Stay present & grateful for all that comes my way each day. As others have already said, I too start my day with thanksgiving & bookend my day with an inventory of all that I am thankful for from the day. An attitude of gratitude keeps me feeling good.
🕊️🩷
Increasing my consciousness to be grateful for those challenging events that aren’t as pleasureful as others. Today’s experiences include gray skies in MN from wildfires in Canada. Pausing to say prayers for those fighting the fires with water and emergency responses; thinking of families and persons in peril from the fire’s effects; remembering all the critters and wildlife who’ve lost homes and ecosystems. None of this is pleasant to think about, but each draws me out of my original sin of self absorption. Grateful for local ways to help these issues. Gentle weekend thoughts to all. 🌻
I usually write in my journal at the end of the day. Sometimes I’ve noted delights throughout the day, sometimes I sit and reflect back on the day to recall those bright spots. Either way, I don’t need to do anything differently; I already have a practice. My list of delights is my way of appreciating what each day holds. Today already: Fresh, hot coffee. Bird calls on all sides of the house coming in with the fresh, cool morning air.
This day is what it is. As long as I practice being fully present with what is, I open up space for reverence. I choose to practice acceptance rather than doing anything differently or looking towards the future.
I could generally take more pauses and notice the world around me. Although, I’m pretty good about noticing stuff. And not just the naming of birds and trees and plants, but I notice the light, shadows, shapes and movements. Maybe I could take a pause and add a little bit of this gratitude practice to the end of my day. Yes, I thinks this could be a good way to bookend my day.
The definition of reverence is deep respect. 🤔
Happy Saturday to you all. 🙏
Not every day is joyful or satisfying, but I can choose to accept unwanted things that happen and still make the day full of gratitude. May everyone have a wonderful weekend 🌸
My Ngoc, fortunately, on my end, those days are only happening less and less. On the other hand, I see where you’re going having been to darker places before mentally. Sometimes, there are just days where everything just goes against us for some reason. As I’ve said before, looking for answers is the last thing we need to do. It’s a trap even I’ve fallen into as well. Letting answers come up is the right thing to do. The soothing pod lady always talks about looking past the analytical mind. The mind creates many prison cells.
Remember to pause. Remember to give thanks for all of my blessings. I don’t always have a conscious practice in the evening, so I could be more mindful before going to bed at night.
As some have already said, be conscously grateful and giving thanks for the incredible abundance around to lead a happy life, for the roof over my head, healthy food and freshe water, nature´s beauty to recover heart and soul, and so innumerable precious things and situations too many to be mentioned but not less appreciated. I will approach playing music today and hope to be able to stay with it for a while as well as see what might come my way when being present with open heart and senses.
Lovely open heart Ose ! And thank you for asking me what my typo meant! Lol – I need to be more present and wear readers ! 😂 I edited my mistakes . Thank you for your awareness and attention I appreciate you! 🙏
It should have read : delusional mind world/our thoughts are not Truth they are not real. Which means they are delusional. 🙌
Anytime I’m driving and I make it home, I turn off my car and take a moment to simply sit there and say thank you for allowing me to get home safe. Although it’s not an end of the day practice, I think it still counts.
ALSO! My brother’s surgery went well!!!!!! Thank you all for thinking of him, he also wants to wish y’all many blessings 🙏🏽🧡☺️
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Stay present & grateful for all that comes my way each day. As others have already said, I too start my day with thanksgiving & bookend my day with an inventory of all that I am thankful for from the day. An attitude of gratitude keeps me feeling good.
🕊️🩷
Increasing my consciousness to be grateful for those challenging events that aren’t as pleasureful as others. Today’s experiences include gray skies in MN from wildfires in Canada. Pausing to say prayers for those fighting the fires with water and emergency responses; thinking of families and persons in peril from the fire’s effects; remembering all the critters and wildlife who’ve lost homes and ecosystems. None of this is pleasant to think about, but each draws me out of my original sin of self absorption. Grateful for local ways to help these issues. Gentle weekend thoughts to all. 🌻
Breathe. Focus. Be grateful.
Yes, thank you!
Consistently practice gratefulness.
I usually write in my journal at the end of the day. Sometimes I’ve noted delights throughout the day, sometimes I sit and reflect back on the day to recall those bright spots. Either way, I don’t need to do anything differently; I already have a practice. My list of delights is my way of appreciating what each day holds. Today already: Fresh, hot coffee. Bird calls on all sides of the house coming in with the fresh, cool morning air.
This day is what it is. As long as I practice being fully present with what is, I open up space for reverence. I choose to practice acceptance rather than doing anything differently or looking towards the future.
I could generally take more pauses and notice the world around me. Although, I’m pretty good about noticing stuff. And not just the naming of birds and trees and plants, but I notice the light, shadows, shapes and movements. Maybe I could take a pause and add a little bit of this gratitude practice to the end of my day. Yes, I thinks this could be a good way to bookend my day.
The definition of reverence is deep respect. 🤔
Happy Saturday to you all. 🙏
I too,
dear Charlie,
‘bookend’ my days,
morning and night,
with gratitude and reverence. ♥
I don’t have to do something different but just more effective.
Stop, look, go.
Nothing different, always grateful 🙂
Wishing everyone a good weekend.
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I have a box of ice cream sandwiches! Didn’t realize I had a reason to celebrate, ha. Have a good weekend Michele.
Thanks, you as well Drea. I recently had bought a box of ice cream sandwiches as I haven’t had them in ages.. oldie but goodie.
Not every day is joyful or satisfying, but I can choose to accept unwanted things that happen and still make the day full of gratitude. May everyone have a wonderful weekend 🌸
That’s not always an easy task,
dear Ngoc . . .
to be able to do it
is quite an accomplishment. ♥
My Ngoc, fortunately, on my end, those days are only happening less and less. On the other hand, I see where you’re going having been to darker places before mentally. Sometimes, there are just days where everything just goes against us for some reason. As I’ve said before, looking for answers is the last thing we need to do. It’s a trap even I’ve fallen into as well. Letting answers come up is the right thing to do. The soothing pod lady always talks about looking past the analytical mind. The mind creates many prison cells.
Remember to pause. Remember to give thanks for all of my blessings. I don’t always have a conscious practice in the evening, so I could be more mindful before going to bed at night.
As some have already said, be conscously grateful and giving thanks for the incredible abundance around to lead a happy life, for the roof over my head, healthy food and freshe water, nature´s beauty to recover heart and soul, and so innumerable precious things and situations too many to be mentioned but not less appreciated. I will approach playing music today and hope to be able to stay with it for a while as well as see what might come my way when being present with open heart and senses.
Lovely open heart Ose ! And thank you for asking me what my typo meant! Lol – I need to be more present and wear readers ! 😂 I edited my mistakes . Thank you for your awareness and attention I appreciate you! 🙏
It should have read : delusional mind world/our thoughts are not Truth they are not real. Which means they are delusional. 🙌
Anytime I’m driving and I make it home, I turn off my car and take a moment to simply sit there and say thank you for allowing me to get home safe. Although it’s not an end of the day practice, I think it still counts.
ALSO! My brother’s surgery went well!!!!!! Thank you all for thinking of him, he also wants to wish y’all many blessings 🙏🏽🧡☺️
What good news,
dear Jenifer . . .
I am happy to hear that your brother is well.
Thank you for letting us know. ♥
. . . and yes,
it does count. 🙂
Wishing your brother comfortable and fast healing. Have a great weekend.
That’s great news, Jennifer!
And yes, pausing when I get home would be a good practice. Maybe a little “phew” before I get out of the car. 😁
thank you for the update on your brother – speedy recovery to him.
I am glad to hear the news. Blessings on a full recovery.
Jennifer. I’m glad everything went well with your brother. As far as returning home safely, we often overlook that. It’s a crazy world out there.
Wonderful news about your brother! Wishing him a speedy recovery.
So glad that all went well with your brother! May healing be with him. Wishing you and your brother a beautiful weekend!