Gratitude Timeline

"To have gratitude is to enjoy something twice:

Once when it happens

An once when memories arise."

Tahlia Hunter

Create the healthy habit of becoming grateful for everything that happens in life, not just the good stuff. It is a matter of being mindful while reaping rewards. Review the past and notice how things that at the time seemed disappointing, turned out to be rewarding. We can create a mindset of seeing the good in a situation no matter how unwelcome it is.

Whether a journal is kept or a check in with a friend, sharing what good happened no matter how small, can shift perspective. Lessening the drama also helps to maintain physical, mental and spiritual health. Everything is connected ... energy attracts like energy. So where we place our focus, sets the tone for the day.

When we add gratitude, things progressively become better. Gratitude lifts, while anger depletes. Memories can become our personal art gallery. Why litter the walls with dark splashes of disappointment when we can just as easily paint inner landscapes with vibrant gratitude? We can create a timeline of what  we are grateful for to keep our spirits high.

The Body As An Illusion

"For in truth, you are not a body but a soul."

Tahlia Hunter

In childhood, I had an awareness of being other than a physical body. I would notice obvious qualities in others and sadly, negative emotions. Curiosity encouraged the practice of noticing individual characteristics. The words spoken often times did not coincide with behaviors. The harsh vibrations of some instinctively alerted me to step aside.

Admittedly, my desire to understand others from a non-physical stance was an escape for me. Somehow, I was able to pick up on the radiance from within others which made me question how this person could feel so unlovable, unwanted and unworthy. I took for granted my ability to extend love out into his or her field.

Years passed and I became increasingly adept at sensing the shame hidden within a person which enabled me to highlight their gift so very needed in our chaotic world.The obsession of others to cover uniqueness confused me.  I was so keenly aware that the body was the illusion, not the soul.