Gratitude meditation
We are now moving into gratitude meditation. Acknowledging gratitude is a very
important life blessing.
You may feel grateful for something you have. Bring into your mind the objects
you are grateful for. Breathe deeply into your thoughts as you imagine these
things. As you exhale, whisper to yourself, “thank you.”
Express gratitude for those you know, bring into your mind a person or people
you are grateful for. Breathe deeply into your thoughts as you imagine these
people. As you exhale, whisper to yourself, “thank you.”
Become grateful for yourself, your health, your wisdom, your kindness. Be
grateful for those times you stood up for yourself, or for someone else. Be
grateful for your ability to love others. Breathe in deeply, imagining that you can
give yourself a big hug and whisper, “thank you.”
Expand your feeling of gratitude to nature; the sky, the sea, the earth, the
plants, the animals. Be grateful to mother earth. Breathe in deeply as you feel
the connection to nature. As you exhale, whisper to yourself, “thank you.”
Enjoy this feeling of gratitude as your body sinks deeper into relaxation.
Now notice, how the feeling of gratitude is expressed in your body? Maybe you
can feel warmth in your heart? Perhaps in your abdomen. Wherever you feel
these sensations, study their quality, and  again let your body sinks deeper into
relaxation.