JanalovinglifeDear Ones,
It becomes a lovely tradition that we close the year together with a gratitude meditation. Appreciation is such a powerful tool. Anytime we want to transform any aspect of our lives for the better, if we can redirect our focus on what is working and what is positive, we’ll see it soon transformed.
One thought at a time, one elevated feeling at a time will replenish and renew us too. So it is not only the desired outcome but also the journey towards it that matters. And the path of gratitude and appreciation is the most beautiful path.
One of the gifts of my work with people is that I’ve noticed that no matter how good your life gets you can still focus on the one percent which is not going well and completely lose your inner balance. But the opposite is true also. You could have just one thing going well in your life and if you can focus on it with gratitude and appreciation other aspects of your life will be soon transformed too.
The path of gratitude is a gentle and humble path. Nothing extraordinary has to happen for you to feel gratitude. It could be that you notice a robin singing in front of your window, morning dew on the grass or a ray of sun on your skin. As long as your gratitude is genuine, every time you feel it, it’s like you wave a magic wand.
Especially when we move from one phase of life to the other, when one chapter of the book of life is finished and the next is yet to begin, it’s good to conclude it by focusing on the gifts and blessings. In that way we bring them with us into the new and yet unknown.
So as we are all closing the chapter 2024, let’s take time and reflect on the blessings it brought into our lives. And as we do so, it’s good to be aware that sometimes the greatest blessings come from the greatest challenges, from our growth experiences. As life is not so much about what happens to us but how we meet the situations and people in our lives. I believe this will be the most important thing we’ll reflect on one day just before we close the book of this lifetime completely.
And so, if you feel inspired, dearest One, include into your blessings also those moments where you perhaps could have had a mediocre response to someone or something but you chose instead to meet it from a higher point of view. Or perhaps you showed patience and endurance with a creative project and didn’t give up when most would. Or maybe you showed love and compassion to someone who is not easy to love.
So in your appreciation include yourself too, your efforts, your good intentions, your love and support for yourself and others. Sometimes the greatest gifts and blessings are invisible to the naked eyes but your heart will always notice them.
One year of our life is concluding. One year of a human life. A blink of an eye in eternity. But we can be sure that gratitude and appreciation will always guide us to the greatest path possible. It will open the doors which were previously closed. It will create an oasis where there was a dessert. It will revive love in the hearts where there was division and conflict. It is truly a magic wand you have in your hand right now. Will you wave it now, dearest One?
