Take a moment, my friends – tell me, what are you most grateful for today? Is it the way in which the twilight shifts, graciously offering this platform of sky? Or, the cadence by which the goslings alert their cry?

A new day has only just begun, and with it a cascading of limitless potential. Yet, how often do we pause to effect our notice?

In gratitude we offer our prayers – “Dear Lord, thank you for this day.” Inevitably, we acknowledge its goodness and favor.

But what if life offers an alternate plan? Can we realize its substance through the debilitating pain? As Jack Kornfield once wrote, “to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.”

We have so much to be grateful for, including that which helps to sustain an awakening of spirit. And without which we’d fail to deepen our confidence in life itself: that this aspect of our growth is never without reason.

Let yourself sit quietly today, opening to the benefit and subtlety of our our practice. And, knowing that with a restful heart, we shall always find our ease.

Be grateful for this day, yes. And also for those lessons guarded safely within it.

In peace, my sweet friends…

Namaste ❤️