Tag: grateful

Life, Just As It Is.

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 ❤️

Grateful: A Love Song to the World ~ And, To All of You, As Well!

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” ~ Albert Schweitzer

My dears, I have been in a bit of a funk these past few days – owing to the longer hours, and limitations of the day.

It happens, you see ~ even to the best of us, the most hope-filled of souls. Because, my dears…we are, after all, just simply human.

And, what a most beautiful blessing this being human is.

With these eyes, we may see the true miracle of life – in all things, both great and small. A child’s first steps, a heron’s graceful path…or a simple kindness shared between friends.

With these hands, we may embrace this great earth ~ holding dearly to the promise of our future.

And, with this heart we may offer a love that is limitless.

Because, we are…my dears…so brilliantly and most perfectly human.

Amazing how quickly a stubborn mood might be lifted, with just a little nudge of ‘consider what you’ve been given.’

My dears, I hope you’ll enjoy the following video, entitled, “Gratitude: A Love Song to the World.”

Musicians Nimo Patel and Daniel Nahmod brought together dozens of people from around the world to create this beautiful, heart-opening melody. Inspired by the 21-Day Gratitude Challenge, the song is a celebration of our spirit and all that is a blessing in life.

For the 21 Days, over 11,000 participants from 118 countries learned that “gratefulness” is a habit cultivated consciously and a muscle built over time.

As a famous Roman, Cicero, once said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”

This soul-stirring music video, created within a week by a team of volunteers, shines the light on all the small things that make up the beautiful fabric of our lives.