WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE
OF DELIGHT
The happy heart is
one that is filled with gratitude. A simple ritual such as bowing and breathing
deeply to greet each day awakens joy in us. Each day, each season, each cycle
offers something of beauty. Let us notice and give thanks.
-- Diane
Mariechild in Open Mind
This was the OneSpirit Daily Inspiration on
11/30/15.
+ This quote connects the first two steps of the 7 steps of
InterSpiritual Meditation offered by Edward Bastian.
Step 1 is: May we be happy and healthy.
Step 2 is: May we be grateful.
Too often we take these qualities for granted. We don’t think about them enough. We don’t ponder what it means to be happy or
healthy or grateful. I invite you to
immerse yourself in your own particular take on happiness, on health, on gratefulness. Writing is often a good vehicle for this
exploration. You might take a walk in
the woods or on the beach or through your neighborhood contemplating these
things. Or, devote several sessions of
meditation or contemplation or prayer to these topics.
In Ed’s
book on InterSpiritual Meditation
(and in the internet course found at the Spiritual
Paths website) we are invited to
think about and write about a variety of themes connected to happiness &
health including: Mind, Body and Spirit.
And, for gratefulness: Remembrance,
Gratitude, Trust, Devotion, Prayer and Offering.
+ Delight
is not one of the 37 Spirituality & Practice practices BUT put Delight in
their Search Engine and you come up with 85 items including 67 quotes, 16
books, 1 practice, and 1 film as of 6/14/16.
Go to http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/search/?q=Delight. However, it is clear that Mary Ann &
Frederic Brussat are big fans of Joy.
Therefore, put Joy in their
Search Engine and you come up with 2057 items including 867 quotes, 835
books, 160 practices, 11 teachers, 24 arts links, 29 e-courses, 98 films, 26
blogs and 4 traditions as of 6/14/16. Oh, and Joy IS
one of the 37 spiritual practices. You can also be inspired by their
Twelves Gallery on Joy.
+ Joy will
come up again very soon in these explorations since it is the second of 9
heavenly attributes we will be exploring.
+ I would love it if you offered a guest post on this
practice or any practice. And, I have
work to do on my Delight page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Delight”
or “Guest Post” to John@abundancetrek.com.
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