Morning Blessing Gift To Flourish

Welcome.

When I come downstairs this morning,

I remember when I sailed offshore,

Climbing up on deck for my morning watch.

I would leave the dark,

Warm cabin below and be surrounded by the sky.

I would check the sail trim,

Then the navigation,

And settle behind the steering wheel,

Just like today.

There is so much silence as big as the sky.

We have nothing to do but join it now.

Yet,

It still feels like an act of creation as we give birth to the quiet moments of our lives.

Allow these calm moments their birth,

One after another.

Come from the silence to your body,

Sitting here,

Your physical form.

Scan who you are physically.

Touch with awareness your feet,

Your legs,

Your waist,

Your chest,

Your arms,

Your neck,

And your head.

Thus,

You create yourself anew.

Now,

You have the foundation for your feelings.

Just as the water cradles a ship,

So do your feelings cradle who you are.

Let them emerge into this day without judgment,

As naturally as breathing and as life-giving.

Breath is spirit.

As you breathe,

Your spirit lives.

Breathing out,

Your spirit joins the world.

Breathing in,

Your spirit is nourished by the world.

Doing both,

You are both nourished and nourishing.

May you come out into this day breathing and flourishing.

May other flowers welcome your presence all day long.

Your gift today is to flourish.