther, what stood out for me in what you realised in this workshop, is how we are never alone… even though there are many times we ‘think’ we are. I have found that whenever I think I am alone, that I am actually isolating myself and disconnecting from myself and others… the best medicine for me is when I connect with another and this reminds me of who I am as well. And it is amazing when we open the floodgates on appreciation how much is there!

     1. So true Aimee. We are never alone, we can only choose to feel we are by separating from everyone else. It’s like closing your eyes and blocking your ears in a room full of people and imagining you are there by yourself. Connecting to the fact that we are constantly held as one, constantly connected and that we are so much more than our little individual selves is well worth appreciating.

        1. It exposes how abnormal it is to be in the thinking that we are alone when you put it like this Fiona – “It’s like closing your eyes and blocking your ears in a room full of people and imagining you are there by yourself.” You only need to look at young toddlers and children to see that our natural way of being is to connect and be with each other… even if they don’t know each other they always gravitate to other children.

335. Reading Esther’s blog the energy of appreciation was beautifully expanding in my body and my body become more present and alive.Wow.

336. Reading Esther’s blog the energy of appreciation was beautifully expanding in my body and my body become more present and alive.Wow!

     1. A great sharing Janinana, it is amazing to feel this from you.

337. How beautiful it feels in my body reading your blog Esther, expressing your unfolding experience of the Science of Appreciation. I too have only recently come to appreciate the riches and wealth of communicating our deepest feelings that come from our essence, naturally, without imposition or expectation – that is with no attachment to images. How freeing is this expanding awareness as we let the guard down, discard our shield of protection that held us within the confines of certain beliefs we may have had in our past that we thought supposedly prevented the hurts or barbs that one may have believed were real. How amazing to find that these anticipated physical, emotional or verbal attacks that we had expected in fact were never real in the first place, just images of a puported false expectation. As you remind me in your expression it is a wondrous thing to feel the glory of Self Appreciation, for without this how can we truly appreciate another.

338. The science of appreciation is huge. I have always been able to appreciate others, but learning to appreciate myself is ongoing. However the more I do this, the more it unfolds and everyone benefits.

     1. This is so true Sue that appreciation is ongoing and one I continue to deepen within myself, as in truth there is no end to the greatness of Love that we are. So the more we deepen our connection to and live our Love the more there is to appreciate, always.

     2. Sue, you are not alone in finding it easier to appreciate others more than yourself. Yet ironically I find it is in appreciating myself that I have a stronger foundation to appreciate life, people, and all that is presented to me. I find allowing the appreciation within myself stops the game of keeping myself less and keeping love out.

     3. I agree Sue, just because we can’t see the benefit with our eyes does not mean it isn’t occurring. It is all about the quality of energy we put out into the world around us, so if we dull our light in some way we only diminish what is felt and seen by others, in other words they still see us, it is just in a different light.

339. As you mention, every Universal Medicine presentation has such quality and integrity. This reflection from Serge Benhayon enables us to feel that and be inspired to be the same.

340. So beautifully expressed and felt Esther, thank you , of your deep appreciation of the blessings we receive and bring to ourselves and each other as unique and beautiful parts of the greater whole. We are truly blessed to be living on the earth, at this time of great light being bought to us by Serge, and what we each one reflect out to all mankind.

341. Recently I was feeling I also could deepen my self-appreciation. And then I went to comment on a blog of mine with my before and after photos…. well it was all there for me to see and deeply appreciate because the photos were like night and day, two different people living in two different worlds, it was so clear how much I had let go of and how much space there was for me to allow more of me to shine.

     1. Beautiful shared jacqmcfadden04. It is clear to see that the difference comes simply from where appreciation of the the Love you are is present and lived and where it is not. A great reflection of the power of appreciation, thank you.

342. So gorgeous to read Ester, and like you, the first time I met Serge at a Universal Medicine event, I knew I was home, it was so confirming and so simple to feel. And as such I keep returning for 5 years now!

343. WOW I appreciate you writing this, it feels Gorgeous. After reading your blog I can feel that a guard has been dropped that I was holding onto within my body and my body feels more open. Thank you. Yep I Absolutely appreciate Serge Benhayon, the whole Benhayon family, Universal Medicine and the student body too.

344. As I reflect on appreciation today I can see that in the past I viewed appreciation as the skills that I had, that other people have – yet today I can feel appreciation for the quality of choices first and foremost, along with the simplicity and changes that myself and many others I know have made. Appreciation for being who we are not trying to do everything and anything.

     1. Thank you for your deeper reflection on what appreciation used to be for you. When I considered this, I could feel that I only appreciated the things that appeared to be the ‘good stuff’ but gradually I am appreciating everything that happens, as it is all part of my learning and growing. Without being able to see everything, we cannot evolve. The so called ‘bad stuff’ also needs to be seen for what it is and appreciated for the opportunity we have to discard it.

345. It is always a wonder to me that at Universal Medicine events that such deep connections can be made at such brief initial encounters as you describe Esther. The common thing that enables this to occur is the openness with which people meet each other and if we do that everywhere the same thing can occur. Therefore it does not have to be something special to Universal Medicine just a willingness to be open with everyone.

     1. A super observation Jonathan. The markers we get at a Universal Medicine event are markers made by our own choices and for no other reason, and so it stands to reason that these same choices can made everywhere else…

     2. Your comment Jonathan brings up for me the appreciation that there is no such thing as a stranger and how natural this feeling of oneness and brotherhood are. Universal Medicine holds us in so much love, equally for every person, that you cannot but be inspired to feel the natural connection we have with everyone. We get to feel past the surface, public face of a person, to the depths of the loveliness that they and we all are.

346. This is a beautiful sharing Esther, we do need to appreciate ourselves and each other and as you mention ,share that with those concerned, now and not way down the track. The difference it makes to us all to be valued and valuing ourselves is life changing.

347. We cannot appreciate another until we have truly appreciated ourselves. This is a clue as to why there is so much war and misery in the world. By not appreciating ourselves, we disconnect from our innate divinity and thus begin to wage a war within ourselves, that is then played out in the world in which we live.

     1. All wars start within ourselves first, so very true Liane, and with a war raging within, there can be no harmony, no grace, no appreciation and no space for God.

     2. Absolutely Liane. In order for there to be war outside of borders between varying countries, there must first be war WITHIN borders and within ourselves.

        1. So well said Susie, for war to exist it absolutely, one billion percent, has to be inside us first…

        2. It is the walls we erect within that create the illusion of borders between ourselves and all others. This is the first shot fired and it is done in the name of a ‘protection’ that cannot ever truly protect.

     3. Absolutely Liane, appreciation of who we are definitely means we stop looking for that outside fix. From anger, which can lead to war, all the way to the hippie who says “peace man”, seemingly we are looking to change the world but to me this will never happen until “we have truly appreciated ourselves!

     4. The wisdom you offer Liane should be well reflected on when trying to bring an end to war. Just stopping the bullets firing is not the end of war. “By not appreciating ourselves, we disconnect from our innate divinity and thus begin to wage a war within ourselves, that is then played out in the world in which we live.” The underlying causes that predispose such aggression needs addressing.

     5. So true Liane, and for me I have found when we disconnect from our innate divinity that we are then wanting/needing this confirmation and appreciation from others instead of giving it to ourselves.

     6. Well said Liane. Our outer world is a reflection of our inner world. I hear so much about it’s just ‘human nature’ that causes war. But it is not that we have a dark or evil side, it is that we separate from our light, thus allowing the dark to be. Appreciation is a powerful choice to re-connect to the light and banish that darkness that can only exist through our choices.

        1. So true Fiona. Darkness is simply the absence of light. That is, it is the love, truth, harmony, stillness and joy that we hold back from expressing that is creating this veil of darkness we currently live under. Thus, the key to ending war is not through clever solutions and lofty ideals of peace, but more so in re-establishing our own inner harmony by way of letting the light that is our love express out in the world.

     7. Wow Liane that is a big insight you have shared and it is something some people have to swallow first . . . I only can agree we ” wage a war within ourselves” and it is good to know this – thank you for not holding back your wisdom of truth.

348. This is a very beautiful blog Esther and I found myself pondering the difference between appreciation and affirmation. Because we don’t appreciate ourselves or others enough, we seem to get swept away with affirmations and being nice but neither of these carry the quality I can feel in your words. They are words we say on the surface as if we are trying to convince ourselves that they are true. Whereas appreciation comes from the depth of our being and is a whole body expression, the words are almost irrelevant for they cannot capture the magnitude of what is felt. I then came to the conclusion that while affirmations may make us feel good in a sense, they stop very short of allowing us to feel the depth of our exquisite beauty which is our own divinity. That is, while affirmations may make us feel good, they stop very short of the appreciation that allows us to feel God.

     1. Thank you for differentiating appreciation & affirmation, Liane because they definitely feel worlds apart. When I was exploring affirmations, they always came from what I thought I was not and wished to be. Now that I am learning appreciation, there is a knowing of who I am and that the choices I make allow more of my beauty to shine through. One is healing, one is harming.

349. Thanks Esther, Your blog is a great reminder that appreciation is very reconnecting, whereas, the opposite is to withdraw and disconnect. The choice which one, reflects the way we feel and view the world.

350. I was just pondering on the Science of Appreciation: Wow- when we met someone and allow ourselves to surrender in connection, looking into their eyes, we have an opportunity to connect to their essence/ divinity, which is a reflection of who we are too.
     In appreciation we are confirming this for ourselves, and giving ourselves permission to then be more.

351. Your words Esther: “being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn until my last breath of this, my present incarnation” – hold a strength and resolve of inner truth that is the backbone of our origination and origins, and in this our ongoing evolution in love.

     1. Beautifully summed up Zofia!

352. Beautiful Esther, i agree, to feel appreciation from another and even more to share this feeling back with them is pure joy. It feels amazing, expanding and draws us closer together. The fact that so many of us find appreciation hard or a challenge enough to live without it in our everyday lives, demonstrates the wide gap of separation that exists in humanity between us, and yet, as soon as we are open, and opened by the loss of protection, that gap closes immediately back towards unification as your post’s example.

353. I’ve just completed the Australian retreat with Universal Medicine, and was reminded of exactly the same thing – just how easy it is to take things for granted, to not see the richness of my own life which makes up 95% of the time, as opposed to getting all worked up about the 5% that needs working on. Also to catch up with friends after many years, and make new friends, in such an incredible environment was very special….. and needs to be deeply appreciated.

     1. So true Simon, how often do we get agitated about the areas of our lives we feel are not working well, rather than appreciating all that does flow and allowing that appreciation to nurture and lift those weaker parts. It is always so gorgeous to attend any Universal Medicine event, we always walk away richer within and richer in friends than when we arrived. All the workshops, presentations and retreats are very special and deserve much appreciation, as does Serge Benhayon and the Universal Medicine team who deliver these events with such care and attention, that perpetually lift our hearts, deepen our awareness and nurture lasting friendships.

     2. Yes Simon that’s just one of the life connecting revelations that put it all in perspective, and I loved also the reminder to not be eroded by the 5%, and to leave that behind and move with purpose, appreciating we are being shown and delivered our next move.

     3. Gorgeous Simon. Crazy how we focus on the 5% and miss the 95% that is amazing. Many focus so much on the 5% that they truly feel their lives are not amazing, yet if you are prepared to shift the focus life is never as it seems.

354. “I remember I did not want to leave that day as I felt so held, like never before in my life… confirmation of my own knowing of true truth and real love.” In the Livingness One workshop we get to feel our power, the magic inside us that is so simple to connect with and we can hold ourselves in as we go about our daily lives. We also get to feel that we do not need to be special, to be different or at all separate from another human being and that appreciation has nothing to do with comparison.

     1. Well said Simon. It is actually in the similarities and our shared qualities that we feel the appreciation. What we see in another is a reflection of what is naturally there within us and the appreciation serves to expand our awareness of that.

355. Thanks for the reminder Esther that we can bottle up appreciation just as much as we can bottle up hurts and both do the same amount of harm.

     1. They absolutely do Joel, it’s time to let go of our hurts and to start appreciating ourselves and others.

     2. So true Joel- How often do we feel to say something positive to someone but hold back because of an image that gets in the way, which is stops the opportunity of connection to be an evolving one.

        1. This is a brilliant way to look at it. Why bottle up the appreciation? Letting it out serves everyone.

        2. This is huge on many levels and means that we also get ill if we do not express all that we feel to; the world teaches us to hold back what we feel and yet this is the opposite to what we need to do.

     3. Ah, yes Joel – I can feel what you mean as I read your words – and they awaken those moments when I have held back on expressing my appreciation – and how Esther’s blog has allowed me to really connect to this. And on reflection I am realising that I have not expressed my great appreciation of all the blog writers who contribute to this site – they are amazing.

        1. I am with you there Susan, there have been countless times I have appreciated the blogs and the comments, such as in this blog and have not expressed this. And whilst reading the comments today I realised I had a smile on my face and that my body was enjoying what I was reading, so huge appreciation for the wisdom which has been shared on this blog so far, I know this is a blog I will come back to.

     4. Yes – to feel sad because we haven’t expressed love is something I don’t feel many of us really truly clock. A really awesome reminder about the importance of expressing everything we feel without holding back.

        1. “to feel sad because we haven’t expressed love is something I don’t feel many of us really truly clock.” I agree with this, allow appreciative expression can feel as healing as express the hurt and we don’t give enough permission to do this.

        2. Absolutely. When something is bubbling away inside, whether a hurt or a gorgeous feeling of appreciation to not express it doesn’t allow the energy of it to go anywhere and it gets stuck in the body, so not expressing what is going on for us on any level is harming!

        3. Then let me express my appreciation for your post 🙂

        4. Right back at you! xx

     5. Great observation Joel. Indeed holding back appreciation is just as harming as holding on to hurts. We end up stifling ourself and in turn everyone else instead of the enrichment we provide by the loving support of our true expression.

     6. Absolutely they are both harming, and feel awful in the body and lead to illness and disease. When I express appreciation of another or my body feels light and open.

     7. Well shared Joel, bottling up hurts and appreciation are equally harmful.

        1. Yes Laura, bottling anything up is going to harm – be it hurts, appreciation, even love.

     8. I only can agree Joel and it is sad that this is not a common knowing – imagine how people would be with each other if they would learn not to hold back their appreciation from e.g their parents.

        1. Oooohhh. That is interesting esteralmiks. For many parents are the source of their hurts but in fact their are qualities that can also be appreciated!!

     9. Well said Joel, this is very true. Bottling up and not expressing feelings of appreciation has the same effect that bottling up our hurts does – in both scenarios we hold back, and thus our body becomes contracted and hard.

     10. So true Joel. Appreciation is as love is: designed to be everywhere in all of us equally so. Battling this is asking for trouble in our relationships, in our physical bodies, in our well-being and that of the planet’s. I’m no stranger to trying to control this flow and, as a consequence, I’m no stranger to the ill rewards of doing so. Talk about creating struggle and suffering! So lovely to let go and trust.

         1. “Appreciation is as love is: designed to be everywhere in all of us equally so” – this is a lovely, lovely quote. it makes appreciation the simple truth that it is, rather than the forced and superficial act it is often made out to be. I can appreciate someone for making me a cup of coffee or appreciated the quality and care they made the coffee in…one glorifies the act and say, you are not worthy unless you ‘do’ the right things in someone else’s eyes, the other says you are you already and I appreciate that about you.

     11. Wow, great point Joel – not expressing anything whether it be something loving or a hurt is harmful to us…if there is something there to be expressed, it needs to come out.

         1. Love it…we can’t put a dam in the river and not expect the water to back up….and overflow at some point.

356. When I truly appreciate another, I can not help but fall in love with that person.

     1. So true, and it’s the kind of falling in love with a person that is safe, safe from attachment and imposition.

        1. I agree Donna and Felix, and so I am now finding this occur regularly.

        2. Yes and it is lovely to allow this to happen – every time it is as if the world expands like a beautiful flower opening into blossom.

     2. This is so true Donna, with appreciation there is no room for any negative thoughts, no fault finding or judgements – just acceptance.

     3. Beautiful observation Donna!

357. I too felt like I had ‘come home’ when I came to my first event and appreciate all that has been brought to us since that day. Your article has highlighted how important it is to appreciate ourselves and others and is something that is so natural and simple to do and has such a far reaching affect for all of us.

     1. That is right Susan, over the years of coming to Unimed events I have felt myself open up and warm much more to everyone which in turn has supported me to do that with everyone else in all walks of life.

     2. It is very natural and simple to do, but how easy is it to not appreciate. Much of the society is designed to not initiate appreciation, so developing our own rhythms that totally include appreciation is the key to keeping this not just alive but forever evolving.

358. Thank you Esther for sharing this, I wasn’t at that workshop but I could feel a wave of appreciation spread! There were people who perhaps had been at the course who expressed their appreciation but also people who had not been at the course, and in fact have never been to a Universal Medicine event in their lives, also expressing appreciation. So appreciation must return to its source and I say thank you to you, to Serge Benhayon and the Universal Medicine events, for reminding us of something that should be innately lived but is perhaps a forgotten gem.

     1. Yes Lucy, what is seeded in the Universal Medicine workshops are never just for those who attend, but are there for the whole of humanity.

        1. When we realise the effects that we have as human beings, it is a show-stopper. The seemingly insignificance of the smallest things can have a massive effect on the rest of the world, it was the biggest wake up call I’ve ever had.

        2. Yes Donna and Matthew, like a drop in water with ripple effects, there is never NOT a consequence to what we do, say and think.

        3. And that is what makes them so unlike anything else I’ve ever attended, and so many students, including me, going back to them year after year after year.

     2. Being reminded to appreciate ourselves, or someone else… its priceless, and yet costs nothing. Where else can you get such an awesome bargain?!

        1. Put like that Simon, it is indeed an ‘awesome bargain’. And I guess the more we appreciate ourselves and each other, the more bargains we get!

        2. How true Simon and for this quality..”opening and deepening the awareness and the sharing of what beauty and divinity we see and feel in each other.” It should be too good to refuse, and yet so often we do!

        3. Brilliantly put Simon, and is also nourishment to our bodies.

        4. Ha ha Simon that’s the sort of sums an accountant would love!

        5. Yes, appreciation creates a foundation, a foundation we can fall back on when things get tougher. If we didn’t appreciate when we could, there is no such foundation and it takes longer to recover from when things get tougher. If we do have a foundation it means we can then evolve from there more easily as well.

     3. Yes, Lucy, the ripples certainly spread outwards – for me it was a reminder to appreciate colleagues, which has a beautiful effect in helping to create harmony in the workplace.

     4. Agreed Lucy, a deep appreciation to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for reminding us that true love and appreciation is the way forward. We are so use to striving to be better and stand out from the crowd that we forget to look inward and appreciate the beauty that is already there. In this we stop appreciating ourselves and hence are unable to appreciate others. Yet as Esther has clearly shown here, true healing comes from expressing and appreciating others. Boy do we have it backwards.

        1. Well said Laura, backwards, and so not smart!

        2. Yes, when we strive to be better competition sets in and we drop our appreciation of ourselves and others. It gets ugly this way. But can be stopped by coming back to ourselves – appreciating even the smallest thing opens the door to love.

     5. Beautifully expressed Lucy. It doesn’t take a lot to show our appreciation for someone, but when on the receiving end of this it is one of the most precious gifts that we can be given by another. I know for myself the more I am appreciated the more I appreciate and accept myself for simply being who I am, and not for what I do.

     6. ‘Reminding us of something that should be innately lived but is perhaps a forgotten gem’. Absolutely Lucy, once we have allowed this gem to flow back in our lives the expansion we feel proves this is a way of living that we are returning back to.

359. I recently did this exercise with an older friend and it helped me to realise just how much there was to appreciate about her that I had basically taken for granted and never expressed. It was profoundly beautiful to have the opportunity to say what had never been said but often felt. The reflection back from her eyes and the way her body melted with the words was amazing too. We need to be doing this with everyone.

360. There is a feeling that I have been missing out on and that is the feeling I get when I appreciate another and express that to them.
     Yesterday I started a diploma in Chakra puncture course and a couple of times throughout the day I was brought to tears as I felt what an amazing modality I was there to learn about and Michael Benhayon who was presenting it, just spoke in a way that I felt like I was having a Chakra Puncture session the whole day.
     In the break when I spoke to him and appreciated what he was offering, as I walked away it felt like in my appreciation, I was confirming all that I had learnt and in a sense I was saying Yes to it all and embodying it even more…. and with that feeling, I realised even more the power of appreciation.

     1. That’s amazing Rosie. The power of appreciation ever expanding.

361. The real depth of understanding true appreciation for oneself and everyone is an amazing gift and joy from within us all. Through Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine I am seeing growing numbers of people naturally starting to appreciate themselves truly and this is an amazing inspiration.

362. Universal Medicine events have shown me a new marker of what it is to feel well, to be in wellbeing. And I now understand that wellbeing is about much more than just how physically fit I feel, but about my ability to relate to other people, to not be shutdown but to be consistent in my mood and my manner of communication. The workshops and courses bring that “fitness for life” out in such a profound way.

363. Gorgeous to hear about the appreciation Esther. The power of it is deeply felt, by the person expressing it and by the person hearing it. Simply Gorgeous.

364. I was fortunate enough to be at that workshop Esther, and whilst reading your beautiful blog I remembered how profound and deeply touching the experience was for both myself and my partner whilst doing the Appreciation Exercise by opening and deepening the awareness and the sharing of what beauty and divinity we see and feel in each other. Expressing our appreciation is so important and super powerful.

365. A beautiful blog Esther – If we allow ourselves to surrender to the stillness we all are within, the appreciation is naturally there. It is deeply powerful to let ourselves express from this space. Though every now and again I have to admit that appreciation becomes a mind based exercise, no perfection but it’s a forever unfolding process.

366. I am learning there is not limit to what is there to be appreciated for the inspiration offered by one through different mediums has the potential to touch everyone.

367. A very simple and beautiful blog Esther and a lovely reminder to express appreciation for people in my life…thank you for sharing this.

368. I love the way Serge Benhayon presents these workshops and the activities he inspires. How so called ‘strangers’ can come together in the workshop groups to express who they are and what they can see, only to then realise that we are all one and the same, feeling, seeing and being with it all. We get to feel that we are no different from one another, in essence we are one.

369. I was at this workshop Esther and also felt the enormity of what appreciation offers us by way of really opening our eyes to what is there in front of us, what’s been there all along but may have failed to see.

370. It’s very easy to brush aside appreciation but it offers us a powerful stop moment to connect with ourselves and others and realise the bigger picture.

371. By not expressing the love and appreciation we feel inside it creates a sadness within us which then affects the world around us. From this sadness we use ways and means to try and cover up the sadness rather than addressing why we chose to not express our love and appreciation. What if this was a huge dose of medicine? For me it certainly is because so much has healed and continues to be supported whenever I choose to appreciate my loving choices, myself and others. Love is endless and what we can appreciate never ends. And what feels strongest to appreciate lately (in appreciation for Natalie Benhayon for expanding on this subject in a recent presentation) was that appreciation is quality based, how choices make us feel in the body, rather than what we do (being recognised by our actions). True appreciation for me at the moment is claiming the choices that make my body feel lighter and open and appreciating that others equally have this quality within themselves, It’s like pointing out either to myself or the other ‘Hey, you’re amazing just as you are’.

372. A truly beautiful blog, Esther, thank you for sharing the important subject of Appreciation which you exerienced at your last attendance at Livingness 1, presented by Serge Benhayon. Appreciation is such an important word for me to remember and to practice it daily by expressing it to myself and to others when the occasion arises. On reading your blog, I was taken back to my experience of the first Livingness 1 (then termed Heart Chakra 1), where in one exercise, we stood face to face each with a partner, for me a complete stranger, a short distance apart, shut our eyes and connected to myself deeply within. This was an amazing exercise for me, to find myself drawn to closely to the partner, even while trying to keep my feet still on the ground. It was an incredible experience of just how similar to each other we truly are. We are not the separate beings that we think we are, we are all equally loving beings within, in our essence. What we were feeling was the essence of each other, which was what was pulling us together.

373. Thanks Esther, to appreciate the amazing people in our lives and where they are now from making choices that support. I feel we can never have enough appreciation for self and others, not to mention the amazing events held by Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon. Much appreciated 🙂

374. A beautiful article and testimony here, Esther, regarding the Livingness One workshop you attended recently that was presented by Serge Benhayon. It has been quite a time since I last attended one of those workshops, although I have been at many other workshops over the years since I also attended the first ever retreat at Lennox Head. I had been feeling lately that it was time to repeat this one, although somewhat introductory, there is so much more learning for me. Certainly appreciation, particularly of myself is very much one of them such as your comment here, “this exercise also showed me that I have not appreciated myself enough either – just for being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn until my last breath of this, my present incarnation”. I have not found it very difficult to appreciate the qualities in others, but it has taken me some years to realise and appreciate the qualities in myself. Thank you for the reminder here.

375. True appreciation was not something that was ever in my mind, sure I appreciated my parents and friends when they ddid something nice for me but never did I truly stop and fully appreciate them for being them and to appreciate myself, that was completely foreign. Through the courses presented by Serge I am slowly but surely learning to appreciate how powerful appreciation really is.

     1. It is for me as well, that I start to feel the appreciation now on a deeper level, and this exposes where there is no true appreciation.

     2. Absolutely kevmchardy, appreciation for me was found in what someone ‘did’, and specifically ‘for me’. So if i ‘didn’t do’ or ‘achieve something’, then what could i be appreciated for — is how i grew up. So i was ‘doing’ for appreciation, which was not this but in fact more recognition.
        True appreciation is a self-loving way of being with yourself such that it becomes normal to hold another in this way, and that the qualities you bring or what is being lived by you, is what another can easily feel in you and appreciate about you…Because they can feel that – as it is in you, so too is it in them. Mutual appreciation.

     3. Yes Kevin – I came from a place where appreciation was more from the mind, and as you say only really when there was something special to appreciate. Serge Benhayon’s teachings has inspired me to be open to truly appreciate and deeply care for myself and from this place within there is this natural sense of appreciation for everyone else.

376. This is a wonderful confirmation of the connection that is possible with anyone, even if we don’t know them very well. We can still have huge appreciation for the part that they play, and can feel their quality even though there may be few words. Very beautiful.

     1. Rebecca the fact that we can hold a massive appreciation for everyone, even if they only play a “small” part in our life, puts a whole new spin on getting to know someone. For in an instant or with a few words we can deeply connect with another. This shows me what really counts is the quality we meet people in, not our favourite colour, movie or dish.

377. I can relate so well to what you have written here, Esther. And it dawns to me that this is what it means when we say, we are vessels for energy. It’s not a personal thing limited to you and your connection with your friend. You in your connection are open for this love and I can be open for the same love in my connections on the other side of the globe.

378. Thank you Esther for this gorgeous blog. Appreciation expressed with our inner heart is deeply, deeply healing. It is one of our most powerful tools to return to love and to open our heart and arms to humanity. Appreciation is not limited to when someone does something for you or buy you a gift but true appreciation is about appreciating someone for who they are for just being them. This applies to us too.

379. I more and more detect the qualities I bring, but often do not appreciate. When I started to do this more in the last weeks, there comes a deeper love, confirmation and appreciation for everybody else.

     1. Very true kerstinsalzer15, like anything, the more we make it our foundation, the more solid that becomes and easier to do to make it normal. Making love normal is the healing way of our future.

380. To feel the appreciation for one another is one thing Esther, but to express this as well brings the expansion that will elevate the relationship involved.

381. A moment of appreciation allowed to expand – who knows where next?! – thank you, Esther.

     1. That moment of appreciation can’t help but lift us: to shine with more of what we have to offer, and light someone else’s day.

382. “We may at times think nothing of it, but how we move, what we do and who we are is being noticed and it is being felt by absolutely everyone around us.” – Great point Rosie this highlights for me the level of responsibility I take in my choice of how loving I am with myself leading up to an event and while helping out at an event as I know everything I touch and how I move is being felt by everyone. To the best of my ability I take this level of responsibility to my workplace but reading this blog I realise is the lack of responsibility I often choose by letting my connection slip when I come home and are alone with myself.

383. Esther, having met you at the recent Australian event and now to read your words in this blog I deeply appreciate what you are sharing. Self-appreciation is so key to truly appreciating what we each bring to life and to seeing the truth that we are each deeply connected. When we love and appreciate ourselves we open up to bringing that same love to everyone we meet and truly begin to see that we are in this together.

384. There are some people I find it easy to appreciate but why not everyone?

     Recently I sat in a room of people and noticed an old habit arise -that of looking for safety or connection through a shared truth. I could feel my appreciation of others was conditional on whether I believed them to be with me or against me. If I decided people didn’t share my truth an ugliness arose – that we were separate from each other. As a child I felt that I was different and fought strongly to impose my understanding. If I thought someone was with me I’d be loyal and take on anyone who opposed us.

     So I felt how yuck this felt. How I was there to support but I was sitting in judgement, wanting everyone to get to my understanding and on my timescale. I asked myself could I drop this drive and appreciate each person for who they were? This meant letting go the investment in being right and the years I’d sacrificed being love. Could I admit I’d created my hurt of being misunderstood through my judgement of others (and myself) when I could have brought understanding that we are all on our own path to truth but at different stages; that there is no need to berate another or try to fasten up the process because I’d abandoned my love and needed someone with me so I didn’t feel alone.

     So the barriers I’d put up to protect myself from other’s were pointless – the hurts were of my making. Dropping this ‘protection’ opens the door to appreciating everyone including myself, whatever the beliefs or understandings.

385. Thanks for Sharing Esther, appreciation truly does grow our relationships. The more we appreciate the more grandness we see in others, and the more we know about ourselves also. How marvellous is that.

386. I love reading this. I’m starting to appreciate appreciation as a way of life. Esther you mentioned a sadness when not expressing your appreciation of another. I often hold back from this expression – like it’s not proper to express this in usual social circles or its awkward etc. But actually I am a moving part of society so I can make it common to express the appreciation I feel. If I am truly holding someone in appreciation my putting words to this shouldn’t come as a surprise.

     1. I think its just awkward because we are not used to it. The more I play with that simply act of appreciating what another brings, the easier, simpler, more natural it becomes. And as you say, people notice how it makes them feel and so they are given the opportunity to pass this on to others.

     2. Beautifully said Karin and very true – ‘If I am truly holding someone in appreciation my putting words to this shouldn’t come as a surprise.’ The energy is felt well before we express it with words.

387. I too feel a deep appreciation for Serge Benhayon, Natalie Benhayon, Michael Benhayon and the rest of the Benhayon family for the service they bring to not just the Universal Medicine student body but to humanity. Unlike anything and any others I have witnessed before, they demonstrate a true dedication to supporting others to return to the amazingness of who they are.

     1. Annie, I absolutely agree, the Benhayon family are showing us all a new way forth in how to give back to humanity by caring about what is going on in the world and doing something about it. The world is in trouble and we need those who have the livingness of love in their own body to lead the way. We cannot love and care for others if this love and care is not first lived within our own bodies. This is an energetic truth as presented by Serge Benhayon.

388. This is a beautiful read Esther. It is a blessing indeed that we have found the work of The Ageless Wisdom through Universal Medicine, presented by the Benhayon family and I feel deeply the connection made with all the students who attend the workshops and presentations. There is pure gold in the feeling of what we bring as we share this truth with others.

     1. Yes Rachel. What we share with others is more than we have allowed ourselves to see and appreciate. In connecting to the deep love within, the love we come from, we allow others to realise this for themselves, to find their true connection and return back home.

389. Yes I agree, having more openness to appreciation is powerful as it supports us to genuinely feel it rather than it just being forced or hopeful words.

390. Thank you Esther. When we allow appreciation of ourselves, we can’t keep it to ourselves, but it naturally extends to the appreciation of all around us. Even when we feel hurt by what we see in the world, there is more to appreciate there like the grace of free-will and that we are all returning back to who we truly are.

     1. Appreciation does allow us to feel the hurt and keep it context, so we do not take it on, I agree Annie.

391. It is beautiful what you share here Esther, the appreciation you express is key to deepening the love in all areas of our lives. The last few months I have put myself on an appreciation program, it has been an absolute game changer in my life and has opened me up to true appreciation of myself and everyone around me. I can feel how powerful appreciation is in our lives and the more I express it I notice there is no end to how much we can appreciate.

     1. Great work Anna – love the appreciation program initiative, I feel like with this next phase of repose it would be so supportive to bring in a program like this. Each time I clock myself self-berating or criticizing something about another or me, it’s a wonderful opportunity to appreciate and change the perception of whatever I am in.

     2. I agree Anna and I also have the privilege of being on an appreciation program with an amazing group of women and it was quite incredible to see and feel the changes in each and everyone of us.
        Appreciation is an absolute game changer!

392. The stunning presentations from Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine offer so much . A completely new way of life. Which, once we are re-introduced to our true selves, we say … ‘Where was I ? Of course, I knew this all along!’

     1. That is the beauty of the presentations of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. The teachings of the Ageless Wisdom reignite something we have already known and felt. It confirms our knowing and wisdom, our connection to universal knowledge and truth for all.

     2. So true Jenny James, Serge Benhayon simply brings us back to ourselves, our essence and innate knowing and once re-connected we wonder how we could have abandoned such exquisite love. Serge empowers us to nurture our love once more, for one another and for ourselves, his graceful, insightful and very wise presentations remind us that we are all Masters of many forgotten arts, the Art of Life, the Art of Love and the Art of Appreciation.

     3. Absolutely true Jenny – it’s simply remembering all that each of us already know and for that I have the utmost appreciation for Serge Benhayon for reminding us and am also appreciating myself and those in the student body for recognising the truth when it was presented.

     4. So true Jenny, it is all such common sense which is why it seems so illogical that we would walk away from that way of living in the first place.

393. Hello Brendan and I agree it is very big and vast but yet so simple at the same time, if you know what I mean. When you see the simplicity of how Esther has shared this and how others are also writing about it it would seem ‘appreciation’ is just as simple as walking. You could say the majority take walking for granted because it is more then a daily practise but we didn’t always know how to do it. Appreciation could be similar in that it may not flow for us but the daily dedication to it could bring it to be as simple as putting one foot in front of the other. By the way it is being shared appreciation is well worth the time.

     1. That’s a great way to put it Ray – it has been a daily dedication and sometimes it doesn’t flow, but I find connecting back to a deeper level changes this, and I re-member within myself what is there to be appreciated.

        1. Exactly rosannabianchini use this point as a reflection to deepen your connection to what you feel, don’t walk past it into a playground of thoughts but hold still and step deeper. Life doesn’t stand still from one moment to the next something has always changed, we should not look for anything different in how we are, always been open to change.

394. The way we move our body will reflect if we are moving with and in appreciation or not. I find that if I am in judgement of myself or others or in a mood of some sorts, the movements in my body are rigid and hard. Upon noticing this, I have the opportunity to change the way in which I move in which also changes the quality of my thoughts. I was reminded again of the power of this yesterday when I was having some negative thoughts about myself. I changed my movements and the thoughts shifted.

395. Attending the Universal Medicine retreats this week, I committed to supporting others in preparing the morning tea each day and thought nothing about it. When I was appreciated for my part, for my care and consistency I again thought nothing of it and it was not until a friend stopped and shared it once again with me that I realised that I was not getting it because I wasn’t appreciating myself first and foremost. I hadn’t stopped to see the value in what I was choosing to do. How often do we do this in life? I know I have done it over and over again and it is great to start to appreciate not just what we do but who we are and how that has an impact on everyone around us. We may at times think nothing of it, but how we move, what we do and who we are is being noticed and it is being felt by absolutely everyone around us.

     1. A great sharing Rosie and a reminder for me this week of the importance of self-appreciation. Unless we truly clock in ourselves what it is that we reflect and offer to the world, we can easily brush over the magntitude of what each and every one of us bring. It is the quality in which we do things, not what we do that is to be appreciated, as this is felt by all and has a ripple effect that goes well beyond what we often imagine.

        1. And by us living it and starting the ripple effect, others can be inspired to do the same. If they can do it, so can I. If I can do it, so can you.

     2. Totally agree Rosie, and I am so guilty of not appreciating my own contribution to life, which blocks me from then appreciating others.

        1. Yes, if we’re appreciation firstly of ourselves we can’t help but appreciate others – there’s a natural flow on effect.

        2. Mmm great point Elodie. If we can’t appreciate what we bring, we can’t truly appreciate others.

        3. What is that – when we can easily appreciate others yet struggle to appreciate ourselves?? It doesn’t make sense.

     3. Great point Rosie, I enjoy appreciating others in full but I notice that when others appreciate me I brush it aside pretty quickly. I am now learning to accept another’s appreciation of me and to allow that love in, when I do my whole body feel more expansive and open.

        1. This is a great point Rosie, and like you Anna I don’t appreciate being appreciated by others and just brush it off. This highlights to my just how little appreciation I have for myself.

     4. “We may at times think nothing of it, but how we move, what we do and who we are is being noticed and it is being felt by absolutely everyone around us.” – Beautifully said Rosie. And when we allow ourselves to feel and appreciate when we have been expressing lovingly, it helps us to take the next step to even more love.

     5. It is beautiful that before we even speak or ‘do’ anything, our quality of how and what we have lived is already felt. If this quality is of love, then we bless people just through our presence. What we do in that quality is magnified.

     6. “We may at times think nothing of it, but how we move, what we do and who we are is being noticed and it is being felt by absolutely everyone around us.” This is so true. Sometimes I notice people notice and it brings home the responsibility we have – and what a beautiful responsibility it is, to be ourselves.

        1. Yes, it is as simple as in observing others, we get a reflection of how we are being or could possibly be and you can see it clear as day and how others around them are responding to them. Observation is a very powerful tool that we often forget to use.

     7. I love this Rosie, who we are and everything we do is felt by everyone and appreciating what we bring is so powerful and healing as it reveals the truth that we all equally play a part and no part is any less than another.

     8. This lack of self awareness you describe here Rosie I now so well. I was to be told by others how amazing I was and how much they appreciated that. The question is why did I not allowed myself to feel that in the first place? I can say that it it was because of not appreciating myself, that his is the key in building that relationship with my inner most that in turn builds the level of love in my body from the love that forever lives in my inner-heart. With that body of love, when I move my body, my body tells me every time how amazing I am as feel it in every movement and gesture my body makes.

     9. I agree Rosie and self appreciating is something for us all to work on, there is not a person in this world that does not need to work on this.

     10. Thank you for the reminder to appreciate ourselves more Rosie, I for one do not do that enough. And you are right people do notice and have commented to me about how I am at work and how I cope with a very stressful job, but I still do not take the time to appreciate.

         1. And the more you practise your own appreciation and allow that, just imagine how you are reflecting this to others and showing them that it is okay to appreciate themselves too.

     11. This is lovely Rosie, ‘ it is great to start to appreciate not just what we do but who we are and how that has an impact on everyone around us’, I can feel that I do not fully appreciate myself, someone may express appreciation towards me but often I do not take a moment to stop and properly listen to what is being shared; it feels great to take the time to appreciate myself and who I am.

         1. I think that we all suffer from this to one level or another. Perhaps it has a lot to do with because we don’t appreciate ourselves enough, we find it hard to accept that appreciation from others…. and the simple answer to all that is to up the self appreciation.

     12. What came up for me while reading this Rosie was another level of understanding around my lack of self-appreciation. Like you I do things so willingly for others and think nothing of it but on those occasions when someone expresses their sincere and heart-felt appreciation to me, I sometimes find myself getting a little teary. I now realise that’s because I don’t give myself the same level of appreciation.

     13. Yes indeed Rosie, we have to first appreciate ourselves before we can be open to accepting another appreciate us. I somehow feel it has got confused with vanity, that if we accept a complement of some words of appreciation we are too big for our boots, but It is not vanity to appreciate, it is love.

         1. Very true Lucy re confusing vanity for appreciation, I had this too… too big for your boots, arrogant even and definitely something to avoid doing. Amazing how things get skewed to the opposite of what is needed or required, in this case making it ‘all about the person’. When in fact, for me appreciation isn’t a person thing per se, but more a quality thing that the person brings by the way they live life – holding a love for who they truly are and allowing themselves and this/their quality to be accessed, felt, heard, tasted, touched. Appreciating the quality de-personalises and allows the drawing in of inspiration.

         2. Yes, it really is the antithesis of vanity because it is a way of being that is not concerned about what others think. A person for whom appreciation is their guiding way is more at ease in their body, in who they are. This is vital to share bearing in mind the growing rates of low self-esteem and poor mental health.

         3. I can relate Lucy, holding back appreciation of myself because I saw it as being vain. I can now see that this was a way of capping myself as it was a deeply held belief that being vain was evil and that appreciating ourselves fits into this category. Every child should be taught the art of appreciation from a very young age. If they were then there would be less eating disorders, cutting, pornography, cyber-abuse etc as all these acts stem from the separation from the loveliness of who we are.

         4. Yes, from feeling incredibly lonely and trying to fill or distract from this loneliness. Appreciation is far less expensive a program to run than the consequences of the behaviour.

     14. You were awesome Rosie… consistent and super helpful holding us all in one way or another. Its impossible not to feel that support, so simple to share how great it feels, and confirming to hear it.

         1. Thank you Simon. What I have now learnt, is that I forgot to appreciate the others that were there supporting with me. Together as a team we were awesome.

396. It was only yesterday that I was sharing with a friend about how much I appreciate them, and many others and I often think it to myself yet hold back from expressing it to them. This holding back and keeping it to myself is a real shame, as it means the relationship between us is kept to a certain level, perhaps a level of safety as we don’t open up and go any deeper together and therefore we are both affected, and even those around are affected by this which makes it even more important to share our appreciation all the time… even for the little things.

     1. Boy do I hold back in appreciating those around me. Like you Rosie, I think about it and then keep it to myself. What for? It’s absolutely pointless, it just keeps me and everybody else stuck in our own individual bubble.

        1. Expressing our appreciation more, definitely the way to go.

        2. Over the past year or so, I haven’t held back on my appreciation of others, it sometimes just blurts out, it’s there to be expressed and I can’t hold it back. What happens though is that sometimes I feel that the person who I am appreciating feels uncomfortable and in that I contract rather than continue to hold that person in the appreciation that I am feeling for them. This is something that I have been working on, to continue to express regardless of what I am feeling and to not budge on my appreciation but to continue to let it out in full.

397. I appreciate you for writing this blog Esther, as you are someone I have met yet we haven’t spent much time together and I love having you in my life and seeing you at the Universal Medicine events. I often look around the room at a Universal Medicine Retreat or event and absolutely love the fact that so many people have travelled from all around the world to be there. When I was in Vietnam there were people from Holland, England, Spain, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, Norway and more.
     This week at the Australian Retreat I met and made new friends with people from America, Canada, New Zealand, India, Holland, Japan, and I am sure there where many more amongst the crowd of 350+ people.
     I so appreciate that they love what Serge Benhayon presents so much that they get on a plane and travel to be there and for us all to work together. It is so awesome.

     1. Yes it is to be deeply appreciated the huge lengths that people go to, travelling from all over the world to attend the Retreats with Serge Benhayon. People’s commitment to themselves, their healing and evolution and the commitment that they have to humanity is reflected and seen at these workshops. Of course, there is huge and immense appreciation to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for reflecting to us all, what our future holds which is really our past, as we gently step on this path of return.

     2. I appreciate you expressing your appreciation here Rosie! I too have enormous appreciation for Esther writing this blog and for the Benhayon Family who through Universal Medicine have given us all a true example of what Brotherhood and true universality is like to live so naturally and with such ease. It is nothing short of truly spectacular that people from across the whole world can be so unified by the simple expression of love

     3. I agree with you Rosie, it is beautiful to meet so many people from all over the world at Universal Medicine events. I also have made great friendships with a number of these overseas people. Some I have met now quite a number of times in Australia and in Vietnam, and have come to know them very well. This year at Lennox Head, I have made a number of new friendships with people who have come to Australia from overseas for the first time, I had heard the names before, but it is great getting to know the people themselves, what an amazing camaraderie there was this past week. Many very deep connections were made between us all.

        1. Yes, I really felt the support of the whole group and had this feeling that even if I have not met them yet, that we were all there together. It is a beautiful feeling.

     4. Rosie, I really appreciate the way you express so naturally and freely – it is absolutely gorgeous the way your appreciation is so expansive and inclusive – you’ve got it all covered. Thank you.

        1. Thank you Tamara, I hope you are appreciating the way you express because I just felt like I had a hug from your comment as it is so full of love.

398. Thank you Esther this is beautiful to read and feel your appreciation of yourself and everyone else. Such a valuable sharing to demonstrate the science of appreciation and how this supports us all to grow.

399. Love it, “being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn until my last breath” what more could we ever ask for!!

     1. What more indeed !

400. While reading this I could feel how I dropped into my body, felt more life around me and how life is actually embracing me all of the time. Appreciation is natural, yet as you’re sharing Esther, I can still take much more time to appreciate myself on a daily basis. Indeed just for who I am. For being such a Tender, Funny, Caring, Holding Man. And so much more. Reading about Appreciation made me appreciate already more. Thank you.

     1. I too, Floris am far behind in appreciating myself for all that I bring to the world, it is much harder to do for oneself than it is for others. But I agree, reading Esther’s blog has been a great reminder for me to really look at the qualities I carry, and appreciate these daily. A word to type up and place on my bathroom mirror ‘Appreciation please’.

        1. I’ve been questioning myself how True my Appreciation is for others if I find it hard to appreciate myself. To me there’s a clear distinction between ‘being with me’ while I’m appreciating or not. This is Appreciation of both myself and others. When I appreciate not being fully connected to me, it feels as if there’s still a need attached and on that I’m very judgmental towards myself. Whereas when I am connected to me, Appreciation feels as a confirmation, a Joyful sharing. I’ve often gone into self-doubt or self-bashing when I didn’t feel myself. But when I’m honest, I’m not a liar, I’m actually very honest. But I do choose to disconnect. Connection is key for me here. As there’s so much Joy and Expansion when I’m expressing Appreciation from connection. Then it’s also very light and I’m smiling a lot of the time.

     2. I love that – ” felt more life around me and how life is actually embracing me all of the time.” your comment is super gorgeous to read Floris . I’d love to hear more about you appreciating you ! Makes me appreciate more too

        1. Thanks Emily, your words made me blush a little and smile. I find it so super Gorgeous to both appreciate, write about it and read about appreciation. There’s so much in Life to be appreciated as well there’s so much to the science of Appreciation. A science I feel very well connected to! So super lovely. I’d love to keep posting about it, keep commenting Emily, so we’re both growing and accept this more and more as the ‘normal’ way to be with life!

        2. haha I will do Floris, and will continue to enjoy your appreciation. and in turn, my own appreciation.

        3. Wonderful Emily, I love the Lightness and Joy in Appreciation. Boy oh boy, did I miss this! Keep on appreciating! I will do in re-turn in which we will grow naturally:-). Makes me ponder how magnificent the science of Appreciation is! If this is just the beginning????? Where will this bring us, it already feel spectacular within my body and in relationship to you (in this example). Intimate without any hooks, I love it!

     3. Me too Floris, I appreciate there is so much to appreciate after reading about appreciation!

        1. I’m smiling Lucy! I can feel your Joy and Wonderment in your words! Three times Appreciation in one sentence is already to be appreciated.

     4. Your comment made me aware of my own Appreciation of all the students and how Amazing it is to all grow together. I’ve never really let that in and your comment made me aware of it. Reading your lovely Appreciation of me made disconnect at first – going into sceptical ‘mood’ – noticing this, made me go back and it’s lovely to be so Appreciated. This is only possible because we’ve – just as many, many others – chosen to walk side by side on the way back to ourselves – The Way of the Livingness. Thank you and all the others:-).

401. I too felt I had come home when I attended my first Heart Chakra 1 workshop (now Livingness 1). Everything Serge Behayon presented was something I knew to be true but had just somehow forgotten. It was such a deep knowing in every cell that I knew I did not need to search for the real me anymore. I cannot truly express how much I appreciate the gift I have been given, but I keep practicing and the more I practice, the more I appreciation I am able to express. It’s magic the way it magnifies the more it is expressed.

     1. I agree, Lucy, my first event was Heart Chakra 1 over 9 years ago now, and it was certainly life changing for me. I felt what Serge Benhayon presented very deeply in my body was absolutely true, everything that he presented made absolute sense to me. I have repeated it a number of times over the years, but it is now at least a couple of years since I exerienced Livingness 1 which replaced the original Heart Chakra 1. I see the need for me to especially experience the emphasis on appreciation for others and for myself. I have found it not so easy to truly appreciate the qualities in myself, and also need to express verbally my appreciation for others much more than I do. I certainly find it easier to appreciate others more than me, but that is a work in progress gradually improving.

     2. I agree Lucy, appreciation expressed is like planting a seed and nurturing it and watching it grow. The more I appreciate myself, the more I’m able to appreciate others.

     3. I felt the same Lucy, ‘I too felt I had come home when I attended my first Heart Chakra 1 workshop (now Livingness 1). Everything Serge Behayon presented was something I knew to be true but had just somehow forgotten’, what Serge Benhayon presented made absolute sense to me, I had not had this feeling before attending workshops or courses, I loved the simplicity and straightforwardness of what was presented and I deeply appreciate Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for the amazing workshops that they run and myself for being open to listening and for making many loving changes in my life.

402. Thank you for your lovely blog Esther. It is really beautiful to read and connect with the enormity and value that appreciation brings to each other and ourselves.

403. The effect of appreciation on another can be quite profound, that is if it is truly felt and accepted.

     1. Hello Matthew and I agree but I have seen appreciation shared that has no need to be “truly felt and accepted.” With the true sharing of appreciation it is complete in the sharing and whatever happens next is understood no matter what it looks like. The only time this would be different is if the appreciation shared is merely words and not something we feel. The way true appreciation feels in sharing always comes back to us and how we are and it’s great to be aware of the reflections we see and not let them control us but merely appreciate them as well, no matter how they may look at first glance.

        1. I agree, Ray, for me true appreciation bursts out – it can be a simple appreciation of a colour someone has chosen to wear, or something about them that has inspired me, it is spoken spontaneously with no expectations of anything back ‘your dress is lovely too’ or, ‘You inspire ME too’ that sometimes gets returned out of politeness. And at a deeper level, I truly appreciate the blessings we have to be in this community at this time, with no judgement, but being given all the tools we need to help us evolve back to our true light.

        2. Thank you Carmel and it may take some time for appreciation to be the first point we go to. But as we are saying the daily or moment by moment dedication to this is the key. Even the awareness of how appreciation is and feels will already offer change.

     2. True Matthew, but somehow, even if we don’t exactly want to feel it, it makes a difference anyhow. It’s something we can come back to also.

404. Beautiful Esther… how profound and how valuable is expressing deep appreciation – it is a true gift for all.

405. What a gorgeous, heartfelt blog Esther – I sure feel appreciated from it ! I recently did an Appreciation program with 7 other friends daily texting something I appreciated about myself and sending it to them. I found it hard to do at first. After several months of doing this I felt a huge change in me occur. Firstly I stopped being so mean and self critical, I became gentler and far more self accepting and then a very beautiful feeling of Love emerged. This really opened up my heart to everyone on the planet – I am a changed person through learning to appreciate who I am and now I can totally appreciate everyone else.

406. Esther thank you for making the space to remind us of the power of appreciation.

     1. Hello Abby, I agree and yes thank you Esther. Just a quick question though, why did we need reminding? When you look at Esther’s blog and then read the comments it would seem appreciation should be at the forefront of everything and yet as we are saying we needed to be ‘reminded’ or bought back to it. This would mean appreciation is an under-utilised gem and it’s well past the time to break it out of the case. Thanks Abby.

407. Appreciation and confirmation are key in evolving.

     1. You could say they are the key or the cornerstone to everything. As many are discussing here we have only scratched the surface on the power of appreciation alone, it has the power to dissolve anything.

408. At a recent Universal Medicine event we were asked to pair up and express our appreciation with our partner, I paired up with a woman I had known for quite some time. There was so much to appreciate about each other and we were both taken back by the fact that we had not expressed it until this moment.

     1. Thanks for sharing that marylouisemyers and it amazing to see that. Given any other day you would have walked past the same lady and possible not said a word or maybe a polite hello but through the awareness bought by Universal Medicine you saw there was much more to say. Where does all the ‘not said’ things go? Where do they sit and how do they effect us? It would seem the far more supportive thing to do is express what we feel in each moment, rather then hold it and carry it around.

        1. Agree Ray as after we had both expressed we both felt so spacious, light and so energised which showed us the amount of energy we were using to hold back our expression. So you can imagine the difference we would feel if we were to express everything that was there to be said. We would be flying!!!

        2. A great point and we don’t often look at things like that, “showed us the amount of energy we were using to hold back our expression.” We think not doing something physical is conserving energy but you actually need energy even to sleep. What you are saying is true, “we both felt so spacious, light and so energised” confirming that the way to ‘conserve’ energy is to actually use it for what is true, what you truly feel.

        3. Exactly Ray and imagine if we went to the doctor because we were exhausted and the doctor’s prescription was “express 3 times a day your truth and increase this weekly until you are only expressing truth” as well as giving us any pills needed. ” Now this is True Medicine.

        4. Yes, conventional medicine and esoteric medicine walking side by side, treating the whole case and not just the symptoms. This sounds like a great plan, a true treatment plan. Whatever the situation we find ourselves in, the responsibility is bringing the awareness to how we walked in there as well as receiving treatment for what is happening. Otherwise it’s possible we will walk the same track again and while the scenery may look different the road leads to the same place.

409. It is quite embedded in Aussie culture to not appreciate oneself and can be seen as being stuck up.

410. When I attended my first ever Universal Medicine workshop, travelling from overseas, I too felt as if I had come home, but when it was time to leave, even though I could feel a connection growing, I still felt bereft that these courses were not available where I lived. It took me a while and several more trips and courses to begin to sense that I was actually taking the presentations with me when I left, they were beginning to become part of me in the way that I now lived. These days I have the greatest appreciation that so many of the workshops are now available on webcast and this allows me to not only feel the connection to all those at the Universal Medicine events, but to all the other students worldwide.

411. Gorgeous, Esther. There is so much about you that I can feel to appreciate not least the fact that your expression has brought appreciation and the value of expressing this to the fore.

412. The absolute integrity and energetic responsibility those attending workshops practice allows for deep sharing and healing. Very special.

413. You are right, we don’t express appreciation enough. I do appreciate you Esther, for being the beautiful light and open woman you are and for writing this blog about appreciation.

414. Your title says it all Esther. “Appreciation of us all” To deeply appreciate myself first did I then truly appreciate another. Heartfelt appreciation creates an inner smile that says we are all working together, connecting and sharing/expressing in the fullness of who we truly are. To recognise this in another is to first live this within our own daily lived ways. I agree Rosanna ‘what miracles it works’.

415. Esther I thank you for sharing your experience of Appreciation with us all. Appreciation is a great healer, to know appreciation and to offer appreciation makes the world of difference in how we feel within ourselves and about others. When we learn to value and love ourselves we don’t need it or look for it but appreciation is a stepping stone for us on the way there.

416. Thank you Esther. Appreciation of all that we feel in others, in nature and in life, is deeply confirming of all that we are.

417. Appreciation confirms and evolves us and i’m beginning to recognise how very much it is needed for ourselves and others, it expands the heart.

418. Appreciation is so important, it confirms that we are already everything, while there can be some things that are not going so well, but the love that we all are, and the support we get from each other is something to deeply appreciate. I loved reading this blog, allowing myself to feel this appreciation.

419. I so love how much focus and appreciation of appreciation there is at the Universal Medicine courses and within the community of the student body. It’s like a forgotten art that humanity desperately needs to re-awaken.

420. This is an amazing blog sharing the true power and joy in connection and appreciation for ourselves and the understanding and love for others that comes from this. I am forever in awe and appreciation of the blessing we receive with every single workshop course and listening to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.

421. ‘What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered.’ I agree, there is literally nothing like it in this world 🙂

422. Appreciation is like a snowball once you start it just builds and builds.

     1. Such a cute way of putting it, and I would add if you stop building your appreciation snowball it melts very quickly. Such a great reminder that appreciation should be happening every single day.

423. Thank you for sharing the beauty of the gift of appreciation which is always available but frequently not chosen. Consistently choosing to appreciate ourselves and others transforms life and brings an expansiveness as we grow in the depth of our connections and our ability to freely express. I have been exchanging daily appreciation texts with a friend but yesterday we chose to share them as we walked together. My friend shed tears as she recognised an area where she has always felt less than but actually listening to her recognising her true abilities and bringing appreciation to them was a privilege and yet again confirmed the power of appreciation.

424. I recently have brought more appreciation to my understanding of how a group of people are working together and my part in it and it has totally changed my perception of the group and individuals within it. I now have a level of appreciation which is my foundation for working within this group – super powerful that once you have this in any one situation the potential of bring it to all other and as part of our way of living is revealed.

     1. Yes, it’s super important to clock and appreciate the contribution that each person brings to a group no matter how seemingly large or small as every offering is of equal value.

425. Thank you for writing this Esther, it is always good to remember how important appreciation is of myself and of others. I get sometimes get caught up in striving to be better and then I forget to truly appreciate me for who I am and the others around me, which creates the ultimate trust and confidence in life.

426. Esther, after reading this blog yesterday I felt a deep appreciation for myself and noticed how i also felt an appreciation for a friend of mine who came round, I expressed my appreciation of her and told her about the qualities that I felt in her, it was very beautiful to share this and not hold back and i felt a lovely connection and closeness between us, so thank you for your inspiration.

427. Absolutely Doug, well said. There is great power and alchemy in what appreciation can awaken in us all when it’s magic and beauty is truly embraced.

428. At New Age events and certain workshops people at times use very similar words as you describe above but I could always see that the words were not appreciation but said for the effect they would make. One of the nice things about love is that simply stating what is leads to a deepening and transformation.

429. Love this Esther! We will never tire of appreciation reminders. This is nourishment for the soul!

430. I also feel absolutely at home coming to Universal Medicine events. I feel that everyone is family even though there are people there I do not know. My appreciation of myself and everyone has grown so much over the years. I have let go of so much that I thought was important, things I identified with but now know to be false. There is a glorious freedom in knowing that everything I need is within me and knowing that we are all equal in this. Serge Benhayon has revealed so much love to me through his living way and inspired me to know my own living way. I have enormous appreciation for this and for all of us.

431. There is so much to appreciate in ourselves, in others and in life, I am deeply feeling this lately.

432. Esther, you remind me of how gorgeous appreciation is and how I do not do enough of it, and how when I do, I feel so alive, and so connected to myself and all around.

433. Beautiful blog Esther, your express of appreciation is a joy to read. It has brought me to an even deeper appreciation of just how effective this seemingly simple gesture truly is. It is a very beautiful way to grow and deepen our connection with our self and others, It is a very beautiful way to expand and deepen our relationships with everyone we come into contact with in a day. Even people we just met for a fleeting moment we can connect to and appreciate. This is such a contrast to living in judgement and criticism of ourselves and others.

     1. Gosh Kathleen imagine a world where we appreciated each other and their was no judgment and criticism. Heaven on Earth

        1. Yes Mary-Louise and it is totally achievable if we apply this first and foremost to our self. I for one can deeply appreciate just how powerful it would be if I never let another judgment or criticism of myself take hold in any way whatsoever.

        2. We hold a negative image of ourselves and we move in this energy and our life plays out according to the energy we move with when in fact there is no truth to the image and all we have to do is change the quality of our movements and the direction of our life changes..

        3. Mary-Louise, I love the way you have related movements to the energy we are in. Change the movements and this changes everything. Beautiful.

434. Hello Esther, love the word and the feeling, appreciation. Just how big is this word and not just the word but the living action of what this word truly is. Appreciation, as you have shared when expressed to another brings it equally home to ourselves, it grows. It is something we can never see enough of, thank you Esther.

435. Appreciation truly feeds you back ‘Truth’. Taking the time to appreciate who we are and others around us expands our understanding and awareness and everything grows. Thank you for providing a ‘stop’ moment in my life Esther and bringing into me into the present to appreciate me and all around me.

436. Esther, I did this exercise on a similar day in the UK and got to work with another lady who had shared a similar journey to me and who has inspired me all along. Sometimes I’d been jealous of her, feeling that she was ‘further down the path’ but in truth, talking to her about what I appreciated took all that away – in appreciation there is no judgement, no room for jealousy, only inspiration.

     1. Beautiful Carmel and a wonderful example of appreciation in action.

437. “What blows me away every time I attend an event with Universal Medicine is the supreme quality and absolute integrity that is offered, from the first moment of any event to the last.” Having been to many Universal Medicine events over the last 5 years, including many webcasts, I am also astounded by the utmost integrity that is presented not only at the workshops, but everything in the lead up to them and the pack down as well. This also includes the quality and integrity that is held at the webcasts.

438. With appreciation we blow away the pictures of expectation and be truly open to just what is there for us to see and feel. Every moment is offering us this opportunity.

439. Appreciation is huge, a game changer. It is a confirmation of what is felt and registered in the body. With appreciation we say a big yes to what is there and make it part of our foundation moving forward.

440. Thank you, Esther. It is astounding how much we feel but don’t always allow ourselves to express the deep appreciation that we feel for ourselves and for others. This is definitely a work in progress for me also. Appreciation brings so much richness into our lives.

441. Thank you for sharing this deep appreciation Esther. I feel that I too do not deeply appreciate myself, my partner and all the people in my life as much as I could. Feeling this appreciation and expressing it is so powerful and adds a further depth to my appreciation.

     1. I agree Elizabeth this is something I am learning more and more to do, to express the appreciation I am feeling and I am finding the more I do the more I feel is there to appreciate.

442. Thank you for writing down your appreciation and how this expands and opens up to everyone. Appreciation is not something we grow up with, sometimes about what we do but not in the way you’ve shared with us. Appreciation which is felt in our body and comes from our body, it is very confirming and a joy to feel what the amazing effect is on ourselves and others. How we grow so beautifully!

443. Thankyou Esther. The Livingness Workshop Stage 1 is life changing. I was also present and my understanding of appreciation has completely changed as well. The way we live and interact with others can be transformed just by the humble act of appreciating ourselves and all those around us.

     1. This is very true Melinda. I’m always amazed at the difference an exchange of appreciation can make, regardless of how the other chooses to receive it, I say that because, in the very recent past and somewhat to this day, I have found it particularly difficult to accept being appreciated, at least in public or face to face with another. However, it is still a very humbling and confirming experience.

444. Beautiful Esther, and a very poignant reminder of my own first Heart Chakra 1 (now Livingness 1) 9 years ago. I knew I was home. I know I am home. It is appreciation that confirms this – it has become the most basic housekeeping for this true home, the deepest part of my innermost heart.
     I have discovered that when I appreciate myself, I appreciate others – for it can be no other way, the two go hand in hand. This is the greatest medicine in our world.

     1. I love this Rachel – “appreciation being the most basic housekeeping for this true home”. Appreciation goes hand in hand with self-nurturing.

        1. Appreciation is part of self care, when ever I drop appreciation my level of self care slips away.

     2. And that home is the truth that we know deep within that connects us back to who we truly are.

445. It was inspiring to read your blog Esther. I could feel the appreciation through your words. The more we appreciate ourselves, the more it spreads to others and we can ditch the old habits and make appreciation a new way of being. I feel a sense of appreciation for myself just through reading your blog.

     1. Absolutely Debra… when we deeply appreciate ourselves we then inspire others to also appreciate themselves.

     2. ‘The more we appreciate ourselves, the more it spreads to others’ and this debunks a firmly held belief of mine that to attend to ourselves is selfish and indulgent – in fact I have found the opposite to be true. To take care of and appreciate ourselves is a responsibility that supports and serves the bigger picture and makes this quality of relationship with life sustainable.

        1. And beautifully inspiring to others as well to be offered a reflection of that tender care and appreciation we have for ourselves.

446. What I can feel is so super important is to not hold back one bit of how much we appreciate and love another. When we do, no matter how much love has been felt, it is always a contraction and a dis-ease in the body

     1. I agree one billion % Joshua. A dis-ease that spreads like a canker and affects the way we see everything. Holding back our love makes expressing it more and more difficult as we wall ourselves in behind the distorted shield the canker builds around us.

        1. And what’s worse Lucy is that the more we all hold back the more normal is becomes to the point where is does not seem like we are holding back at all when in fact we are.

        2. Exactly! Pretty much the entire world has fallen for this humungous illusion to the greatest detriment to our relationships with one another.

447. Beautiful Esther, really really beautiful! How amazing it is to stop and appreciate ourselves through everything we do, and realize that we have it all inside.

448. I love what you have shared here Esther as by doing so you have for me also confirmed how often I have felt such massive appreciation and yet kept that to myself without expressing to the extent I feel it, this I can feel doesn’t allow the confirming of it for what or whom it is I’m appreciating.

449. Through expressing our appreciation we allow the space of that love to be expanded and earthed.

     1. Beautiful Giselle, love can not be contained and through appreciation we turn on the tap of love so that it flows to all.

     2. Absolutely Giselle, I love what you shared. Your comment just highlights how powerful appreciation is. I am learning to appreciate myself more and more, this then naturally expand to others which is simply magical. There is not trying but it is something that comes very natural to us once we choose to live in appreciation every day.

450. Its crazy how we don’t appreciate enough the people around us or ourselves in how far we have come or to the the point of where we are at. Appreciation is a real game changer in how we can access a more connected way of living with ourselves and others definitely I feel.

     1. As I read thie blog I felt that too Greg, how many times I have not expressed the apppreciation I feel, or even taken the time do so. It only takes a moment, but that moment is to be treasured for ever, and builds an ever expanding love in any community.

451. Beautiful sharing Esther, thank you. Appreciation is something the world needs so desperately with all the constant striving to be prefect and always looking for what is next to achieve, never stopping for what is there right in front of us in its entire beauty.

     1. Agreed, Esther. Appreciation is an ingredient that so often gets overlooked as an unnecessary indulgence and yet it is the foundation for the next moment of inspiration and service – a critical link ‘the world needs so desperately’.

452. There is something revealing about attending Universal Medicine courses like Livingness 1. You might have done it before, and yet it is not ‘done’. It is not a box that has been ticked but a point of truth, that you can revisit, one where you keep going deep. From what you say Esther, we can see that appreciation is also like this, where there is really no limit to the scope of who and what you can cherish. Its more like a deep ocean or a sea of love we can start to see life is made of.

     1. I agree Joseph, beautifully and inspiringly expressed. You have describe the power of appreciation so well. With appreciation we begin to feel the joy and purpose of life. We could all appreciate ourselves and others more and more, and this can be our natural way of expression. There should be no trying or practicing, we just simply choose to live in appreciation every day and our life will magically unfold.

     2. Beautifully said Marika – and yes, the courses are forever evolving and expanding.

453. Gosh how nourishing appreciation is!! What miracles it works – What you share here Esther about connecting and expressing appreciation is medicine in itself, for our bodies – as it melts away criticism, judgment and need.

     1. Yes Rosanna, it melts away everything that is not love – as appreciation is always love, for all and equally so.

     2. Absolutely rosannabianchini. To express deep appreciation for oneself or another dissolves criticism, self-criticism, judgement and need. This is a truly beautiful and needed medicine.

        1. This is so true yet not something that we know or think of … with appreciation there is no room for all that other stuff. Bring on more doses of the appreciation medicine for everyone I say.

        2. I can now feel that to starve myself of appreciation does indeed feel like an illness, just as a withholding of any other thing that is nourishing for the body would be.

     3. Absolutely Rosanna. Appreciation is like fertile soil for a vibrant dense forest. Hard, brittle and dry trees are non-existent in this environment, just as our bodies can be free from the hardness and protection that harbours without the appreciation of what is truly within.

        1. Sara, this is so beautiful. Your comment melts the hardness and protection that I have often held in my body. I so appreciate what we can all learn from each other when we share and express. Thank you. It is amazing how a few words can have such an effect on your body. Words expressed in love can be felt that is for sure.

        2. Yes Rosie I felt the hardness drop from my body when I read this as well and I love the metaphor for appreciation being the fertile soil for a vibrant forest. I struggle so much – at times – to appreciate myself and what I bring but I know it is the answer to the hardness. And I have lived with the hardness for so long that I know it is time to live another way. The hardness way feels awful. The appreciation way feels lovely.

        3. My experience exactly Sarah – ‘The hardness way feels awful. The appreciation way feels lovely’

        4. Mmmmm that’s gorgeous Sara.

        5. Lush, nourished, nurtured and vibrant!

     4. It is a blessing to be appreciated for who we are naturally, as it supports us to feel confident and back ourselves in life.

        1. Well said Abby, ‘backing ourselves’ can be very foreign without the foundation of appreciation

     5. Beautifully expressed Rosanna. Appreciation is so healing that it truly is medicine.

     6. Dito Rosanna, if I stop and consider all the incredible people I’ve connected with over the last decade through Universal Medicine events and the richness that is my life today then its quite something, something that I can really see I have not appreciated to the depth it actually is. But even a moment of appreciation and as you say it melts everything away.

     7. That is so true Rosanna, appreciation is a very nourishing medicine for our bodies and it is essential to ensure we have a big spoonful everyday. When we appreciate ourselves and one another, we bring warmth and light to our everyday lives. What can be more magical than that?

     8. Beautifully said Rosanna, not only does appreciation feel nourishing, it feels like food for the Soul. The more I allow appreciation into everything, the lighter and more joyful I feel because the heaviness of criticism and judgement is no longer there.

     9. I love how you describe it as nourishing Rosanna. It’s a perfect word for it. Recently me and someone close to me put ourselves on an appreciation program where we send a text message of appreciation of each other twice a day. Within the first day it had completely changed the way we were thinking about each other, (which had become quite judgmental), to being deeply appreciative and in love! Almost 3 weeks in we have just changed the program to sending 1 text of appreciation of each other and one of ourselves. Time to build that self-appreciation too for without this we will not have a solid foundation on which to stand and appreciate others.

        1. How lovely. I’m finding also that each feeds the other, the more I express my appreciation of the other, the more I feel to appreciate in myself and vice versa. I feel how appreciation really opens us up, and that this is the hardness melting away.

     10. So true rosannabianchini- true appreciation is the nectar of life – very nourishing, healing and a blessing for ourselves and others. It confirms who we are and where we are from- love and divinity.

     11. Beautifully said Rosanna. Appreciation nourishes us all.

         1. Yes, it really does Vicky.

     12. Absolutely Rosannabianchini, appreciation certainly dissolves criticism, comparison and judgement and allows us to expand our hearts. This also allows us to truly see ourselves and others as equals.

     13. I agree Rosanna expressing appreciation with self and others is True Medicine. It is a shame that when we go to the doctors we do not get a script that says express appreciation 3 times a day and slowly build up to this being a consistent way of being.

     14. Your comment makes me think of all the thousands of years of psychology texts books that have been written on the topics judgement and criticism, when a simple act of appreciation melts them all away.

454. Esther is great to feel the ground swell of appreciation coming from this blog; a sure confirmation that in coming to know ourselves we are gifted with a sense of harmony that is equal to those around us.

455. The fact that in one way or another all of us, coming from very different vital experiences get to feel at HOME with our whole body for the first time in Universal Medicine events (even if you would not have guessed that there was such a thing) (re-)ignites in us something extraordinary forever. From that day on, every time we walk away from it we know. Every time we surrender to it the wonderment of life becomes even more extraordinary as we feel how we truly belong in there.

     1. I agree, Eduardo, the sense of coming home, the sense of having found this what I always have looked out for, the sense of being confirmed in one’ s truth was intense coming to Universal Medicine, and ignited a knowing in me that I belong to a bigger picture. And to surrender to this wisdom of universal truth and being able to let go of ones own ways as a learning process delivers a freedom in one’ s own heart most of us are searching for.

456. Universal Medicine prepares you for life like no other school in this world. It deeply honours the original meaning of the word education: the activity of raising (educare or bringing up) other fellow humans in a nourishing way so these could also live in a way that honour and reflect to others (educere or bring out, bring forth, draw out) the innate wisdom and qualities we all share equally.

     1. Well said Eduardo, Universal Medicine is offering true education that is about appreciating and confirming the divinity we are and to bring out what is already there.

     2. In other words, Universal Medicine is all about living in a way that evolves each other, to bring out or forth our divine nature and make it a living way on Earth. Indeed a school that honours and serves the sole purpose of us evolving back to where we come from.

     3. I love the way you express this Eduardo. True education is then an honouring of our inner connection and drawing on the wisdom that is naturally within us, not a gathering or gaining of..

457. What a great tribute to the power of appreciation. Yesterday I talked to this wonderful woman and she used the word ‘Appreciation management’.This inspired me! I am going to introduce the title/function of ‘Appreciation Manager’ into companies. Now that would make a change, if we would bring in appreciation into our work places.

     1. A great idea Mariette, that is deeply needed in the work place. I can imagine the ripple affect of this would be quite profound.

     2. Fantastic title: ‘Appreciation Manager’ – definitely someone who deserves a bonus payment 😉 when being successful at the end of the business year for supporting and growing people to be in their fullness instead of exploiting them and getting rich at the expense of others. Truly a new business model.

     3. Great idea Mariette, at work our manager has recently made a display on the wall next to me of feedback from clients and encouraged us all to share more. It is interesting to observe how my colleagues respond to reading the many positive comments and this has initiated some lovely conversations.

        1. It is contagious….that is so lovely about appreciation, once you start, you cannot stop.

     4. What a great idea, I can see so much coming from and building from this ‘Appreciation management’!

        1. Me too, I feel every company should have one, so work and life can be about people again. When the focus is on appreciation, it creates connection and from that, we can not but make everything we do from the foundation of true working together and bringing the best out of each other.

458. Appreciation is so powerful – for ourselves and for others. Thank you Esther.

459. Beautiful Esther! Appreciation is very powerful and most of us do not appreciate ourselves enough, let alone others. I have really been feeling the moon cycle of repose this last week and have been taking morning walks in appreciation and it has made me feel so beauty-full. I have felt a fire in my body that is so powerful, that I have managed to carry it with me most of the day, if not all day and it’s just incredible.

     1. Very inspiring Belinda, a daily walk in appreciation feels like a powerful way to embody not just appreciation but all that we are.

460. Appreciation is a pathway that leads us back to heaven.

461. It is a shame that we do not voice our love more for the world and for people. It would bring an entirely different perspective to the way we view the world.

     1. Hello Adam and I am drawn to read a lot of your comments. They are always so sincere and caring. I can see from what you are saying that I also share your view. It’s possible if we all keep sharing as we do that this may at some point change. One thing is for sure, it’s great to see another man speaking like you consistently do, a blessing in fact. Thank you Adam.

     2. Agreed Adam, a very great shame. The world could be a very different place if we expressed our love and appreciation of each other.

462. I attended a webcast of this same event in Melbourne and absolutely loved reading about the experience you had ‘live’ Esther. Your experience reminds me that there have been hundreds of people in my life that I have not fully connected to and appreciated. Life is rich when we make appreciation a priority.

463. I am just starting to build appreciation solidly in my life — that is, appreciation of myself and thus of others and as you say Esther there’s a sadness to feel in not expressing and embodying the enormous amount of love, so much to appreciate, that is already there. Not appreciating ourselves is closing up our hearts, not letting our own love deepen, activate and hold us. We become our own worst enemy when we don’t appreciate ourselves, and others.

     1. Hello Katerina and I agree with what you are saying. What if you are aware of what you are saying and then appreciate from there? In other words absolutely see everything that is going on but then actually live appreciation within it. In other words at times talking about what is not there or what you don’t do feeds the similar thing to keep you in the same circle. If at this point you were to recognise this and then appreciate, actually appreciate from there the world may not physically look different but you will feel a difference when standing in it. You will move and speak from a different place. Often the way we move and speak walks us down a road that leads to the same point, appreciation brings us out to see the road and it’s then our choice how we walk.

464. Esther, this is beautiful, ‘I can feel that this exercise also showed me that I have not appreciated myself enough either – just for being who I am, without perfection, sharing this life with amazing people and choosing to grow and learn’, I love this, I can feel that i have not appreciated myself either, thank you for this confirmation.

465. Appreciation is a huge dose of medicine that much needed in the world, and even as I write that I know my appreciation can deepen and be expressed more. But that in itself shows that we know that there is always something to appreciate and this fact in itself I appreciate because when I feel flat or moody I am reminded that there is always something to appreciate. In this I am often reminded of the power of my choices and that how I move can pull me up and out of that flatness at anytime. With appreciation in our lives it’s like we are claiming and giving a voice to all the loving choices we can and have made and also the choices others have made that show us that we can also go to that same level.

     1. Appreciation the medicine that keeps on giving back to us.

466. Esther, what a glorious exercise in appreciation. It feels like once you start appreciating it just grows and grows! A valuable awareness to have going forward….

     1. I agree Rebecca it feels like the words swell off the page!

     2. Hello Rebecca, I agree and your comment is short and sharp but yet so full. The consistency is the key and not just appreciate when you ‘feel good’. At points the time to hold appreciation is when you are feeling no so ‘good’ and the only way appreciation will be at your fingertips at that point is to live it consistently. Don’t be afraid to explore appreciation at any moment, the results speak for themselves.

        1. Thank you Ray. More of your deep wisdom. Perfect timing for me.

        2. Hello Otto and without living what we are saying then like many other things these are just words on a page. We can all write but the ‘truly living’ part can be absent at times. You can literally truly appreciate everything and in this your view becomes wider, even at this moment my view has changed.

        3. Absolutely Ray. And this is much of the power that I feel and hugely appreciate in you – walking the walk rather than just talking the talk. Go, go brother!

        4. Thank you Otto, very touching as I appreciate the same quality in you. It is like innately we all know this, it’s just that some are a little clearer in their walk then others.

        5. You are a leader of men. With your total lack of judgement and absolute love of us all, you inspire as you walk alongside us.

        6. Yes Otto and a true leader. This is what it all is about a, “total lack of judgement and absolute love of us all, you inspire as you walk alongside us.” Not necessarily ‘preaching to the masses’ but more walking with the masses to let them see and feel another way. The strength and dedication to this walk wakes us all from our slumber, not for a minute but ongoing so we all rise together. Our work is never done.

        7. Every word you write is nectar for humanity. You wrap your arms around us all. Deepest appreciation of your every move Ray.

467. It’s important not to engage in emotions of guilt or regret when it comes to things like lack of appreciation or expression in relationships. Every day is a new opportunity to express our feelings towards those in our lives, and also to appreciate everything that we can bring to our day and what we do. I love what you’ve shared about how simple it is to do this, and that telling someone just how much you adore having them in your life doesn’t need to be weird or an alien thing to do.

     1. Hello Susie and I agree, every moment “is a new opportunity to express our feelings towards those in our lives, and also to appreciate everything that we can bring to our day and what we do.”

     2. Susie- this is so grand what you say. That “every day is a new opportunity…” I can absolutely feel how a regular and ever-more-dedicated commitment to the expression of appreciation (no matter what may have happened or come up for us) is a very powerful evolutionary path for us to tread. Thank YOU Susie for your innate wisdom.

468. Esther I can completely relate to your experience of first attending a Universal Medicine event, it felt like I was home, that all the parts missing in my life where there again. So your post about appreciation is so very timely and something that I know I have only skimmed the surface of, it also shows me the real importance of expressing that appreciation. thank you.

469. For me appreciation goes with vulnerabilty – to express how I truly feel without holding back requires me to drop all the guards and open up and allow others in to see the real me.

     1. For me appreciation also goes with freedom and flow – I love how it feels in my body when I express how I truly feel without holding back, the space this gives and the feeling of love inside feels very full-filling.

470. Expressing appreciation feels amazing in my body and is so much fun.

     1. True Jane, I always feel vibrant and joyful in my body when I express appreciation. It feel like a child, open and innocent, a way back to the true me.

471. I had the same experience of being held, understood and met and everything suddenly made sense when I attended my first Universal Medicine workshop. All those little things I had wondered about or suspected were not quite the truth have been addressed and answered over the past 10 years from attending workshops and courses.

472. When I truly appreciate it feels like a troubled ocean becomes clear, everything is sitting down and I feel stillness and space – no time, just being. It is like a Universal Jewel.

     1. A stunning comment Sandra that captures the majesty of appreciation so exquisitely through appreciation.. a universal jewel indeed… igniting such beauty in others.

        1. Yes, if we choose to shine brighter everyone can see more clearly what we are. It is like you light up a room more – you see more of what is in there…

     2. Yes Sandra and when I allow the self critique or negative thoughts I feel noise and disorder

        1. Agree. To go into doubt is raising a dust

        2. Doubt is in fact raising a dust which would not be there if we would not create it…

473. To really open up to each other and let the appreciation flow is not just a blessing, but a responsibility we all carry. The moment we start to appreciate ourselves and others is when we build a foundation out of what we lived before to step up on it, to build on it. No wonder that we get supported here by Universal Medicine courses – always on top to serve humanity.

474. Thank you Esther for showing us all how the science of appreciation works in practice by writing this excellent blog which was full of appreciation.

475. I love how you have shared how appreciation deepens and expands Esther. Moments of appreciation create space for more and more appreciation – appreciation of ourselves and of everyone.

476. A very timely read for me, Esther. I too was recently thinking about how I don’t express my appreciation to others often enough, and that I almost always expect there to be another chance for me to do/say the things that I hold back – and this is even without consciously being aware of reincarnation or anything like that, and how this leaves me with incompletedness and anxiousness. I feel as though I am beginning to understand a little bit more about ‘Giving my all’ as often presented by Serge Benhayon.

477. There is a science to appreciation, as there is philosophy and religion. To appreciate ourselves and all around us is a powerful and very confirming way to live, and I can feel the support in the words you write Esther, bringing that awareness to the need to self appreciate as a platform to build our lives on.

     1. I agree Stephen appreciation is a game changer. I never realised how powerful it is until maybe a year ago, and how this can effect our lives. It seems we are in a world that has fallen for the pattern of focussing only on the bad things that happen in life and have forgotten to appreciate ourselves and those around us.

478. Beautiful appreciation of all that Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine bring and the importance of starting with the appreciation of oneself.

479. Thank you Esther you have put into words the very feeling that resonates so deeply within me also. That deeply felt ‘appreciation’ and love for everybody and not expressing it so. That sad feeling feels like an old memory deeply stored away from past experiences (lifetimes) of leaving our family behind. But, now making those true connections and returning with a love so grand that it is proving difficult to hold that back. So message to self ‘Do not hold back’ anymore – get expressing and sharing all of me with all of YOU as those many old separative created layers start to loose their grip.

480. Esther this is beautiful and the amount of love and appreciation is gorgeous to feel and know myself from the first livingness workshop and every presentation and workshop by Serge Benhayon his family and Universal Medicine as a whole i have ever been to. Truly sharing our love and appreciation with another is an amazing gift which grows as we learn to appreciate ourselves first also.

481. Every layer we remove of our past that we have built from hurts just increases our appreciation of ourselves on our journey back to who we all truly are.

     1. Very true, and with every moment of appreciation we support the healing of our past as lack of worth for who we are is one of our deepest hurts.

     2. Absolutely Steve. The layers we have built from our hurts cloud our judgement and how we see ourselves – I used to find it very difficult to appreciate myself because when I looked in the mirror or spent time with myself my self-loathing would blind me from realising how incredible I was.

        1. So true Steve and Susie. And the two work together – appreciation and clearing our hurts. Like the perfect tag-team. Working together in unison to clear the way to seeing “how incredible I am”.

482. Thank you Esther, it is so important to take time to stop and truly appreciate people, to confirm the qualities they bring to this world and in doing so, confirm ourselves too. I too love returning to the Universal Medicine events and meeting up with so many dear friends, people that like you I don’t spend much time with outside of the events, but still have a beautiful, loving connection with and enjoy their company and contribution to this world.

483. Appreciation really feels like it has the ability to affect particles. To somehow bring them into the foreground more.

     1. …. yes the particles expand and the space is filled with the love and joy that we truly are. Appreciation is so confirming.

484. Esther your appreciation has bought a solidity to all that you have appreciated.

485. Holding back who we are, the love that we feel to express and receive, creates a sadness that is basically simply an absence of our natural way of being.

     1. We long for and miss our natural way of being and becoming more aware and connected allows the space to feel what we have denied for so long.

486. Thank you for writing about appreciation Esther it is something that is very much lacking in our society today and was certainly lacking in my life before Universal Medicine. Through the workshops and courses held by Serge Benhayon I am exploring appreciation and bringing it into my life. I am learning that the more I express appreciation to another, confirms the appreciation I have for myself, and this is the expansion I feel of two people expressing appreciation, and how this then spreads to appreciation for us all.

     1. I agree Alison it is something that is lacking in our society and is often dismissed as being pointless.. Or it is felt and not expressed and so kept held in and held back, creating tension and hardness in the body. Through Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon I have been inspired to appreciate much more the great qualities in myself and to not hold back from expressing my genuine appreciation of others too.

487. The power of appreciation and it’s vital importance for our personal growth is underestimated in society today. It is still seen as being ‘up yourself’ when you share what you appreciate about yourself and also others often feel uncomfortable when you appreciate them for who they are, although appreciation for what you did is ok. Yesterday at a training with people being made redundant it was again a big topic, they didn’t feel appreciated by their managers and the organization and reluctantly admitted they didn’t appreciate themselves enough.

     1. Without appreciation we actually disregard our qualities. This creates an absence or emptiness that then is filled with reaction such as frustration, lack of self-worth etc. With active appreciation we burgeon, our innate qualities come to live and leave no space for the reactions to grow rampant.

        1. Well said Alex – appreciation supports our great qualities and helps them take firm roots to grow from.

        2. Brilliantly expressed Alex. What you have shared is very true, self appreciation then becomes like a loving responsibility to ourselves so that we take the fullness of all that we are into life and our interactions with others.

        3. I agree, Alex active appreciation, leaves no room for reaction and supports us in observing. It fills us with a foundation of love from which we can grow and opens us up for each other more and more.

        4. I love how reading through these comments I’m inspired to revisit appreciation as there is so much more to unfold.

     2. Well said Monica – appreciation is sorely missed in our society and communities.

        1. A lot of people complain about not being appreciated by their boss or organization and forget their own role and it’s vital importance. Appreciation is something to bring into upbringing as well so that it starts at an early age and becomes normal.

     3. I agree Monika R that there is a widely held belief in our society that to appreciate yourself or others is somehow wrong or weak or soppy or arrogant. The trouble is when we don’t express how we feel about someone else we starve ourselves of the connection and intimacy that we are actually craving.

        1. Today in this same training I offered the group an exercise about appreciating themselves and the others. What each of them loved about the others and themselves was the intimacy, the honest sharing, to meet the real person and the connecting to each other, not having to wear their protection suit and faces. In the end we are all the same, we all want love, because that is who we naturally are and we all love being together in harmony.

        2. Agreed Andrew, and how can we really express how we feel about another when we are not even appreciating ourselves in the first place!

     4. Indeed Monika, appreciation has been side tracked; undervalued for its ability to confirm – and this is where true walked confidence begins.

        1. Unfortunately we have a false version of ‘appreciation’ that holds little appreciation in the true sense,

     5. Monica it seems crazy that self criticism is the norm, when we know how great it feels to be appreciated by others. Yet we wait for appreciation to come from outside of ourselves when we can actually live appreciating ourselves everyday.

        1. Yes, we can live appreciating ourselves everyday and you know what: it really makes a difference. I experienced this week with making a less loving choice how much easier it was to come back to myself, like I had a much steadier foundation to return to.

     6. This is a great point to point out Monika,. It really knocks blame on the head for how can we blame another for not doing what we don’t do for ourselves.

        1. Exactly, Kathleen, why would another be responsible for what we don’t give ourselves? And the great thing is when you deeply appreciate ourselves all of a sudden others start appreciating you too.

        2. Yes Monika this is so true and quite amusing as it is almost the moment you stop looking for acceptance and appreciation from outside of your self and realise that you can walk in the appreciation of yourself everything turns around and people start really appreciating you.

488. “this extraordinary learning about ourselves and each other as we remove more and more of our protections and masks, and with that, by default, also learning about humanity as a whole; plus history, science, religion, philosophy, relationships, work, our divinity and every aspect of our daily lives.” What a beautiful way to describe what the Ageless Wisdom through the Way of the Livingness offers us.

489. “I remember I did not want to leave that day as I felt so held, like never before in my life. It was a huge marker in my life; a marker of confirmation of my own knowing of true truth and real love.” Exactly my experience, Ester at my first course with Serge Benhayon, Sacred Esoteric Healing level 1. And it makes so much sense, who would want to let go to of real love after looking for all their life? Thank God it is inside ourselves, so I never had to leave it again.

490. We are not aware of the depth of our sadness until we open up to express how we truly feel and equally we are not aware of the depth of our love and appreciation until we open up to express how we truly feel. To quote Serge Benhayon “Expression is Everything”.

491. I can confirm the high quality from the beginning to the end. The feeling of being held, the feeling of love is very intense and the learning about how we can develop this feeling in our lifes is like somebody woluld take our arms so that we can let go of our unnessecary weight and life becomes light again.

     1. I agree, the quality that is just their everyday normal is incredible but a great reflection for us and what is possible in our own lives.

492. It comes with a lightness when we appreciate and get appreciated, it lifts the unseen heavy veils from our true vision.

     1. Appreciation is a exercise in shifting our focus from the few specks of dust that we all have to the absolute shining gem that we all are. And as with all exercises, by doing it repeatedly and regulatory we get fitter and fitter – or, in the case of appreciation, we get to see more and more of the amazingness that we all are and spend less and less time focussing on the specks of dust. It’s not rocket science, it’s “life-fitness”.

        1. I love what you are saying Otto. If we appreciated the amount of how much we criticise /have negative thoughts during the day we would soon be masters of appreciation.

        2. Beautifully said Otto, love your expression! Oh lets indeed shift our focus from the specks of dust to ‘the shining gems’ that we all truly are. It is a ‘life-fitness’ that everyone blossoms from.

        3. Love your comment Otto – what an awesome way of appreciating the importance and enormity of what appreciation offers us in our development and expansion into who we are.

        4. ‘in the case of appreciation, we get to see more and more of the amazingness that we all are and spend less and less time focussing on the specks of dust. It’s not rocket science, it’s “life-fitness”. ‘I really like this ottobathurst. There seems to be a plague within society of depreciation. From children in the playground to politicians everyone is saying how bad the other is. There are so many more lawsuits now , we live in a culture of blame and bullying. How amazing is it then to turn this around and begin to actively appreciate, to appreciate ourselves and others and to bring the focus back on what is true and glorious in us and in our lives.

        5. I appreciate what you say Elaine. The world is starved of this expression. The default place that so many go to, is the negative. If you don’t believe the power of appreciation, get out there and give it a go….it’s truly amazing (and also shocking how alien it is for most people to hear appreciation).

     2. It sure does Felix, it is making how weighed down we can get with things. Appreciation brings such a lightness and playfulness to life. If we do not take the time to appreciate ourselves and others we are on a constant road to attain something, not stopping to smell and appreciate the roses along the way, for many of us we need someone to remind us of this fact and Serge Benhayon has been instrumental in reminding so many people, we are truly blessed to have him with us.

     3. That it does, beautifully said Felix. The heaviness that comes with all that may stop us from bringing to light what we otherwise are open to always feel, is as you say lifted in an instant when we once again connect and express that grandness of love.

493. This is just it Esther, to allow and feel that we are all one and the same and interconnected with one another in every aspect of our lives. We are all divine beings and deserve to appreciate ourselves for being that. And with this recovered connection we can to let go of the wayward behaviours we have developed for ourselves because of these forgotten connections we have chosen to live with.

     1. Yes I agree Nico, our divinity, our multidimensional being-ness is so worth appreciating. And the more we appreciate this in ourselves and others the more we can identify ourselves as this and the less we get caught in the trap of thinking that our problems are who we are..

        1. Yes Kathleen, we tend to emphasis on the physical life and in that forget that there is also a spiritual life to live, a life that corresponds to the divine, in connection with the whole of the universe we belong to. That may sound wayward but it is not, limiting ourselves to only the three dimensional world is maybe more wayward instead.

494. I attended the amazing Livingness workshop 1 held by Serge Benhayon via webcast, and I deeply appreciated the offering that was being given to all those people who were not able to attend in person, in Australia and all over the world.

495. It is gorgeous to see the depth of appreciation expand with our developing expression and feel how this holds and embraces another in all that they are and bring. A blessing to witness.

496. Appreciation is so important in our lives, on a daily basis and, Esther I love how you have shared your appreciation which really is quite infectious! There are days when I forget the importance of appreciation, and those days are days that feel quasi depressive to live! But the moment we bring in the appreciation then our outlook changes instantly, and life becomes more joyful and we feel the expansion happen.

     1. I agree Henrietta, Esther has shared that lovely quality of appreciation which is infectious. Once we open ourselves to this we find there is so much more we see to appreciate.

     2. I agree Henrietta, I can forget the importance of appreciation and those days I feel heavy and it is hard work to go through my day. I love how appreciation opens up and brings in or better say out the joy.

        1. Appreciation does bring in and does bring out the JOY! Love how you have worded it Annelies!

     3. Indeed Doug!

     4. The very first step into appreciation is the hardest to make, once we start to appreciate things about ourselves and others it is a little like opening flood gates and you realise just how much is there to appreciate.

        1. Love the analogy Fiona – it is like floodgates opening! And the more we appreciate, the more easier it is to appreciate more.

497. Esther thank you for reminding me just how much is offered to us from all Presentations and workshops run by Serge Benhayon. I am always in awe of what is presented and the depth of Love offered to us all at these events. I am so grateful that I have Universal Medicine in my life and all the wonderful people we share these experiences with, and all those who will join us in the future, as they too connect to the joy and Love and harmony that is The Way of The Livingness.

498. appreciation of appreciating others and ourselves can seem to be such a difficult task to achieve. This is only the case when you first start the activities. For one it becomes natural and an everyday occurrence you live feels like it is actually missing something.

     1. That is a great point Luke, at first any appreciation of ourselves can feel quite difficult especially if we have lived in low self worth. I feel it’s one of the most important things to stick at, because it brings such a sense of beauty to life – the beauty of us all.

499. Appreciation does start with ourselves first and is a forever deepening process. Appreciation is like a river. It starts with one body of water ( i.e ourselves) and then it starts to build smaller streams and rivers, it like one grand eco system.

     1. Gorgeous Kelly, appreciation like love, is expansive, it deepens and confirms the love the is there.

     2. A beautiful way to imagine the far reaching depth and breadth of appreciation and how it, like water, sustains and nourishes all who are touched by it.

500. Wonderful blog Esther, what is so unique is the truth of appreciation, and that once it is expressed it opens up space for more, and in this case, also feeling where it has been lacking etc. HOW BEAUTIFUL, is it to realize that we have missed expressing this appreciation towards each other once we feel it, and also allow ourselves to appreciate how beautiful, we ourselves, are. I trust that when we allow ourselves to deepen our feelings of appreciation , our world turns around – for the better, and we understand that through appreciation , everything that is not us will know its way out, and we will know our way of love and truth even stronger!

     1. Danna, appreciation is a way of turning positive attention onto something. We can either choose to shine the spotlight of appreciation on things or we can choose to highlight every-thing that is not working. They both make the subject stand out in relief but cause the world to look like a completely different place.

        1. Yes Alexis, reading this blog and all the comments highlights how we can choose to focus on what we don’t do so well/is not working, or change what we focus on so that we live a life that is more about appreciation.

        2. Yes Alexis, as we appreciate in truth what is there in the person or situation – which instantly throws us back at how awesome we are, even though we do not life in that way most of the time. This is why it is so important to truly feel and realize what you got inside, and so all the things we do , do no longer seem to be the focussing point – as our being counts more.

     2. I too love the undeniable fact that the expression of appreciation “opens up space for more”, and so much more as the ripple effect of this exquisite expression flows so naturally and effortlessly on to those around us and even further.

        1. very true, as this opens up space, it becomes normal and open for others to join in appreciation too, and share, what they have found beautiful in their lives, and so on and on. You can say that this ripple effect is more then finding a gold mine, as this ripple effects allows us to truly deepen love in our life, which is never replaceable (as seen in our world) for anything else.

501. Thank you for describing this so beautifully Esther. The process of appreciation begins with self, but then expands to include all others. The expansion when we open up to expression – not with perfection – is huge and always allows more room for more appreciation…

     1. That is so true what you share here Angela, there is always more room for expressing appreciation as every expression gives room to expand on that. Like the universe, that is expanding continuously by expression. We all are part of and belong to the universe as our bodies consist of the same particles, therefore we are capable of doing the same in the microcosmos of our lives.

        1. I love the way you effortlessly marry in the science of our expanding Universe with the way we can forever expand the way we express our appreciation.

     2. Angela – you describe appreciation so beautifully – that it begins with self and expands to others. True appreciation can never be limited to just for ourselves, there is a natural expansion that confirms we are all connected, we are all reflecting and learning from each other. And as you say – it is not about perfection but a willingness to be open, to let go of the individual and accept we are part of something much bigger.

        1. Yes hvmorden, I agree that we can’t keep it to ourselves, because when we truly appreciate ourselves there is a deep feeling of connectedness with others and it easily starts to spread out.

     3. Appreciation for self is where it begins and with that it naturally expands to all other areas of our lives.

        1. Yes Kate, it’s definitely an expansion, I feel that. And it knows no bounds either.

     4. Lovely Angela. I can feel the expansion as I appreciate and express my appreciation more and more. As you have shared, this appreciation needs to start with self-appreciation first.

     5. Beautiful Angela, you describe appreciation so simple, as it is what we have inside, and see that this is special in ourselves, and in turn in others.

502. Yes Serge Benhayon holds us so dearly in these workshops and what he presents is like a homecoming. I appreciate that about him so much and for me for choosing to know the truth again.

     1. Spot on Sarah, and like Esther has shared, my experience has also been a feeling of homecoming with Serge Benhayon and all the workshops he has presented. I have always walked away from these workshops with a feeling of expansion and appreciation for all that I am and all that I bring. Of course, most of these workshops do constantly ask of us to keep bringing more of ourselves to the world and this can feel challenging at times when we hold onto old ingrained habits that don’t support our own growth. But there is always an appreciation in the process of letting go and allowing self growth. This is the homecoming, that one naturally embraces.

        1. Well said Henrietta, that is a great point; these workshops do always ask us to step up, stop hiding and bring all of ourselves to the world, and the part of us that may want to hide does get challenged. But where would we be if everybody chose to hide their awesomeness, their love and depth? We all lose out as a humanity.

        2. And where would we be if we all stepped into our power and lived as the amazing beings that we are? This is a question I often ask myself. No different to a child spending 1 hour per day playing video games – what if they put the same dedication into learning to play an instrument for example, or spending time in nature, or developing a relationship with a close friend – where would they then be?

        3. Beautiful Said Henrietta, appreciation certainly creates the space for everything to expand. This has proved to be a great way to grow our connections with our self and others, and through this connection and appreciation everything thrives; our relationships, our businesses, our children, our life in general. All from the absolute joy expressing true appreciation of what is on offer. So simple yet so true and effective.

        4. Kathleen, I love how you have related appreciation to space – it does suddenly create space, all expands and then there is room for more appreciation and growth for us all.

        5. Yes, so true Henrietta, so we could say without a doubt that appreciation grows appreciation itself as it gives us more and more to appreciate!

        6. Appreciation is like a snow ball effect, or domino effect if you prefer…either way it is all fun and games! and infectious in a gorgeous way. Love it Kathleen!

        7. True, having fun with the appreciation of you Henrietta, myself, my family friends, old and new and the yet to be met, the man on the street , the woman in the supermarket, the birds in the sky, the butterflies, the ants and the flowers, the feathers that fall from the sky – is the kind of game I really love to play!

        8. Beautiful Henrietta. It is interesting that when we are asked to be more, it only feels difficult if we are holding onto old ways that no longer support. The question I ask myself is why am I holding onto this? More often than not, it is because I have a picture or ideal about the way something “should” be rather than seeing it for the truth of what it is.

        9. Thank you Lee – the perfect comment for me to be reading at this moment in time, and such a gentle and gorgeous reminder that is it ok to let go and just allow things to unfold.

        10. That letting go of what is not us is indeed the homecoming Henrietta, and I find once I get myself and any ideals or pictures out of the way I do indeed naturally embrace that. And I’m learning to appreciate the journey, even the resistance that arises, with the understanding that I’m being asked to be more love and right now I have a habit or behaviour of two which is not supporting that. From the very first workshop I ever did with Serge Benhayon I’ve always felt held in grace and because of that I’ve been able to unpick and let go those resistances and love and appreciate more – it’s been a huge gift and as I write I can feel that’s the gift we give ourselves when we appreciate, the space and grace to be more love.

        11. Love what you have shared Monica. That resistance that can kick in is indeed a party pooper. As Lee has so powerfully stated above – It is interesting that when we are asked to be more, it only feels difficult if we are holding onto old ways that no longer support. It is when we are willing to be honest and allow for things to unfold and embrace them bit by bit that life can about growth but a joyful growth and also all about appreciation always.

        12. Amazing indeed what you have shared here Kathleen and expanded together with Henrietta. “appreciation certainly creates the space for everything to expand. This has proved to be a great way to grow our connections with our self and others, and through this connection and appreciation everything thrives.” Appreciation leaves no one out, for through appreciation connections deepen and has a flow on effect to the next situation and person. You cannot be in appreciation of yourself without knowing that appreciation you feel for yourself another person will feel. Life is a Joy for it is not evolving without appreciation and connection to people.

     2. The workshops are a homecoming for us all. They are deeply personal yet unifying us all equally. We are spoken to right to our core yet everybody else is equally touched the same, there is no separation rather a knowing that we are all essentially the same, we are all love.No matter where we have been, what we look like or what we have done.

        1. Beautiful James and so precisely apt a description of the extraordinary love that is felt and holding us by our Almighty Brother, Serge Benhayon – a love we too each are ourselves too.

        2. Just gorgeous what you have shared here James, it is so deeply personal yet so unifying. That is the magic of God.

        3. Beautiful James, it is who we are and where we are from. As you say we are all the same in our essence and all will be a different spark of that expression yet unified in that expression as is the beauty and depth of God.

     3. It is amazing how when I first heard Serge Benhayon present, I could not recall ever having heard what he was saying before, yet it all made sense and felt like I had known it all along. I have absolute appreciation for Serge and all that he presents and represents.

     4. I remember my first workshop and was blown away by Serge Benhayon’s equal beholding love for us all.

     5. Beautifully expressed Sarah, from the very first moment I met Serge Benhayon I knew what he offered was truth, and even while I felt uncomfortable and railed against that truth, I know it, and at all times I was held in absolute love and equalness, with not one iota of judgement. And that holding, that deep care and love in which Serge has always held me and all others equally so, has allowed me and many others to slowly but surely embrace more of the love we are and to live that love. Before I’d met Serge I did not know what love was or what it was to be loved and now I do, and with that knowing I am living more lovingly than ever before, and I have so much more love and joy to share with the world. So thank you to Esther for igniting these sharings with her sharing of appreciation, I feel what true appreciation is, and how building it is.

     6. Totally Sarah, Serge holds us so dearly you cannot really escape the feeling that is there on offer while at a course or a workshop. It is how it should be but unfortunately this is not the case out there. This feeling is the closest thing to what God and heaven is. I love how we are all equal in that room – from there it is our choice how much we accept if we are equal or not.

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