Gratitude.
If you utter one prayer,
One phrase of thanks,
Let it be thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you.
And those two words hold the universe and more.
When we sit still with our gratitude,
Our thanks,
Our thanksgiving every day,
We realize how whole and full of love,
Abundance,
Sweetness,
Beauty,
Strength,
Magic,
And wonder we all are in just being.
Thank you.
Now we can list off things and people,
Situations that we are grateful for and thankful for.
But it can be even simpler.
Thank you for this life.
Thank you for this body that breathes me.
Thank you for my mind that gives me ideas.
Thank you for this heart that enables me to be compassionate and loving towards others and myself.
Thank you.
Immediately the mood within our whole system changes.
And if you were in a low mood before,
Just uttering thank you and really feeling it changes things for the better.
The corners of your mouth go up just a tiny bit and physiologically that lightens things up.
So thank you.
Thank you for my eyes.
Thank you for my sense of smell.
Thank you for my ears.
Thank you for my taste buds.
Thank you for my sense of touch.
Again,
The simplest prayer,
Thank you.
And as we practice this simplest prayer daily,
A few times,
Three or four times,
Whenever we see something that opens our hearts,
Love,
Abundance,
Beauty,
Compassion becomes magnified,
Amplified.
So let us be grateful always for all the blessings within our bodies and minds.
And for all the blessings we don't even know exist,
But are good and are coming our way.
The corners of my mouth went up as I said that.
I read somewhere gratitude is the great multiplier and I truly believe that.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for your open heart.
