Making gratitude happen

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Here is the source article: http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/3-essential-practices-gratitude 
by Deepak Chopra. Definitely go and read it!

The following is a simplified version.

1. Keep a gratitude journal

Who or what inspired me today?
What brought me happiness today?
What brought me comfort and deep peace today?

This practice can help us find more meaning and joy in our lives and lead us to experience profound inner transformation.

As you write in your journal, challenge yourself by not repeating items from the previous days, for this will make you look more deeply at all the “little” things that enhance your life and give you joy: waking in a warm bed; your favorite song; a phone call from a friend; the ability to touch, see, or hear; electricity; the beating of your heart; a hug. -

Write a thank you letter.

Make a list of at least five people who have had a profound impact on your life. Choose one and write a thank you letter expressing gratitude for all the gifts you’ve received from that person. If possible, deliver your gratitude letter in person.


3.Take a gratitude walk

This is a particularly useful practice when you’re feeling down or filled with stress and worry. Set aside 20 minutes (or longer if you can) and walk in your neighborhood, through a park, around your office, or somewhere in nature. -




See the full article at: http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/3-essential-practices-gratitude#sthash.boFxSanp.dpuf

Thanks--- no seriously, thank you. Really though. Thank... YOU.

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I'm not very good at very many things... seriously. I do a lot of different things in my life and sometimes I try my ass off to make something super awesome.. but mostly its met with mediocrity in its final results,or finished version. Yes I am genuinely proud of a few things in my life, but mostly I have to say I'm good at... being appreciative. I can be so overwhelmed by how grateful i feel at times its kinda weird. Yes its usually a temporal phenomenon .. but in that brief moment, it's very powerful, trans-formative and addictive... all qualities that get my (short lived) attention.

So without getting too into my own self.. (cos that's really not relevant) I wanted to impress to you how super awesome it is to be "GRATEFUL"

What I like about this... "ambition" if i can call it that, is the fact that you don't have to "do" anything to get it. Ok yes it does require some awareness and some ability to look around, but... if you break it down into the little things... and really, the good things, are always those little things! wink wink.... Then its soooo super easy.

The brilliant thing that happens is that when you actually start to realize that you have a handful of really amazing (and simple) things that you are grateful for... something amazing happens, and something wonderful shifts in your universe. Got your attention? I hope so! Read on.

Something Happens. You become aware.!! OOOOH AHHHH! But really.... You begin to connect more fully. You become mindful. (in a good way not in a fakey spiritual way!) You walk differently, you laugh more honestly, you cry easier, and the sun is ever so much more gorgeous than before!

Seriously... Why don't I do this more? There 's always something to be grateful for too.  Some may be thinking, OK I see what your eluding to, but dude, my life, It seriously is in the crapper, I mean, I see poop float past me on my daily commute. Too bad my friend, you still have things in your life that you can be grateful for; Your freedom. Your very breath. Your job. Your friend(s). Your childhood. Your last meal. Your next meal. Warmth. The breeze. Your coat. Your literacy, etcetera etcetera.

All I can say is that Ive known darkness, destitute(ness), shame, etc, I'm not gonna go into it, but I've been down, and I've been fucking ..OUT.... and I survived.Why? because I chose to find an opportunity in how I saw things, and a hope. In my mind, if no where else, and yes there were things and people, even then, to be grateful for, even in the worst of times.

Back to my point, Being grateful. When you engage this part of your humanity in an active and more deliberate way, it will change you. It will open your spiritual hands to receive, to hear, to be involved. I love that part of it sooooo much. It's invigorating to see people and life speak and move with you! Dreams manifest and dance in your grasp. But best of all, you connect to your life, and you savor the sweetness that is now. Ok yeah here is where the results will vary and be completely different for everyone, however, it certainly has the ability to release the good and magical things.

So if this intrigues you.... Read more :D

Thank you

My feet touch the ground... I'm thankful for this space I live in!
My nose smells coffee... I'm grateful for the bounty of food I have.
My lover kisses me in the morning... I'm riddled with love and gratefulness for her in my life.
My food sit in front of me, I touch the plate... thank you for your sustenance.
My coat covers my body.. I touch the fabric... You are good. I am grateful.

Temple in the forest...

A new discovery of  self and my the conscious effort of to guide and channel chi. Green Forest Temple...

Being. With you.

atop this hill, your beautiful hand, your precious grasp
i can feel your pulse in my chest like warm rays of sun
quietly reminding me of your affection, your presence
our fingers lay upon the same piece of earth
what we've been and what we are becoming... is right now.
an ordinary day, a bird overhead, a grey cloud, a white cloud,
a bike, the blink of your eyes, a gentle breeze, our skin touching,
coffee, a meal, conversation. the miracles of you, being. and i, being.
these miracles will happen again tomorrow and a week after that
into years beyond, stretching into forever.
we are realized and being realized.
again and again, over and over.

ear to gods breast

frustration. locked doors. gatekeepers. i've tried to open them,  pull them, convince them, i've kicked with my best kick. yet they remain, unmoved. i stand facing a glass wall; others rushing. from one end to some other...end. do i want this? can they tell? is that why they block me? they see my deception? I am. right here, right now. don't have that puritan fire. realized the miracle of the growing grass, the divinity of the gentle breeze, and the wonders of the sky. stillness, sitting, palms upward, focus, breath, awareness, nothingness, everything, my ear to gods breast.