𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨
"my god all the days we have lived thru saying not this one, not this, not now, not yet, this week doesn’t count, was lost, this month..."
~ Olena Kalytiak Davis
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Our minds are always so easily pulled to busyness, distracted, pushed & pulled... not noticing what is there to behold and treasure. Oblivious to the moment we are in.
Use this mindfulness practice to reinstall gratitude and make it your own.
Use the breath to anchor yourself in the present moment.
Bring particular attention to feeling the breath or something in the body, as you bring your shoulders down and orient your attention toward gratitude.
Next, bring to mind a sight you are grateful for.
Move through your senses, and find one thing to start with that you appreciate that comes to you from the world of sight, if you have this available. It could be a color…a shadow…a shape…a movement.
Remember, it will never be like this again.
What do you see right now, and can you feel grateful that you get to see this, whatever it is?
Now, shift to a scent you appreciate.
As you continue to work with your senses, now take time to tune in with appreciation to an aroma.
What do you notice?
What about that glorious or interesting or subtle smell is making you smile?
It could be gratitude for something familiar: a scent that brings comfort, upliftment; or maybe it’s something you’ve never smelled before, and it just piques your curiosity ignites you, enlivens you.
Moving on, tune into any sounds around you.
Allowing the world of smell to gently recede into the background, on an in-breath, shift your attention to your ears and the world of sound.
Maybe notice what it feels like to really listen.
How many sounds can you notice, and can you feel grateful that you’re able to experience sound, if you are?
What can you notice about these sounds—far away? close?
Perhaps you could play a piece of music that brings you joy, and have gratitude that it’s so available?
Or maybe it’s the sound of children laughing, the sound of loved ones breathing, the sound of the beating of your own heart.
The world of touch and texture beckons us next.
We find so much to be grateful for in touch! If there’s someone near who you can hug or who can hug you, notice how this makes you feel filled with gratitude for the joy of human contact. Or perhaps you have a beautiful pet that you can stroke and cuddle, or some lovely material with a texture that feels warm to the touch, soft, evocative. Let your senses ignite your gratitude! There’s so much to be appreciative of. Shift to noticing and appreciating objects around you.
Now take a moment to look around: Look down, look up, and from side to side.
Appreciate how much effort must have gone into anything at all you own or use.
Someone conceived of the need and many people worked on the details of the design.
Much care even went into the packaging to deliver your item to you safely.
What do you feel when you let yourself be grateful that all that talent went into making your life a little easier?
As you end this practice, carry this attitude of gratitude with you.
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One last little grateful tip:
Why not offer your thanks to each person who does anything at all for you today?
Even if it is their job to help you?
When you’re grateful, when you let your heart open up and be filled with appreciation, notice how being grateful makes you feel.
Close your practice with gratitude.
I’m so grateful that you tuned in to this gratitude practice, and I appreciate your time, your effort, and your energy to be present, awake, and alive to your precious life.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 🎧
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗠 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
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Ｃａｔｈｅｒｉｎｅ
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & COACH
Catherine is a heart-centred wellness therapist, transformational coach, intuitive counsellor and mindfulness facilitator who specialises in helping you create calm confidence, nourish your self esteem and self-love, build healthy boundaries, ditch perfectionism and people-pleasing, and get out of your own way to achieve the life you deserve.
She offers her wise words, actions, and guidance to help women connect positively with their body, mind, and soul.
Her sessions provide you with real-life the support and the readily accessible mindset tools you need to achieve this.
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