February Feelings
All the best~by Rukmini Poddar
"Gratitude Ladder"
All the best,Gratitude
Say thank you, until you mean it.Thank God, life, and the universe for everyone and everything sent your way.Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.Gratitude makes things right.Gratitude turns negative energy into positive energy. There is no situation or circumstance so small or large that it is not susceptible to gratitude’s power. We can start with who we are and what we have today, apply gratitude, then let it work its magic.Say thank you, until you mean it. If you say it long enough, you will believe it.Today, I will shine the transforming light of gratitude on all the circumstances of my life.**From the book: The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series
An Introduction to Gratitude
"In order for the seed to grow, it has to have soft and fertile ground. Gratitude makes our heart soft. Gratitude fertilizes our heart. Gratitude enables the seed of Bhakti to grow. When we expect, when we think we deserve, when we want something very different than what we are getting, from Krishna, that is the symptom of being ungrateful." -- Radhanath Swami
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~presented by Syamala Priya Devi Dasi
Gratitude is an essential human quality that links us to better mental health, self-awareness, better relationships and a sense of inner fulfillment. When we direct our minds toward what we are most grateful for, real inner happiness emerges.
To join Syamala in this beautiful meditation, please click here or on the video image below.
Syamala Priya dd (Sara Sheikh) is a clinical social worker and yoga teacher. She specializes in mental health and yoga-based psychotherapy for children, adolescents and families. Her most recent project is in collaboration with Y.O.G.A. for Youth and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), as a mindfulness educator. As the most populous county in Maryland, MCPS has adopted a research based mindfulness curriculum. Syamala gains personal and professional inspiration from her many teachers from the Krishna Bhakti tradition who embody a life of wisdom and compassion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4UmEhdq0Gs&feature=youtu.be