Our daily gratitude ritual
At the beginning of our evening meal, Shonnie and I take a few moments to express our gratitude for events of the day. For example, one of us might say, “I’m grateful for finally completing the newsletter I’ve been working on. I’m grateful for your willingness to clean the kitchen after breakfast. And I’m grateful to be here with you our kitties at the end of a long day about to enjoy this healthy, flavorful meal.”
Then come acknowledgments—something that we appreciate about the other and ourselves—an act performed or a state of being during the past 24 hours. For example: “I acknowledge you for the compassion you showed with my mother during our telephone call with her. I acknowledge myself for cooking this meal for both of us.”
Then the other partner expresses his/her gratitude and acknowledgments.
Finally, connected at a deeper level, we break bread and enjoy our evening meal together.
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This daily gratitude ritual is as important as that of saying thanks for the foods before meal, which is practiced by some religions. I was reading a blog entry in another blog yesterday which mentioned about not taking a loved one for granted. I think this daily gratitude ritual will fit in nicely to remind us to be grateful for our loved ones, to give appreciations and to acknowledge them for the things they have done for us. It is something so simple and yet so essential.
Comment by BK — April 30, 2009 @ 9:23 pm