A Life Lived Well-Sanskrit Prayer

Hello and welcome.

We start today's meditation with a Sanskrit prayer.

Soften the eyes and rest the shoulders down.

Relax the chest and breathe gently.

Look to this day for it is life,

The very breath of life.

In its brief course lie all the realities of your existence,

The bliss of growth,

The glory of action,

The splendor of beauty.

For yesterday is only a dream and tomorrow but a vision.

But today,

Today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well therefore to this day.

A reminder that today is a special day.

It is special for I am alive.

I am well enough to experience the beauty of nature.

I get to experience the deep emotions connected to my interactions and relations with others.

Today is a special day and I will treat it with the reverence that is deserving.

And as I move through today,

I remind myself how fortunate I am to be here and to be alive.

Today I will live well.

Namaste.