The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 193
Good morning everyone and welcome once again to Ballinwillin House Farm and gardens on another September morning and day 88 out of lock down. I was thinking this morning as I was doing my early morning meditation that I would share my gratitude meditation with you. This is a short, warm gratitude meditation to warm your heart and mind. Being grateful is a very positive experience and it teaches us how to be grateful for what is positive in our lives. So relax. Find a comfortable position, one of your favourite places to rest where you feel happy and still and close your eyes if you wish to do so. Now, be in the now and focus on your breathing. Take some deep breaths in and out slowly. Now lets reflect on the following:- think of the people in your life that are important to you, people you love and are deeply grateful to. Think of people in your past, people in your life now. Think of one of those people and breathe in a deep sense of gratitude towards this person. Think of moments in your life that are special to you, some key moments. Now focus on one of these special moments and breathe in a deep sense of gratitude for this moment. Now think of the work that you do and have done in your past, works and achievements you are really proud of and grateful for. They may be small or great. Now breathe in a sense of gratitude for this work. There are places in your life that are really important to you and special for you. They have nourished you. They have protected you. They have helped you grow and you have found happiness there and you have found space to recover there. Think of one of these places now and hold this place in mind and in your memory and breathe in a deep sense of gratitude towards this place. We gather many things in our lives so think of one of these things or possessions you have gathered, whatever that might be. Now focus on one of these possessions and breathe in a deep sense of gratitude for this possession. Now focus on a deep sense of gratitude for the gift of this day. For this now. For this moment. Then slowly come back to the now, in your day and peacefully go and let your knowing smile soothe all around you. Continue to pray, bless and send healing to each other and wear your September smile.
The Mindful Farmer
Patrick