Welcome to this gratitude meditation.
I'm glad you're here.
If it feels right,
You can close your eyes now.
And let's start with taking three deep breaths in your own time now.
Breathing in and out.
I'm feeling your chest rise and fall with each inhale and exhale.
And to begin,
We'll start with something simple that you are grateful for right now in this very moment.
Maybe it's the experience of comfort from the seat that you are on.
Or just allowing yourself this moment of rest right now.
Choose whatever it is for you and allow yourself to simply feel appreciation for it.
Now think of someone you don't know well,
But who has supported your experience today in some way.
It could be a bus driver,
The person who stacked the fruit in the grocery store,
Or the author of a book that you are reading right now.
Allow yourself to feel how you've benefited from this person,
Thanking them in your mind.
Now think about the tools that you use that support your work in your life.
Your computer,
Your phone,
Your internet,
Your electricity.
Choose one of these things and consider all that was needed for its creation.
Appreciate and feel gratitude for all that you have access to.
It can be really incredible when you stop and think about it.
Now bring to mind a person or even a pet that you care about.
Picture them in your mind.
Think about what you appreciate about them,
Who they are,
And everything they bring to your life.
Let yourself express gratitude towards them,
Thanking them for being who they are and for their presence in your life.
Imagine them receiving your gratitude.
Imagine it being sent to them right now.
Now think of a special place in nature that you are close to,
Or any place in nature that you love going to.
Appreciate the earth for creating that space.
Feel grateful for all that this earth does to sustain us,
Saying in your mind,
Thank you.
Now as you bring all the things that you are grateful for,
Allow yourself to rest in this experience.
Breathing in gratitude.
Breathing in appreciation.
Settling in on your breath right here,
Right now.
Feeling fully alive and present in this very moment.
Feeling grateful for this life.
Feeling grateful for being alive.
Let's finish with a full deep breath in and a long,
Slow breath out.
Gently and slowly opening your eyes and returning your awareness to the room you're in.
