Upon waking in the morning, I begin by being thankful for the day and for all that I am about to experience. I spend time in meditation, reciting my intentions and mantras for the day, and I give gratitude by explaining all that I am thankful for. This is time well spent, and I encourage you to find a morning routine that feels right for you. Something that ‘sings to your soul’, something that brings you peace and joy, and that when you have finished your preparation for the beginning of the day, you feel that balance has been established within you and a smile slowly finds its way through your soul, resting gently on your face. That, for me, is how I know that I have achieved inner peace and it is quite simply the nicest way to show thankfulness to the universe and to begin my day.
Showing gratitude for even the smallest things that happen throughout your day and recognizing them is so important. Your feelings of thankfulness when a stranger holds the door for you as you approach a business; a co-worker holds the elevator doors open as they see you approaching; a neighbor has shoveled the snow on the sidewalk in front of your home; your spouse extends a hand to you at the dinner table, lowers their head and begins the offering of grace before the meal. These examples of gratitude exemplify thankfulness for moments of kindness. They soften us, change us, and open our hearts to incredible feelings of happiness.
We all deserve goodness and kindness in our lives
As I move throughout my day, I find my encounters with others flow more easily, seemingly more harmoniously, when I practice gratitude. Life isn’t always easy and we often require a helping hand to get through, sometimes from perfect strangers, not just family and friends. I’m thankful to everyone who has helped me along my journey. Sometimes we need to extend the helping hand and BE that perfect stranger that helps someone else.
Extending grace to ourselves, and those around us, is a beautiful practice to be a part of. We all deserve goodness and kindness in our lives. Every one of us does. I strive to be the person who offers encouragement and the reminder of the importance of these values to everyone I interact with.
I believe we should all inspire and encourage each other, and if everyone would do the same, our world we be such a beautiful and harmonious place to live in. Happiness would exist around every corner, and the need to spend time searching for it would be diminished, because it would be abundant everywhere.
“We’re All Just Walking Each Other Home”
My wish is that while practicing gratitude and grace you also extend kindness, peace and respect throughout your day.
I truly believe you will see smiles forming all around you… a sure sign that happiness truly can and does exist everywhere, if only it is nourished.
I’m a proud mom, a friend to many, and have a profound belief in human kindness.
My goal to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life includes my love to write about things that resonate with me. My gift to you is sharing my perspective on living a happy life.
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