Expressing Gratitude

Here, secure in my sanctuary among my many volumes of books, I assume a comfortable lotus position with my spine erect and my head floating, as if suspended by a thread from heaven. Then, I close my eyes and deeply inhale the sweet scent emanating from my diffuser – a pleasant chocolate mint aroma. I calmly quiet my mind and body, feeling the gentle heat of the sun as it pours through my window, warming me ever so slightly and blanketing my room in a golden hue. Sitting stoically, I allow the usual anxious thoughts to come and go – painful emotions of past events and frightening fantasies of an imagined future. I permit my mind to visualize and plan a productive day, one filled with potential distractions and rewards, as well as survival threats and erratic emotions conjured from some long-lost memory – thoughts that have become myelinated and made permanent. I shift slightly forward, reaching for and picking up my favorite blue fountain pen, write away my pains, express gratitude for rising this morning, record my past, and plan for my profound future.