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Meditation and Gratitude
Quieting Your Mind to Make Space for Gratitude Find Quiet to Find Gratitude Sometimes gratitude hits me out of nowhere like a punch to the throat. Leaving me overwhelmed and choked up with emotion. Other times it is a whisper of a thought that taps at my attention. Noticeable but just barely. Often when I…
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Grateful to Notice
Let’s put down our phones and pay attention. Appreciating and Honoring Through Our Attention Last week one of our members shared a post to our FB group about gratitude as a result of paying attention. (Thank you, Forest!) And as you all know I am all about the three part gratitude process: Notice, Appreciate, Share. That…
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Practicing Gratitude Without Attachment
Grateful for nothing in particular and everything all at once. Searching For Something That is There I sat down last night to write down the three things I was grateful for. Doing a mental inventory of my day searching for things I appreciated. Last night was one of the easy days. I was grateful for…
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Fall Gratitude Walk
A walk outdoors to deliberately take in moments of beauty. Gratitude Found Take a walk with me as we explore nature and the outdoors. We find gratitude in unexpected places. And remind ourselves to be grateful for things that are easy to take for granted. We explore the concept of unattachment, noticing, appreciating and letting…
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Breathing is Enough
Me too. Let’s just take a breath together. Letting Ourselves Off the Hook of Gratitude I’ve been writing a series of these about difficult times and grief. After last week I declared that to be the last of the series and I would move to more positive and feel good topics. But then “me too”…
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The Gift of a Full Moon: a gratitude ritual
Try this centering gratitude ritual. Start With The Moon I love the quote this week but I haven’t shared it before now because I always thought it was a little contradictory. I thought if you are waiting for good things to come to you how is that giving thanks continuously? Then I reflected on the…
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Prettier Than Ordinary
Let your curiosity play. Look deeper. Find something just a little prettier than ordinary. Try This, Instead of Questioning Everything Be curious. Notice sensations in your body without telling a story about them. Go outside. Listen to the song of nature or the city or whatever song is humming. Find something alive and look closer.…
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Listen. The Sound is Fleeting.
Mindfully enjoying the fleeting moments of spring. All The Noticing If you notice anything, it leads you to notice more and more. ~Mary Oliver My lilacs are blooming. The beautiful and bright pops of purple are the early signs of spring in my yard. My biggest lilac bush is directly in my path…
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Earthing
Bare feet on the earth. We connect with nature. We breathe slower. We are grounded. This Week Let’s All Try This Carve out some alone time in your schedule. Walk outside. Remove your shoes. Stand on the earth. Feel the temperature underfoot. Feel the texture underfoot. Take five slow deep breaths. Notice.…
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Summer Rain Cleanse
The thunder is the loudest, the lightning is the brightest, the rain is the softest. When Life is Stormy Summer rains are showering our desert in blessings. Let the rain cleanse away your worries and your fears. Let the unknowns of life be as accepted as the thunder. Let your gratitude flow like soft…
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Three Slow Exhales with the Ocean
Each breath was slower than the one before until finally I sank into my true relaxed state. My jaw relaxed, my mind cleared, I felt fully immersed in the moment. What a gift. Three Long and Slow Exhales Sink deep into relaxation starting with three breaths. Exhaling long and slow is the key…
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Gratitude Sharing Amidst a Storm
We sat quietly, taking cover from the desert sun, as the meditation began a storm blew through. The Smell of Onions Unseen. A Healthy Body. The Colorful Mountains. A Safe Place. We gathered. We, who are all about gratitude, sat together. We took cover from the dry desert sun in the shade, cooled by…
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Mindful Full Moon Solstice
Mindfulness is not only a meditation technique. It is a deep noticing. It is new possibilities. It is being present. A Mindful Experience Today is a special day, both the summer solstice and a full moon on the same day. What a perfect day to talk about being present and noticing. Imagine if no one…
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Change Your Mind in Five – a Gratitude Meditation
Unplug. Breathe. Take a Few Minutes Just For You. This time of year can get hectic. We are pulled in many directions with work and family and friends and events. Preserving traditions and making our own traditions. Adapting to celebrating the holidays without those who have left us. Sometimes we are an after-thought. Let’s…
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Remember Those Days When You Were Focused on Gratitude?
Restore That Childlike Wonder Imagine a day. A normal Monday like today. Except this day the moments are slow, filled with wonder, curiosity and enjoyment. The colors you see are vivid because they are noticed and taken in completely. The leaves on the trees are calling out to you lighting a fire in your…
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Worried? Do You Keep Replaying Things in Your Head?
I Am Freaking Out Right Now! I’m stressed. I’m worried. The clock is ticking and I am pulled in so many directions with work, family, love, music and an ever-growing list of things that absolutely need to get done. On top of that I just shared whole lot of honesty with a colleague and friend…
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Dealing with Negativity
Hey! You! Get Off of My Cloud Do you have some negative people in your life at work, at home, in traffic, online or pretty much everywhere? Yeah, we all do. Actually each and every one of us are negative at times ourselves. One of my exes was so negative at a time when I…
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Romancing your Organs – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 3
Romancing your Organs Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2 – written by Matt Parsons If you are just joining the eCourse now or have not had time to consistently practice the lessons from Weeks 1 and 2, please return to Melting your Issues and then Drawing the Wheel before progressing to Week 3. This is a…
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Drawing the Wheel – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2
Drawing the Wheel Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2 – written by Matt Parsons If you are just joining the eCourse now or have not had time to consistently practice the lesson from Week 1, please return to Melting Your Issues before progressing to Week 2. Introduction to Daoist Meditation – Parson’s Practice Part II…
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Melting your Issues – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 1
In what ways will you benefit from a meditation practice? I am so excited to present to you a beautiful experience of Daoist meditation. Matt Parsons, our fellow gratitude collective member has written for you a meditation guide. Please download. Read. Go at your own pace. We are in this together. Make sure to visit…