Wow - You Are Here- A Morning Gratitude Reflection

A morning gratitude reflection. We must be astonished at the thought of the countless events that had to fall into alignment for the miracle that is you or me to come into being. Our parents had to meet and be attracted to each other, their parents before them, and their parents before them, and so on again and again, right back to the point where primitive life emerged on planet Earth.

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Transcript

Dear friends,

Countless billions of years ago,

The dust of exploding stars began to coalesce and planets were formed around our sun.

For millions of years this beautiful planet of ours was a ball of fire,

Finally,

Finally it cooled down and became something like the planet we see today.

As a result of processes which we still fail to understand,

Primitive life of sorts evolved in the sea and on the earth.

The slow process of evolution and change continued over countless ages and finally the ancestors of humanity appeared.

Then one day in the 20th or 21st century an amazing thing happened,

You were conceived.

I have always been astonished at the thought of the countless events which had to fall into alignment for the miracle that is you or I to come into being.

Our parents had to meet and be attracted to each other,

Their parents before them,

Their parents before them and so on,

Again and again,

Right back to the point where primitive life emerged on planet earth.

This was miracle enough,

But when we consider the interconnectedness of all things,

Something even more astounding comes to be noticed.

For you and I to come into being,

All the forces of the universe had to fall into place and align,

And extraordinarily they did.

We may be rich,

We may be poor,

Our circumstances might be good or the opposite,

We might have good health or bad,

But today,

Right here and right now,

We exist.

This is an extraordinary fact,

So ordinary that as a rule we fail to even notice it.

But when we finally stop the running,

When we take a breath and come to a place of attention,

The realisation dawns,

That our profound gratitude should accompany every breath we take in this extraordinary life.

That realisation gives rise to gratitude,

And an attitude of gratitude is life-changing.

Against all the odds,

You are here.

Against all the odds,

You are here.

Namaste.

Reviews

Against all the odds, I am still here...and grateful. Thank you Tony 🤍🙏

What a delight to find a new meditation from you! Thank you, Tony, for sharing it. Greetings to you in Dublin today from the South East coast of England 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Always a pleasure to listen to one of your meditations . Thank you

A positive and peaceful meditation to begin my day. Thank you!

It's a miracle for sure! Thank you Tony for reminding me! 🙏

Exactly what I needed this morning! Thank you Tony!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼💕

So much wisdom in this message 💜 thank you for highlighting how miraculous we all are 💙

It is more than amazing to contemplate how our universe came about, and further, how WE came about! It is so easy to take it all for granted. Thank you for this beautiful reminder of it all.

☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸✨🫶💚🤍🧡Thank you Tony :) 🙏you’re 1 of my first & very favorite teachers on IT. I hope to attend your upcoming live event this Wednesday! 😊🫶

Thank you so much as ever Tony. So many blessings to count.

This is a beautiful and necessary reminder of the countless forces over time that have brought each of us into being. And also of the need to trust, be grateful and let go of thinking we can influence our surroundings and others. Thank you 🙏

A pause to ponder our lineage. That we are here, in this moment now, as a result of a chain of events planned out a very long time ago. We are not here by chance. We are here to fulfill a purpose. Live life in such a manor that your link in this grand chain shines brightly. So that when those that follow ponder their lineage, a smile radiates from them when they come upon your link. ~ Paz de Dios

Thank you. A gentle and quietly mind-blowing meditation, as are so many of your talks. 🙏❤️

Fascinating, I think of my ancestors but never really going that far back. I’m not sure why. This was so interesting. Thank you Tony. 💕🙏🏻

Beautiful way to begin my day. Your quote, “against all odds, I am here” really resonates with me. I have been struggling with a lot of things, including my health. Every day I keep getting up and putting 1 foot in front of the other. These words came at the perfect time to remind me to keep pushing forward. Thank you Tony.

The miracle of Divine timing! What a blessed gift!
Thank you and namastè.

Thank you 🙏 🙏🙏
You made me care - and grieve - for our beautiful planet. ❤️‍🩹

Gratitude for your life is an amazing transformation in how we live . Thank you Tony for this beautiful reminder 🙏

Thank you Tony
What an absolutely wonderful thought provoking talk that leads to gratitude and wonder
“against all the odds I Am here”

It was wonderful to wake up and meditate on the wonders of our being. Deeply grateful. Thank you. Namaste 🤓🙏🏻