Welcome,
Dear one.
Take a moment to settle.
Close your eyes or soften your gaze so you can allow these words of encouragement to flow right through you.
Gratitude is the simple art of seeing with brand new eyes.
It is the soft exhale where we notice what is here right now and choose to always treasure it.
Gratitude does not wait for life to be perfect.
In fact,
It often shines most brightly in the cracks of imperfection,
Like wildflowers blooming through hard pavement.
Imagine now that you are holding a pair of glasses.
These are the glasses of gratitude,
Tinted with love,
Joy and happiness.
And whenever you gently place them on,
Life begins to shift.
Notice now what comes into focus with you.
Perhaps it's the laughter of a child.
Perhaps it's the comfort of a blanket on a cold and breezy day.
Or the warmth of sunlight resting gently on your face.
Let yourself breathe into these moments,
Feeling how gratitude turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Gratitude does not deny or ignore pain.
It is the courage you lean into.
It is the willingness to hold pain in one hand and endless possibility in the other.
Beautiful soul,
Knowing to yourself,
Yes,
This is hard,
And yet,
Really looking around,
There is one small thing I can be thankful for.
Allow that seed of thanks to rest in your heart and notice how it begins to blossom and grow,
Gently infecting everything around you like a virus of positivity and beautifully decorating the bridge between despair and hope.
Why does gratitude matter?
Gratitude is both delicate and powerful.
It grounds us when we feel alone and lost.
It lifts us high when we are down and feeling heavy.
It shifts our position from not enough to this is enough and so much more.
Gratitude allows comparison to begin to soften and lovingly to dissolve into peace.
Gratitude reminds us of who we are at our best.
Open hearted,
Generous,
Joyful,
Connected,
Unstoppable.
If this resonates with you,
Repeat these affirmations and allow them to ripple through your soul.
I am thankful for this breath.
I am thankful for this moment.
I am thankful for this moment.
I am thankful for all the blessings I can see and the blessings yet to come.
I am thankful for all the blessings I can see and the blessings yet to come.
Let each affirmation echo softly within you,
A melody of your heart.
Gently begin to bring your awareness back,
The air on your skin,
The quiet rhythm of your breath.
Wiggle your fingers and toes,
Roll your shoulders back gently.
Deep,
Steady breath in and release it with a sigh.
Know that gratitude lives within you.
Gratitude is always here to help you.
Gratitude is always enough to comfort you.
Gratitude turns life into a blessing.
We are gifted each and every day.
And so it is.
