Soul Notes ~ Gratitude

Hello again friends,

I've been feeling and contemplating Gratitude quite a lot.  

There is so much chaos we can easily focus our attention on in the world or within our own minds, and yet the importance of 'remembering who we truly are' and our GRATITUDE for all we have received is infinitely important, especially now. Through our recognition, in any given moment, that we are Great-Full~Grateful, Happy~Grateful, Peace-filled~Grateful, Content~Grateful, Joy-filled~Grateful...a beautiful sense of humility~Grateful....this great energy expands.

Have you heard yourself repeating out loud lately, "I AM so Grateful"

If not, why not?  

Maybe it's time to make it a 'practice'.  Find your Gratitude.  Make it your 'home sweet home' practice.  Especially NOW.  

Gratitude truly IS Great Attitude~

This is what I've been contemplating, experiencing and 'great-full' for.  And, when I'm not....I'm 're-committing' and 're-membering' through 'practice' to come back 'home' to 'Gratitude', once again.

Of course we can easily be swayed, especially in this current environment.  There are many reasons both 'individually' and 'collectively' one can point to to justify a stance, a posture, an inner attitude, yet don't we all have a "response-ability" to do our own 'inner work'?  To remember the energy we put out is the energy we see reflected back in the great mirror of our own mind/heart...we are all responsible for our own environment...AND, we are ALL in this together. 

We can gain a lot of compassion when looking at and recognizing 'our own plates' that we have to work with.  It can be a humbling experience to see our part of the greater whole AND 'how we approach ourselves within' determines much of our felt

progress or lack thereof.  But, we are equipped, one step at a time...with love.

When I'm beating myself up for example, how is that helpful? How will that energy benefit myself or others?  It does extend out to our friends, neighbors and community.  We carry our energy with us. What, in our energy, do we want to continue carrying and projecting (knowingly or unknowingly) into the world? 

Our energy is sacred.  Remembering our gratitude helps us to remember our worth, our value, our peace and that energy naturally extends out to our world.

We are being called to go deeper. I like to think of it as a vertical heart/soul inquiry.  Finding strength in compassion, in love, in understanding and in action.  Your action may look completely different from my action, but when we are performing our actions with love, awareness and intention...change isn't only possible, it's beautiful.

Practice:

Write down 5 things you're grateful for each day.  Then find more if you like :)

Repeat out loud (if you aren't already) "I AM so Grateful for ..........." throughout the day.  Listening to yourself say it, integrates and confirms this truth.

Close your eyes.  Recall an experience where you felt 'immense gratitude'.  Let it fill you from head to toe with that feeling.....Feel what that gratitude feels like. Remembering gratitude is BEing Gratitude.

We are all practicing together.  The sunshine of our awareness reflecting on this great virtue is life affirming and life giving, to you and everyone in your world.

"We are all just walking each other home" ~ Ram Dass

With gratitude,

Mirabai