I have been making more of an effort to practice gratitude each day by starting my day and ending my with gratitude. Some gratitudes are automatic and others are done with more conscious thought and consideration. This isn't happening consistently as the habit and practice is still developing, but the consistency is building as each day passes.
I am grateful for Kung Fu, our past masters and all the instructors, but I am realizing there is so much more to be aware of and grateful for. Master Brinker recently discussed some of the many benefits our forms provide. On some level I was aware of all the benefits mentioned and yet was not fully utilizing that awareness. I can now see how also practicing gratitude on a more conscious level before and during my forms practice can add another dimension to my training. For example, if I think about being grateful for the benefits of stretching within a form, I will be more aware of those moments and able to take advantage of them. In addition to the benefit of improved muscle stretches, I will have also improved my stances and as a result have even more to be grateful for.
Gratitude can exist on a surface level or a deeper more conscious level when I allow myself to be open and feel the connections that exist. Gratitude opens my eyes to the limitless potential of the universe and helps me to draw on the abundance that already exists. By practicing gratitude, I am taking my small world/bubble and expanding it to include everyone and everything. Practicing gratitude provides an abundance of positive energy to the universe for all to benefit from.
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