Morning Blessing Gift Of Character

Morning Blessing Gifts awaken, stimulate, and deepen meditation and spiritual practice. The meditations provide a friendly, comforting, and accessible way to wake up and affirm the whole self. Each blessing has seven brief paragraphs that offer a welcome to the day, a silent meditation, affirmations of body, heart and soul, a blessing, and a gift for each day. It begins and ends with a ring of a singing bowl.

Transcript

Welcome to this new day when the cavernous characters of the dream world blend with the gentle, Familiar peoples of the usual day. Imagine what they would say to each other, Given the chance. Some would be strangers, Some lovers. They need silence for their introductions and first awkward words, Shuffling like junior high kids in baggy pants. Offer this necessary silence right now while your many characters sort themselves out. Listen to the quiet voices. Let them whisper to you. Let the silence return as it always does. This character you are has its own unique body, Chosen by the universe for the life you are living. Your feet down below, All the way to your head above. Imagine all the feelings your many characters feel. Invite them to come on stage when they are ready and speak their parts. The anger and passion, The tenderness and mercy, The grief and solace. Like the playwright sitting unseen in the darkened auditorium, Spirit is the source of everything, Forming us into a community of players. Even while you allow your own spirit to show up and speak through you, Notice how it connects you to all the other players. May you go through this day in character. Your gift today is your character.

Reviews

I'm not sure what the inspiration for this particular morning gift was, but it really resonated with me on the level of referencing the various masks (and in these days of COVID-19, perhaps literally) we all wear throughout the course of our daily lives. I play many characters during my day, but they are all aspects of me taking their turn at the front of the stage. Thank you for articulating this so clearly, and for providing such a wonderful leaping-off point for further contemplation. Thank you, too, for sharing these daily gifts with us. I see you and the light within you. Be well. 🤲🏻❤️🤲🏻