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This is an easy one. I just spent a bunch of time outdoors enjoying a rare full rainbow, birds decorating the trees like those delicate idyllic scenes one so rarely sees and listening to the squawk, cry, titter, caw and song of so many birds. I 'should' have been doing something else, but in that moment when I saw my favorite color of sky I had the wisdom to drop what I was doing to go out and enjoy a bit of gratitude. Gratitude is a healer who has followed us through the ages. Here are a few related quotes:
There are 25 more of these beauties here: https://www.virtuesforlife.com/30-gratitude-quotes-health-happiness-healing/ I chose these with a bias toward the succinct.
For this week's session the task is simple. Recall something you're grateful for, or a whole lot of things you're grateful for, and focus on that feeling it brings. Notice what it does for you. Do you start to buzz or tingle? Do things feel light? Those are things I notice. Anybody else want to share?
And... enjoy!
Additional Info
We especially welcome new Roundtable members to our sessions. This week's star cast of new members includes Caroline88 and Laura Richardson, Stephen Ackerman and Luca_2008. I hope you you check in and perhaps join in with us. No experience or 'special abilities' required. A sense of wonder and fun recommended.
If the exact time in your area does not work for you, then just join when you can. Many of us have no problems connecting a few hours earlier or later but find somewhere in a 24-hour window works best. Some people have even set the intention to join in dream time.
Instructions are posted below. Let us know if you have any questions.
Session Time
The time for the session is the same each week based on 8am Sunday, New Zealand time, unless there is a daylight saving change in you area (if so, just go by 8am Auckland, New Zealand time). This time is calculated to make the sessions accessible to as many as possible.
USA: Saturday: 3 pm EDT, 1 PM MDT, 2 pm CDT, 12 pm PDT
Europe: France (Paris), Switzerland, Sweden, Saturday: 9 pm
UK: England (London), Ireland (Dublin), Saturday: 8 pm
Russia: (Moscow), Saturday: 10 pm
South Africa: (Johannesburg), Saturday: 9 pm
Australia: (Sydney, AEST) Sunday: 6 am, (Perth) Sunday, 3 am
About these Sessions
For those new to these sessions, or if you simply want to be reminded on how to connect in and what methods you can use to send healing, see this article here.
The purpose of these weekly sessions is to send healing to each participant, which can be accomplished by focusing on individuals or the group, depending on what methods you chose to use. You are always free to set secondary intentions around focusing on world events that may need some helping energy — on other levels our group also works in a multi-dimensional sense. Sometimes we get healing requests within the replies here, so do check back here just before the sessions begins.
Let us know if you are joining by responding below or or contacting us through the Contact Forum Admin link here. The session is 20-30 minutes and you can send, and or receive healing; it is up to you. Anyone can heal. No training is required to participate.
Please provide any feedback on here if you receive any and feel comfortable sharing.
The place we have chosen to visualize when first connecting in, and to anchor that connection, is a forest clearing. Think of an opening inside a forest where there is a large crystal in the center that we gather around. The ground could have moss or grass, perhaps even dirt or another surface that appears to you. There may be the sound of a waterfall nearby which could result in a river that you could see, or not. You could start off here and then go off to another place of your choosing to send and/or receive healing. Some people find themselves being taken on a journey where they are shown other things during a session, but we all experience this in our own unique ways.
You can find further information about these sessions through the link, Remote Group Healing, via the INFO link in the menu here on The Roundtable.
if you have a bent scienc-y bent here is a tome that speaks of things like gratitude as antidepressant, social binder, stress regulator, insomnia aid and neurotransmitter modifier: https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/
If you want a few ponderings + practical tips: https://www.caringbridge.org/resources/gratitude-practice/
As I write this, my daughter, who is looking through some old thing, smiles broadly + tells me, "Mom, you were insane when you were young". I am insanely grateful
I'll end with one of my favorite philosophers “Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ~A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
