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Gratefulness
Welcome to the second of our seven-day practice celebrating the seemingly “little” things that can support us in meeting difficult circumstances with greater resilience, generosity, and ease. We invite you to close your eyes and take one or two slow, deep breaths. Now, let's begin...
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Connect with this moment. Feel the contact of your feet on the ground, and the support of the ground beneath you. Become aware of the sensations in your body. Connect with all of your senses. Notice what is enduring or beautiful in your surroundings.
Can you open to the opportunity for wonder and awe that is here right now?
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As I read and thought about “grounding,” I remembered something I read many years ago. One of the “unkindest” inventions of mankind is shoes. We hardly ever actually WALK the earth and feel the soil—a vital sign of our existence, and a reunion with our origins. Maybe that’s another reason we love the beach so much…
I was born in the tropics, Dee. Barefoot walking was out of the question as all sorts of worm larvae would get in through the soles of your feet. Hence, I have not enjoyed your experience, and maybe the soles of my feet are now too sensitive to take the pebbles and thorns. I remember as a child walking on scalding hot sand and pavement on the way to the beach with cockleburs as an undesirable reward for bare feet. It is funny how life experiences mold our reactions and bias our thinking even after the original circumstances are no longer present. I can certainly walk barefoot in my home, but it will not match your experience. I must reconnect with the earth.
The sun is shining and the sky is a clear blue. There is a gentle breeze rustling the foliage in my garden – shades of green, orange, yellow, red and brown in the foliage in my garden. The water in the pond is sparkling, the newts and swimming and the birds are singing. I’m enjoying this moment.
Sometimes, when I take that first breath towards centering myself in the moment, there is a strong attempt by my more active self to move through these steps hurriedly, because, I say to myself, that there are other, more important, things which need to be done in the day. If I were honest with myself, I would remind myself that days have building blocks, and that hurrying through some of them may impact all the others. Therefore, paying attention to the details of each moment of meditation, I’ve found, is key to understanding my deepest needs, wants, and desires, as well as how they fit in with Christ’s plan for me.
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