“I am thankful for the yummy breakfast my husband provides me post my rowing workout: Hard Boiled Egg, English Muffin and Cantaloupe.” (Heather Houston 3-2-26)
“I am blessed to see an eagle on my morning commute.” (Heather Houston 3-2-26)
“I am thankful to share in my birthday celebration with my husband as one of our pronouns is ‘WE’.” (Heather Houston 3-2-26)
“I am blessed as my husband made Pho this week and a benefit by-product was a lovely Pho flavored brisket which we made into Pho French Dip Sandwiches…BRILLIANT! (Heather Houston 3-2-26)
“I appreciate my husband being supportive when I needed to retire early for the night. I used the whole day up and was wiped out!” (Heather Houston 3-2-26)
“I am grateful for my legs.” (Heather Houston 3-2-22)
“I am thankful for my insights.” (Heather Houston 3-2-22)
“I am blessed to have hard-earned wisdom.” (Heather Houston 3-2-22)
“I appreciate my paychecks.” (Heather Houston 3-2-22)
“I am thankful for clean and plentiful water.” (Heather Houston 3-2-22)
Lyrics: Drop your silver in my tambourine Help a poor man fill a pretty dream Give me pennies, I’ll take anything Now listen while I play My green tambourine Watch the jingle jangle start to shine Reflections of the music that is mine When you toss a coin, you’ll hear it sing Now listen while I play My green tambourine Drop a dime before I walk away Any song you want, I’ll gladly play Money feeds my music machine Now listen while I play My green tambourine Listen and I’ll play
“Meditation is simply about being yourself and knowing about who that is. It is about coming to realize that you are on a path whether you like it or not, namely the path that is your life.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn (American Professor Emeritus of Medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School; June 5th, 1944 ~ )
“…there are compelling physiological, psychological, and spiritual reasons why we should engage in regular meditation. It is the mortar that holds mind, body, and Spirit together.”
“…meditation is intentional concentration on one thing, which can be either secular or spiritual.”
“In this state creativity flowers, intuition leads to a deeper wisdom, the natural healing system of the body is engaged, our best physical and mental potentials manifests itself and we feel psychologically satisfied.” …Spiritual meditation, on the other hand…”will help you become aware of the presence of the divine in nature, in yourself and in other people. The love and joy that are inherent in Spirit–that are the very essence of Spirit–will begin to permeate your life.”
Dr. Joan Borysenko (Author; October 25th, 1945 ~ )
“…many different ways of meditating, depending on my inner needs: the golden mirror meditation, writing my daily dialogue pages, gazing into the flame of a candle, concentrating on a sacred word in a centering prayer, focusing on a poetic phrase to find deeper personal meaning, or setting out on a walking meditation.”
“…all-time favorite meditation is a small, moist piece of chocolate cake eaten with exquisite attention and tremendous gratitude. Any time we are fully present in the moment we are meditating.”
Dr. Joan Borysenko (Author; October 25th, 1945 ~ )
“I have a meditation practice I follow: 10-minutes in the morning and at lunch with a 5-10 minute Spiritual time-out to reflect on my day before bed. I also commune with nature daily for 30-minutes which consists of a walk or quiet sitting outdoors. Putting meditation in small chunks throughout my day reduces stress and keeps me centered.” (Heather Houston 3-2-22)
“If being present is meditation, then my life is mostly meditation. How magical is that?” (Heather Houston 3-2-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 68-70 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Driving to work westbound, I spotted a beautiful bald eagle perched on the railway wind gauge pole facing away toward the south at the midspan point of the bridge. I feel so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
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