Full Moon Gratitude
Full Moon & Gratitude My favorite Full Moon Ritual is a Gratitude Practice. I take a few deep breaths, light a candle, pause, and reflect on what am I grateful for. I say my gratitudes out loud to really feel the words in my body. I finish with a silent meditation. I love this ritual because it is simple yet profound. I enjoy this gratitude practice because it gives me time – time “I don’t have” and time “I need” – to give thanks. I fill-up with gratitude by remembering all the people that I love and all the experiences that enrich my life. I envision myself shining brightly like the full moon in the night sky. With this practice, I can find gratitude for every experience. This Full Moon I am grateful for my meditation practice because it helped me to stay calm and have faith during the most painful and terrifying experience of my life. On a warm afternoon day, I was hiking in the desert mountains of East San Diego County, when suddenly, I had a gut feeling that I was n