The Gifts Of Admiration: A Short Meditation

Too often, I let the chance go by to recognize someone for who they are or something they’ve done. Or to appreciate them. Can you relate? I want to be better at that. What if we didn't let any chances go by? What if we recognized everyone, as often as possible, seeing, and saying (if that’s welcome), that we see their amazingness or pain? And appreciating them? It feels like our profession, maybe our world could be better if we tried to do that.

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GONG Taking a moment to settle in,

Find your center.

Take a few centering breaths.

If you happen to have a smile on your face now,

See if you can intentionally keep it there.

And then if the breath is going to be your focus for this sit,

Bringing the attention to the breath,

Just the way that it's flowing in out of the body.

If attention to sound is more resonant for you today,

Then allow yourself to just bring the attention to the sound in your environment as it comes and goes,

Just like the breath coming and going.

And then,

If you have a smile on your face now,

Just the way that it's flowing in out of the body.

And then to whatever extent a sense of ease is available to you,

Relax into that sense of ease.

Nothing you have to be doing right now for the next seven or so minutes.

No place you have to go.

Unless you happen to be driving,

In which case you're probably going somewhere.

And then,

If you have a smile on your face now,

Just the way that it's flowing in out of the body,

Just the way that it's flowing in out of the body.

Sensing into the generosity towards yourself,

Forgiving yourself a few minutes.

Rest,

Relax,

To pause,

To have some ease.

No place you have to go.

Maybe recognizing yourself for your intention and effort today.

Making a moment to recognize yourself and appreciate yourself for your practice.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.

No place you have to go.