Mmm,
I am grateful before you.
Thank you for joining me today,
Whether you are joining on Thanksgiving Day,
Prior to any family gathering,
Which I know can be triggering for a lot of people,
Or maybe you just need a reset on your mindset around gratitude.
So the other day I was attending Unity Church in West Palm Beach,
Florida,
And the Reverend was speaking about how scripture tells us to be grateful in all things.
And sometimes that is easy,
And sometimes it's completely out of the question.
And so he gave this alternative viewpoint where if you're not at the place where you can be grateful for a circumstance or a situation that's happening right now,
Maybe you can at least take a step back and find appreciation.
To appreciate something is more so to acknowledge that it plays a bigger part in the grand scheme of your life.
That it's here because of universal law.
It's here for a purpose that is greater and higher than your preference for the greater good.
You may not want it or feel grateful for it,
But maybe you can appreciate that it's here for something.
And so on this day of gratitude,
I want you to sink deeply into your physical body.
Let the eyes get heavy or find a focal point,
Drishti,
And just breathe with me for a few breaths.
Deep inhale through the nose,
Exhale release.
Deep inhale,
Fill the belly,
Expand.
Let something go.
Inhale,
Fill yourself with fresh new life force.
And let go of the stagnant and stuck energy.
Breathe a few more breaths this way,
Bringing to mind any circumstance or situation that you're finding it hard to feel gratitude for.
You see,
We can make gratitude lists and think of all of our blessings,
But it's not until you feel something in your body that you are actually vibrating at the energetic level of gratitude.
You see,
When you internally feel gratitude,
That is a specific frequency that then exudes out from you and creates your unique aura,
Your home.
See,
We live in the world and we live in our state,
We live at our apartment or our home,
And we go to our jobs,
And we can travel and move across the world,
And you can change careers,
And you can change relationships,
But your home is in your body and in your energy field.
So your suffering is not dependent on external circumstances,
It's not going to change if you get more.
So I'm not asking you to find gratitude,
But maybe just one step towards it.
Acknowledging that everything is playing a part in something bigger.
And maybe that internal space starts to shift ever so slightly.
See if you can notice a certain color or texture in the center of your energy body.
First thought,
Best thought,
Just notice whatever's there.
Sensation,
Sound.
In a posture of receiving,
As I send you energetic life force,
Letting your breath cleanse,
Release any tension,
Any anxiety melting away,
Treating any and all intrusive thoughts with loving and kind energy.
It's okay to feel.
As we remove the blocks in our emotional body,
We can then communicate more clearly with the divine,
With our higher selves.
You can feel more grounded in our home,
Inside your own aura.
Feeling stronger and more vibrant.
Seeing and visualizing it spreading out,
Extending beyond your physical body,
Creating a permeable force field around you.
It's not a brick wall,
It's open to forms of love.
Expands and exudes light.
And this is your home.
It doesn't have to be perfect or void of anything negative.
It's your unique aura.
And you can feel safe here.
Pulling all that energy in.
Placing your hands in the center of your chest.
Be unapologetically so proud of you.
In any circumstances,
Be divinely moved and shifted for your greatest and highest good today and every day of your life.
Just appreciating that every little thing is part of the divine tapestry of your life.
Building your character and your wisdom and your strength and your fortitude and your tribe,
And bringing you closer to God.
Blinking the eyes open now,
Coming into this new day.
I hope that you can find something to feel gratitude for today.
I am grateful that you are here meditating with me.
Blessings to you,
My friend.
Namaste.
For those who would like a little card reading following your meditation,
You can stay here.
For those who are complete with your meditation,
You can exit now.
So I've pulled two cards for those listening to this meditation.
The first one is guide.
The number 21.
And the second one is circle of eternal joy.
Timelessness,
The dance of life.
I think these cards are absolutely perfect for what we are talking about because the circle of eternal joy is talking about the timelessness of divinity,
Of the universe.
All time and space happens in one moment.
There is no past,
Present,
Future,
Although it is real in our experience because we live on this three-dimensional planet.
And so with that spiritual knowledge that this is not forever,
That this is not ultimate truth,
That there is a deeper,
More profound sense of unity and joy,
Right?
That's divine on a divine level.
That can be relieving for you if you're experiencing something heavy.
Those situations that we struggle to find gratitude for are usually hard,
Difficult situations.
And so grief is temporary.
Heartbreak is temporary.
Right?
So this is a really good reminder that the seeds that you're sowing right now are growing your future.
We need to make sure that our inner space is a safe place to be of childlike wonder,
Of gratitude,
Of joy,
Of all those yummy things.
And yes,
Of sadness too,
Right?
And of heaviness too.
We need to feel safe enough to show our true emotions.
The other card is guide.
And I really feel an energy of this card being like everything is teaching you something.
Everyone and everything.
So even the people that you don't want to talk to,
Maybe you are listening to this on a holiday,
And you are just dreading speaking to some of your family members who are so close-minded and judgmental maybe.
And that could just be a situation with your co-workers or anything really.
But any situation that's going on,
Whether it's a medical diagnosis,
Whether it is major anxiety or depression,
It's trying to tell you something.
There is a lesson here.
There's an Easter egg in it.
As crappy as it may seem,
And I'm not telling you that this situation is good or preferable and that you just spiritually bypass it all.
Yes,
It's heavy.
It's hard.
And I see you and I feel you.
Trust me.
But if you can shift your perspective to this way of looking at things,
That is,
What is this here to show me?
What can I learn?
How can I expand from this?
And then just keeping in mind this is all temporary.
And there's a better and more beautiful energy waiting for us up ahead.
Let me just pull one more card.
I'm feeling somebody is needing something.
I've got hidden knowledge,
Akashic record,
Silent understanding.
Yeah,
So there's something so much deeper here at the core that you are just not going to be able to figure out.
So with that mindset of this is here for a reason,
You may not be revealed the full reason.
Because there's universal law at play.
There's just so much spiritual law going on behind the scenes in the spirit realm that you may not be able to see all of and that's okay.
You have a silent understanding.
That's what the card says,
A silent understanding.
So just a deep knowing.
It's a faith,
Right?
It's a faith in a higher power,
In a loving higher power.
And then we have miracles.
And the picture on this card is exactly what we are focusing on.
That little light at the center extending into circumference.
That is your aura,
Right?
It comes from the center.
So when we can shift to this mindset of appreciation and then to gratitude and then extension,
Maybe our circumstances can start to shift.
Maybe we can experience miracles.
So it's that first.
Shifting internally first.
And then we can experience miracles.
So have hope today.
Have faith today.
Walk in faith,
In love,
In joy,
In authenticity.
If that's not authentic to you,
Then ask someone for a hug and receive it.
I'm sending you so much love and bliss.
Have a beautiful day,
My friends.
Bye-bye.
