Della Temple

Author, teacher, healer

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Tame Your
    Inner Critic
    • Taming Your Inner Critic Book Group Ideas
  • Walking in Grace with Grief
    • Blog posts on Grief
  • About Della
    • Author Page
    • One And One Equals Two
  • Contact me

Gratitude Magic and Miracles – Even On the Darkest Days

6 December, 2014 — Posted in: Gratitude 1 Comment

4204261438_8dc568ee40_z

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein

I used to feel disconnected from the magic and miracles of life until I made a commitment to the practice of being in an (almost) constant state of gratitude.

What I’ve learned in my daily practice is this:  When you shift your focus to seeing the magic and miracles in the little things, you open the door for your whole life to transform.

Long ago, I kept a gratitude journal. Every morning I would list five things I was grateful for. But after a while I stopped journaling lists. Because everything I listed was a thing, not a feeling. It began to feel like a young girl’s night time prayer: “I am thankful for Mama, and Papa and of course the new baby brother that I don’t even like.”

My gratitude journal became a chore. And of course that’s not what gratefulness is all about. Gratitude is a feeling – a deep gut level acknowledgment of beauty, magic, miracles, grace, and love.

So I stopped keeping a list – and just started living from this feeling state as much as I could each day, every day.

Most days it is pretty easy to come from the state of wonder and magic, seeing the beauty in the most simplest things – ocean waves pounding the rock wall, a friend’s smile when you walk into the room, or a baby’s joyous laugh and gurgle .

And, I find that I can be in gratitude for even the hiccups of life. Even on the most tumultuous days such as today -when a close friend loses a son – and all the old sorrows of my son’s death come tumbling to the surface.

If I stop and allow the deep emotions of my loss and hers to intertwine in a dance of grief, longing, sorrow, and compassion, I find the magic and miracles – there – right below the surface. The magic of having someone else who understands the deep searing pain of losing a child. The miracle of knowing that my son and hers are alive as soul-brothers in another realm. The gratitude that I can walk by her side as she navigates this year of becoming something else – something more – something deeper and wiser and oh so exquisitely beautiful.

Every day there’s a chance to step into, and live from, this state of gratitude. Even on the darkest of days, such as today.

 

You Might Also Like:

  • Do You Believe in Magic?Do You Believe in Magic?
  • Joy and Gratitude: Brene and OprahJoy and Gratitude: Brene and Oprah
  • Gratitude: The Gateway to Living In JoyGratitude: The Gateway to Living In Joy
  • Accepting Life Exactly As It IsAccepting Life Exactly As It Is
  • My Gratefulness MantraMy Gratefulness Mantra

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Comments

  1. Kathryn Chastain Treat says

    10 December, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    Despite grief, miracles are happening all around us.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Blog

Blog — The healing power of words

Tame Your Inner Critic

Walking in Grace with Grief

Subscribe — Join our community

Subscribe — Join our community

Categories

  • All About Chakras
  • Choosing Your Own Reality
  • Claiming Your Authentic Life
  • Conscious Grieving
  • Foundational Energy Tools
  • Gratitude
  • How To Tame Your Inner Critic
  • Living In Joy
  • Mindfulness
  • Simplicity
  • The Energy of Money
  • Thoughts | Particles of Energy

Copyright © 2022 Della Temple. Copyright Notice: All material on this website is protected by US and international copyright law and may not be quoted or reproduced without the express written permission of the author.All authorized reproductions, quotes or copies, in whole or in part, must reference the author's name and the Della Temple website, www.dellatemple.com.Privacy policy: We do not share, sell or distribute your email address or information with anyone.

 

Loading Comments...