Gifts. ⁠

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Last week, on my birthday, I received so many gifts. Gifts of time, attention, tea & cookies... By the end of the end of day, my heart was so full of gratitude it felt like it might burst, and the question floating around in my head was - ⁠

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What if we felt in our bones that all of our life experiences contain gifts? ⁠

The good. The bad. The boring.⁠

When our meditation practice shifts from simply paying attention to the acknowledgement of gifts, well now, we have taken the first step in deepening our meditation practice to something beyond our small ego-based selves…

What a gift meditation practice is, a luxury of time, breath and relating to yourself with curiosity and kindness.

And here is the interesting thing - with every gift that we acknowledge, 30 more come tumbling into view. Suddenly, we find ourselves awash in gifts that might have previously been unnoticed moments in our lives.

Every breath, every thought, every feeling is a gift from your soul to your ego-self.

Will you waste these gifts obsessing about your next to-do, or will you witness that obsessive thought with a smile and a “thank you” as you honor the gift of wisdom that just landed in your lap?

Today’s episode of The Mindful Minute is a practice in recognizing the gifts. ALL the gifts.

With every distraction, every discomfort, every joy, every mundane thought, we will remind ourselves, “this is a gift.” Curious what comes from a practice like this? Try it for yourself and find out!

You can practice with me live each Monday as I record this podcast. My virtual meditation class includes time for Q&A and a chance to connect with me personally! https://www.union.fit/orgs/meryl-arnett

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