Why Contrast Is a Gift: How Life’s Problems Point You Toward Purpose
By Hunter Grimm (Inspired by Abraham Hicks)
How Life’s Problems Point You Toward Purpose
Have you ever been in a situation that made you stop and think, "This is not what I want?"
Yeah—me too.
And what if I told you that moment wasn’t just uncomfortable—it was sacred?
That’s what I learned from a recent Abraham Hicks teaching, and I’ve been sitting with it ever since. This post is for anyone like me who’s on the journey of conscious growth—trying to make peace with the chaos, and actually learn from it.
Contrast Is Clarification
Abraham Hicks drops a powerful line:
“Clarification is what contrast is.”
In other words, those things you don’t want? They’re not problems. They’re refiners. Like a buffet, life gives us endless variety—some dishes we love, some we don’t. But we’re not here to throw the buffet away. We’re here to choose wisely and learn what we like.
Key takeaway:
You don’t need to fix the whole world. You just need to pay attention to what you’re putting on your plate—your vibration, your focus, your energy.
The Vibrational Bounce
When something feels off, it’s creating contrast. And from that contrast, a “vibrational bounce” happens. It’s the internal shift where:
You realize what you don’t want
Which naturally helps you know what you do want
And focusing on that desire builds momentum toward it
Desire, when felt deeply, calls in source energy. That’s why sometimes after our biggest breakdowns, we get the clearest breakthroughs. The contrast forces a new level of alignment.
Your Emotional Guidance System Is Everything
What if your bad moods were actually feedback from your higher self?
Negative emotion is not a punishment. It’s a signal—your inner being saying:
“This isn’t what we asked for, but it’s showing us what we did.”
Your feelings are your compass. They’re pointing you back to clarity, back to alignment, back to the version of you that’s expanding—even when life feels like it’s falling apart.
You Came Here to Expand
One of the most soul-shaking reminders was this:
“You didn’t come to regurgitate what is—you came to ask for more than what is.”
That hits.
We weren’t born to settle. We came to push the edge. To want more fun, more clarity, more truth, more peace. And sometimes that more only shows up after we’ve been through less.
Problems = Invitations
Let’s flip the script.
Problem? = Opportunity for clarity
Negative emotion? = A sign of how loved and guided you are
Contrast? = The birth of desire
Desire? = Fuel for expansion
The universe doesn’t hear “no.” It only responds to focus.
So if you’re focusing on the problem, you’re including the problem in your vibration. If you want the solution, focus on that. Practice it. Meditate into it. Visualize it.
Let Your Happy Heart Lead
The most freeing part of this message?
“Your natural, innate quest for feeling good will lead you to the expansion that the contrast has provided.”
If you're feeling lost, unmotivated, or like you’re forcing things—it’s probably because you’re trying to push your way through instead of following your inner flow.
That happy heart inside you? It’s been leading the way all along.
In Conclusion: Be the One Who Benefits
Wouldn’t it be a shame to build a life of clarity and never enjoy it?
Let’s not just survive the contrast. Let’s benefit from it. Let’s be the generation that not only wakes up—but uses that awakening to create something more beautiful than we’ve ever seen.
