With Thanksgiving just around the corner, today I wanted to share with you the perfect meditation for preparing ourselves for the season.
Step One: Pick out an object which makes you happy. Make sure it is small enough that you can hold in your hand.
Step Two: Sit comfortably on the floor or in a chair. Your back is straight but relaxed. Breathe in and out slowly. Bring extra attention to your breathing. When you breathe in, say ”in” to yourself silently. As you breathe out, say ”out.”
Step Three: Hold the object in your hand and place it right in the center of your chest where you feel your emotional heart.
Step Four: Experience how the object makes you feel when you touch it, hold it in your hand, or use it. Think of the color and warmth of this feeling. Feel it spread from the center of your chest outward to your entire body. Savor the feeling.
Step Five: Say to the object silently or aloud, whichever you prefer, ”Thank you for (Fill in the blank).”
For example, if your object is a harmonica, you may say, ”Thank you for bringing joy to my life. When I play, I feel happy and free to express myself. Also when I play, my family and friends love it, and it brings smile to their faces. Thank you for the blessing.”
Step Six: Slowly bow your head to the universe, showing the humility and gratitude. Either silently or aloud, thank the universe for bringing the object into your life.
Start from a week before the day of Thanksgiving. I pick a different object every day and do the meditation. It will raise your gratitude sensitivity!
One added bonus. I make a practice of expressing gratitude to people in my life every day, at least one person per day, all year round. Gratitude is an essential ingredient of happiness. This practice will lead to not only your own increased sense of gratitude and happiness, but also to the snow ball effect of happiness all around you!
Namaste and Happy Thanksgiving!
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