Gratitude In Motion: Give And Receive Calm

Hello,

Friend.

I've bet you've practiced gratitude journaling before or expressed gratitude to yourself or others through a meditation or a thank you note,

But know this,

Gratitude is cyclical.

You breathe in gratitude through awareness,

Knowing and being reminded that you are supported,

And you exhale gratitude to express to the world that you are grateful and connected.

That is the full circle.

By expressing and combining the inner and the outer gratitude,

We keep gratitude alive.

It is a living,

Breathing practice.

Sit comfortably and close your eyes or gently lower your gaze.

Bring one hand to your heart and one to your belly.

Take a long,

Slow inhale through your nose and gently exhale through your mouth.

Notice how the breath creates movement between your hands,

Expansion,

Release,

Expansion again.

This is the rhythm of gratitude.

In,

Out,

Give,

Receive.

Now I want you to imagine yourself beside a slow,

Clear stream.

As you gaze at the stream and see the ripples,

The water carries reflections of your week,

Moments of awareness,

Calm,

Rest,

And truth.

The stream gathers all of it.

All of these days are flowing through you,

Gentle,

Constant,

Infinite.

Repeat to yourself,

Gratitude lives in me.

I am part of the flow.

As you are watching the stream,

You are noticing moments of awareness and clarity and truth about gratitude,

How you've learned to notice it,

How you have discovered that it calms your body,

And the tiny moments of joy that come into your life.

And you realize that grief and gratitude live together in harmony and that you can rest into that moment and be enough,

And that makes you resilient.

Repeat to yourself,

Gratitude lives in me.

I am part of the flow of gratitude.

Inhale slowly and repeat,

I am receiving.

Exhale softly and repeat,

I give.

Let the rhythm of give and receive carry with you.

With each cycle,

You are connected to your breath,

Your body,

Your world.

This is coherence.

This is gratitude in motion.

Take a final deep inhale and repeat,

I am the flow of things.

When you open your eyes,

Let your gaze rest softly on the world around you.

It's the same world,

But you're meeting it from a steadier,

More open place.

Gratitude is no longer something to do.

It is something you are.

Keep practicing.

Keep noticing.

Keep flowing.

Gratitude is not the destination.

It is the river that carries you home.

Remember you don't have to do it all alone.

I'm here walking beside you and welcoming you to your new rhythm of calm,

Connection and gratitude.