.....rainbows and frogs

Yogis,

I find it humorous each year that we have a dedicated week of gratitude. The days surrounding Thanksgiving are overflowing with commercials, ads, shows and discussion around the dinner table on what each of us is thankful for. A wonderful tradition which gives us pause and allows us to notice, but then come Monday morning……not another word about it.

I am grateful for sunshine on my face.

During the holiday we name the large gifts we have in our lives. Family, health, friends and a warm home. The love and comfort around us that make us feel good inside. But if they were all to disappear, would your gratitude fade with them?

I am grateful for birds and the indescribable color blue of the sky on a clear day.

Gratitude is an energy of the heart and is part of you. Always. It need not have anything on the outside to create it and cause it to glow. It’s only ask is that you turn on the light located in the center of your chest and shine. On everything and on everyone as they are all gifts.

I am grateful for the obstacles and challenges which have pushed me to grow.

Stop right now, imagine a light shining out from inside and look around you. What can you spot that you are grateful for? Is it the fuzzy blanket over there that you use while you read? That favorite coffee mug, your down coat or the way the oranges look in the bowl on the counter? The view out the window, the music playing, the color red or the sound of the rain? Keep looking.

I am grateful for the feeling of dropping into a warm bath, the floating rose petals and the flame of the candle. For my tea, dark chocolate, rainbows (who doesn’t love rainbows!!), bubbles and goats. So grateful for my yoga mat, going barefoot and ice cream cones.

The more you shine your light, the brighter it becomes and the more you find to shine it on. Soon you notice that you no longer need anything to be ‘grateful for’ as you now ‘are gratitude’. Every day new. Each day amazing. Even the Monday after Thanksgiving…..

Sunflowers, sweaters and honey,
SARAH