A Prayer At The Start Of A New Day

Each new day is a wonderful opportunity to give thanks for our existence and to stop for a short period of gratitude so as to enter the day mindfully. Background music: String Interlude by Alexander Nakarada. Photo: Unsplash+ in cooperation with Getty images

Transcript

Dear friends,

Here is a new morning prayer.

Spirit of creation,

Thank you for bringing me to the start of yet another new day.

Help me today to be aware of the gift of my existence and what a blessing it is to have people who know and care for me.

In the ups and downs of this day,

Remind me frequently that this too shall pass.

When I am tempted to moan and complain about the minor inconveniences of life,

Bring to my notice that all is going well.

There are many benefits I enjoy which are beyond the imagination of the people who came before me.

May I not forget that due to good fortune and precious little work on my part,

I have so many advantages which I wish were universally enjoyed by all people,

And not just by the lucky few.

During this day,

May I stop from time to time to come back to a place of awareness and gratitude.

At mealtimes,

Remind me that the food I receive is the product of the hard work of so many people,

An enduring example of human cooperation.

Let me be thankful for the good earth which brings forth this food,

Water which brings life to everything that lives,

And the sunshine providing warmth for this fragile planet as it floats in the darkness of space.

Let me tread gently on the earth today,

Avoiding needless and heedless overconsumption and waste,

So that I can play my part in helping to preserve this planet for future generations of people and living creatures.

Give me the opportunity today to lend a helping hand.

And if a chance to do a good deed doesn't present itself to me on a plate,

Let me create an opportunity to perform some act of unexpected kindness.

It costs nothing but kindness and consideration to make that call,

To send that overdue message,

To hold open a door for someone,

To let someone else go first,

To help a person onto a bus or help them cross a road.

As this day comes to an end,

Let me remember to take a written note of one or two or three things for which I can look back in thankfulness.

Before I drift into sleep,

Let me send out thoughts of loving kindness to the people close to me,

And out into our wider wonderful world.

Tonight,

Let me rest content in the knowledge that this day at least,

I've done my best.

May they come to us one by one,

These wonderful,

Amazing,

Never to be repeated days of our lives.

Namaste.

Reviews

Beautiful and moving. Especially the last line. One I will return to. Thank you.

Always a soothing way to start the day and embrace hope and optimism—thank you Tony

It's a cloudy morning, but with this prayer for a radiance smile ☀️on my face.

Thank you, that was beautiful and perfect for me. I'll repeat it each morning and share it, as well. Blessings to you, Namaste.

A lovely morning meditation & reminder of the joy of simply waking up to another day🌞

Another wonderful track; gentle, wise words, like listening to a dear friend who is redirecting you to the right path. Thank you, Tony, for sharing it 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

just beautiful. A wonderful way to start the day. Thank you, Tony. Namaste. 🙏🩵

Tony thank you for another simple but powerful meditation. What a lovely way to put it - these days come to us one by one - to be embraced with our full gratitude. 🙏🏻 Blessings

This is gorgeous and all we need. I’m going to share with my teenagers. Thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you, Tony, for this prayer of gratitude. I have much for which to be grateful, and I do forget that in the press of difficult life challenges. Life itself is a gift — new every day. Namaste. Linda

Simply beautiful! Thank you for your thoughtful expression and guidance.

Oh Tony what a recipe of goodness, reminders and awareness! To remind ourselves of our good fortune and blessings and then through the course of the day sharing through acts of kindness and winding down to loving kindness is a prayer that should be done EVERY DAY.
Thank you for the prompt! Namste.

Thank you. This is lovely. “Awareness and Gratitude “ today 🙏.

Such a beautiful morning meditation shared with my by Ronnie T. Thank you so very much. 🙏🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼

Lovely start to the day with reminders for gratitude

Wonderful 🙏❤️☮️💫thanks Tony! Each day a new beginning. Your kindness spreads one heart ❤️ to another.. kindness rules! Namaste 💫💫💫💫💫

So needed. This is my matra, but thank you for reminding me because sometimes I stray from this when life gets preoccupied.
Namaste 🙏

Tony, that was beautiful and thought provoking. Thank you so much 🙏💕

A perfect meditation to start a day that will surely impact ourselves and those around us!! Thank YOU!!

You were put on this earth as a bright beacon of light. Thank you for your beautiful words.