Snippets Of Wisdom #10: Meditation And Appreciation

Mary Ann Pack is your host for Snippets of Wisdom, short lessons that support your joyous transformational journey. Today's snippet is #10 - Meditation And Appreciation . Do you have a meditation practice? What are the benefits? Do you have a practice of appreciation? What are the benefits of appreciating things all around you? Let's talk about meditation and appreciation and their benefits!

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Snippets of Wisdom Meditation and Appreciation Do you have a meditation practice?

What have been the benefits?

I meditate daily.

If I don't get to meditate during the day,

I always put on meditation music,

Gentle ambient sounds,

Or singing bowls every night as I prepare for sleep.

I breathe deeply,

Do some stretches while I'm lying in bed,

And listen to my meditation.

I've been doing this consistently for a couple of years.

What a delightful way to drift off to sleep!

I also love using the timer in quiet meditation during the day.

I may decide to hold certain sacred crystals that resonate with me.

Many times,

I choose an anointing oil blend of essential oils that my spirit guides the many have given me.

I may choose a mudra and hold it until I feel that it has completed its transformative work and then release it or choose another.

The biggest benefit I receive from meditation is the quieting of my mind.

I have so much mind chatter.

It's truly a practice that I release it long enough that my resistant thoughts quiet.

In the stillness and peace of meditation,

I sigh satisfyingly.

I feel my spirit rise.

But you know what else rises in my spirit even faster?

Appreciation.

When I'm in a state of appreciation,

I quickly release any resistant thoughts.

They are completely consumed by the pleasure I feel during rampages of appreciation.

There are days that I am in such a state of appreciation that my mind chatter is thank you,

Thank you,

Thank you over and over all day long.

I love those days.

And usually,

I can't wipe the grin off my face.

The smile just lasts all day.

So,

I like to practice appreciation more than meditation.

Don't get me wrong.

I love my meditation practice.

Otherwise,

I wouldn't be a teacher here.

I love creating rampages of appreciation,

Looking for positive aspects,

And looking for what's going right.

So,

I suggest meditating every day and adding a huge dose of appreciation the rest of the time.

Big hugs.

Marianne