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Hi,
My name is Robert Aceves and I welcome you to this morning gratitude meditation.
This is a great meditation to listen to in the morning just after waking up.
Waking up with the sun gives us an excellent opportunity to begin the new day with renewed appreciation.
Take a few moments to bring yourself out of sleep into a light wakeful state.
You may open your eyes if you like or allow them to stay closed.
Take a deep breath in energizing your lungs,
Waking them up and give your body a nice stretch,
Gently waking it up.
Our thoughts are often scattered first thing in the morning,
Drifting to our responsibilities,
Breakfast,
Our commute and everything else that competes for our attention throughout the day.
So,
Before the mind wakes up completely this morning,
We're going to create a blank canvas.
Taking a nice deep cleansing breath in and releasing the air,
Letting it go.
Clear in the mind of any leftover concerns from yesterday and any stress about the future.
Setting an intention to start fresh today.
Place both of your hands lightly on your belly and breathe into them,
Becoming more energized,
More alert,
Aligning yourself with willpower,
The intention to start your day in gratitude.
Feel this refreshing energy flowing underneath your hands and spread throughout your body.
Continue to hold your hands in the center of your belly,
Your energy center.
And now visualize the sun,
Imagine it coming up over the horizon.
See it illuminating everything it touches,
Oceans,
The hills,
The grass and your skin.
Feel it touching your body,
Warming it,
Waking it up.
You can hear the birds chirping and the roosters crowing as they greet the sun.
You can see the flowers opening gratefully,
Tilting towards the light.
You can also tilt your head a little bit like the flowers,
Drinking in every ounce of sunlight,
Feeling it washing over and around you,
Invigorating every part of your body.
Feel the sun illuminating your mind,
Bringing sunny thoughts to you,
Clearing away the residual shadows of sleep.
That's it.
Now let's repeat some positive affirmations to start your day right.
Taking a deep breath in,
And a slow exhale.
That's it.
Then repeat after me,
I am grateful for this new day.
I am grateful for this new day.
Continue repeating it and add some emotion to the words by truly feeling the gratitude flow through them,
Not worrying about what your day will look like and letting go of expectation.
Simply expressing your thanks for waking up today,
I am grateful for this new day.
Offering thanks for the sun,
I am grateful for this new day.
Feeling gratitude flow through you as you breathe easily and enjoy this wonderful moment of pure appreciation.
I am grateful for this new day.
I am grateful for this new day.
Keep repeating it.
That's it.
Now repeat,
I am grateful for my body.
I am grateful for my body.
Feel appreciation moving through each part of your body as you say again,
I am grateful for my body.
I am grateful for my body.
Feeling it deep within your bones now,
As you continue to repeat,
I am grateful for my body.
I am grateful for my body.
That's it.
Now I want you to repeat,
I am grateful for my mind.
I am grateful for my mind.
Expressing thanks for your beautiful,
Unique,
Brilliant mind.
Brilliant mind.
I am grateful for my mind.
I am grateful for my mind.
Feel appreciation moving through your head as you continue to repeat,
I am grateful for my mind.
I am grateful for my mind.
That's it.
Now I want you to repeat,
I am grateful for everything I will experience today.
I am grateful for everything I will experience today.
And say this again with strong conviction.
I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
Good or bad,
Every experience makes us who we are.
To welcome the highs and the lows alike,
Knowing that everything is a lesson.
I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
Every experience is an opportunity for growth.
All appreciation in your awareness as you continue to repeat,
I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
Keep repeating it.
That's it.
Now,
You may choose a new affirmation to repeat beginning with the words,
I am grateful for and ending with the words of your choice.
Anything that you could return to throughout your day for inspiration and a dose of gratitude.
After you align with your affirmation,
Repeated a few times,
Repeat it with a few words.
Repeat it a few times,
Breathing deeply into the core of your body.
Deep inhales and slow exhales.
And once again,
Holding appreciation in your awareness.
And that's it.
And when you're ready to end this meditation,
Go ahead and open your eyes if they've been closed.
Sit up straight and give the body another long stretch,
Extending your arms,
Reaching your fingers towards the sky,
Extending your legs and wiggling your toes.
And return to your breath to an easy natural rhythm as you finally rise,
Starting your day on the right foot and carrying gratitude with you every step of the way.
Thank you for listening and have an amazing day.
Enjoy and I'll see you next time.
Bye.