Life Appreciation

How often do we take time out to appreciate life? Is it everyday, sometimes, or never? Sit and quietly ask yourself this all-important question. Your answer will reveal who and what you are as a person. Starting out each day is a new canvas to be painted. What did your painting from yesterday look like? Reflect and acknowledge to see if you did enough to fulfill your happiness. If you had a day(s) of wandering and complaining, it is because we did not allow ourselves to be centered in mind and spirit. 

Centering is the focused attention or energy on something to make one feel comfortable. It is truly a state of self-awareness that brings balance to your mental and physical health. To have this wonderful tool in your arsenal and apply its benefits will immediately turn your bad painting into a beautiful one. It allows one to experience the utmost joy of being alive and breathing what life is all and should be about. The art of centering is not difficult to learn but it takes practice and commitment. Empty your mind of the useless stress and clutter by commencing with slow and deep respiration, then affirm it with “Breathing in, I am a mountain. Breathing out, I am strong.” Repeat this rhythmic pace and your mind will begin to feel lucid and positive, your body will feel weightless, and your inner self will glow with a great appreciation of how fortunate you are to be living!

All in all, take a moment out of each day to slow down and ask yourself what life means to you. Enjoy every minute and the depth it has given you to be the best human being you can be. Life gives you limitless opportunities to be whole emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Do not be stagnant and let it pass you by. What a terrible waste if you did. The capsule we know as existence is limited, a vitality that must be admired at all times. Be centered and value your life on our fragile Earth…