Close your eyes or lower and soften your gaze.
Get comfortable.
As you sit or lie here,
Notice what you notice.
Let your attention drift.
We're not trying to control anything.
Simply noticing any thoughts,
Sounds,
Feelings.
Let your attention drift.
Turn your gaze towards something you are grateful for.
Something perhaps that happened in your day.
A smile from a stranger.
A sip of a warm drink at the perfect temperature.
A message of thanks from a friend.
Allow a smile of gratitude to begin to grow in your heart and whisper,
Thank you.
Cast your mind wider and notice something you are grateful for about a loved one.
Someone in your life now or someone from your past.
Feel into a particular memory of them or the whole of them.
Smile upon them in your heart and whisper,
Thank you.
Go wider still and notice the natural world.
The warmth of the sun,
The cold of the wind on your cheeks.
Warming or cooling in alignment with the natural flow of the seasons.
Rain falling softly or heavily from the sky.
Replenishing the rivers,
Lakes and seas.
Trees moving in the breeze.
Green leaves budding,
Golden leaves falling.
The natural cycle of new growth and returning to the earth.
Allow that smile of gratitude to grow larger in your heart and whisper,
Thank you.