It can be familiar to wish that you and your life were somehow different than they are right now.
If you inhale and exhale,
Underneath it all,
At the very center of life,
Is a simple prayer.
Thank you.
Thank you that I exist.
Thank you that I'm having this experience exactly as it is.
Thank you that I am who I am,
My shadow and my light.
Thank you for every human I have ever known,
Every smile that has ever crossed my face,
Every step my feet have taken on this earth.
Thank you.
Thank you for birdsong.
Thank you for laughter.
Thank you for the fresh morning breeze that blows over just before the world wakes up.
Thank you for the stars painted across the night sky.
Thank you for everything I do not yet know.
Thank you for how big this life is,
How rich,
How deep.
Thank you for the ups,
The downs,
Every stroke of the paintbrush that has made my life so far.
Thank you for feeling.
Thank you for every tear that has rolled down my cheeks.
Thank you for every pang in my heart that has cried out for more.
Thank you for the gift of loving someone.
Thank you for the sweet truth in losing someone.
Thank you for every moment that I have forgotten how held I am by boundless love.
Thank you for the infinite remembering always available to me.
Thank you for this gift of life.
I cherish it.
I cherish me.
I cherish this moment.
I cherish every now moment.
Breathing in,
Feeling how wonderful everything already is,
And it's only our perception that sometimes drifts away.
But the perfection,
The thank you,
Is always here waiting for you.
