I rise in the blessing of the earth. I rise in the beauty of the world. I rise in the restoration of love. I rise in the power of the ancestors. I rise in the Holy Spirit. I rise in the Consciousness of Christ. I rise in the hope of glory. I rise in the…

“Begin and end your meditations with a simple ritual. For example, I begin each meditation by lighting a candle while stating an intention. I then pay respect to my teachers and ancestors by calling out their names. I end with a gratitude prayer dedicating the merit of my good intentions to all sentient beings throughout…

“Every moment is a divine original, yet our lives are drenched in negativity and worry. If you were to bring sensual awareness to each moment— awareness of contact, taste, smell, sight, and sound— you would burst in aliveness, vitality, and joy, and explode in gratitude. The idea is to practice noticing the shades, gradations, and…

“Each day, as often as you can, be grateful! Be grateful for small things and large things, beautiful things and ugly things, good things and bad things, many things and no things. Notice the miracles in your life and celebrate them, then offer your peaceful feelings to all sentient beings throughout the world. Make gratitude…

“Instead of removing judgments, create positive judgments. Try compassion, gratitude, humility, patience, and forgiveness. ‘What else?’ I don’t believe in emptying the mind. I believe in filling the mind with hope, inspiration, and courage. Better than noise is silence; better than silence is melody. Melody for the mind is hope, inspiration, and courage.” Amit Sood,…

I am grateful body, mind and soul in every aspect of my being, AND FOR EVERY LIFE THAT LIVES, BREATHES AND HAS ITS BEING. Whatever is meant for evil empowers us with good. Nothing can forsake the goodness of Spirit. Nothing is greater than Love, the absolute good, in whose image and likeness we are…

“[C]onnect flowing water in the tap with the feeling that blessings are coming into your home. Connect your first awareness in the morning of being alive, with the word gratitude. Let go of a few negative thoughts the day you empty the trash can. You can’t eliminate all the negative thoughts, but you can choose…

“I put the smartphone away without checking e-mails. Instead, I turned to a different morning ritual that I have cultivated the last few years: sending silent gratitude to five people in my life who I know care about me. Near the end of the gratitude practice, I drifted off into a sweet, refreshing sleep.” Amit…

“There are two ways our bodies develop immunity to a virus: either by infection or by immunization. If what hurt you didn’t break you, consider it a flu shot. It was painful and perhaps caused fever, but it has helped you develop the requisite immunity so you don’t get the full-blown flu. Everyone who has…