Gratitude

Gratitude:

I am grateful for my awareness of self
I am grateful for the infinite sensations of my physical senses
I am grateful for my ability to wake up in the morning and remember who and where I am
I am grateful for warm clothes that protect me from the elements
I am grateful for clothes that are made from organic fibers and materials that are not irritating to the skin or toxic in other ways
I am grateful for the functional connection between my brain and body parts that enables me to move and translate thought into action
I am grateful for the nourishment food provides for my physical body and the difference a glass of water makes when one is thirsty
I am grateful for every effort that people make to contribute to the betterment of their own and other’s lives
I am grateful for the perspective that life always continues in spite of perceived “problems”  or “failures”
I am grateful that I can wake up in the morning and find the anxiety I was experiencing the night before to have dissolved in the night
I am grateful to be given another chance
I am grateful that it takes so little material abundance to experience “wealth”  of being
I am grateful to experience the unceasing action of my breathing and the peaceful rhythm I find there
I am grateful for the thousands of years of human creativity that have produced the basis for the material objects that we take for granted today
I am grateful to have a written alphabet that I have learned how to use to express my thoughts in writing
I am grateful to take part in creating a world and a future that will sustain and nourish all beings
I am grateful for all those who have succeeded in their own efforts toward self-sustainability for proving by demonstration that there is a way
I am grateful for the example of survivors of abuse who show that healing is possible no matter what has happened
I am grateful for the writing of so many authors whose lives became extremely difficult but were able to persevere and eventually get their story out to the world
I am grateful for the sounds of birds in trees, and all the sounds in the woods
I am grateful that the sound or image of a moment can be preserved on a recording medium to be replayed at another time
I am grateful that no two moments are ever alike
I am grateful that forgiveness is always possible
I am grateful to have a bed to lay on when I sleep, and a room to be inside of
I am grateful that a moment of peace can make years of pain fade away from present awareness and return to the past
I am grateful that I am still on speaking terms with my parents, and love them very much
I am grateful that I was given a chance to change even when I became fearful that it would never happen
I am grateful that I always have more to learn
I am grateful for the humility of awareness that wisdom is infinite and ever-changing
I am grateful for computer technology and the creative and communicative processes it facilitates
I am grateful for all assistance in our evolution towards wholeness being facilitated by “unseen”  beings and “higher forces” , even if I have trouble perceiving the effects
I am grateful for the emphasis placed on “discernment”  by spiritual seekers
I am grateful for the opportunity to share my music with other people
I am grateful for the unceasing efforts of others to “awaken”  their fellow beings through writing and other communication, in the face of great resistance
I am grateful for the restless energy that constantly motivates me to create and learn and keep moving
I am grateful that things in my life were not so easy that I became apathetic and bored growing up
I am grateful that my body communicates with me through feelings to tell me what I need to work on
I am grateful for the truth that “all truth is inside oneself to be found”
I am grateful to have experienced love and affection with others, so that I need never doubt that it exists
I am grateful to have a “mystical connection”  with the Tanuki, I think perhaps I am a tanuki in some sense
I am grateful that life stays consistently mysterious and provides a sense of wonder

I send my energies of love, compassion, harmony, peace and goodwill to all beings who see these words. Let us dwell together in the energy of gratitude for a few moments.

You are very dear to me. You are all my children.
LOVE IS FREE
Tim