Gratitude only works once it becomes a habit. Do this one for a few weeks, until you can run it without me.

About 10 minutes with Steven Webb's calm voice. Perfect for the morning.

Breathe in appreciation, breathe out thank you. That is the shape of the whole thing. Your body first, then one person who is always there or always was, then everything you own, right down to the kettle that made your drink. It finishes on whatever you take the universe to be. God, source, mystery. Your call entirely.

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Just while you're making yourself comfortable and getting settled in, I just want to tell you about another podcast I

have. It's called Stillness in the Storms Podcast. And it's a podcast that helps you to get a little inner

peace when you need it most and you probably have it least.

And it's just... Seeing life from a different perspective. And I'm also choosing not to have any

sponsors for either of these podcasts. So if you would like to treat me to a coffee, you can head

over to StevenWebb.uk or if you'd like to download the five simple practices for inner peace, also head

over to StevenWebb.uk. You are awesome. Settle in and enjoy the meditation. I won't disturb you

after the meditation. Good

morning. Welcome to your morning gratitude meditation. I'm Steven.

I encourage you to do this meditation for a few weeks until you can do the meditation completely without my

guidance.

By far the biggest part of practicing gratitude and for it to have the biggest impact on your life is

to make it a habit during your day. And this meditation helps you to start the day off with the

right frame of mind.

Make yourself comfortable. You want to be relaxed but alert. Your back and your neck up straight with your

chin tucked in slightly.

And now raise your arms above your head and take a deep breath in. Gently breathe out while lowering your

arms down the side of your body. Finally resting your hands on top of your legs in a comfortable natural

position.

And gently close your eyes.

Now we're going to start our daily gratitude practice.

Turn your appreciation to your breath.

Appreciate your lungs and your body for knowing what to do.

It's doing the job perfectly.

As you breathe in, appreciate the life-giving air. And

as you breathe out, appreciate your body knows how to relax.

So breathe in, appreciation.

And as you breathe out, gently say, thank you.

Breathe in, appreciation.

And breathe out, thank you.

Turn your attention to your body and I want you to feel your body filling up with a warm, glowing,

white energy of appreciation.

An energy of love and thankfulness.

As you breathe in this feeling of gratitude for every single part of your body working together to give you

the place to be here.

This is your home.

Imagine the light filling every part of your body

from the top of your head to your toes. To the tips of your fingers.

As you breathe in, light and appreciation.

And you breathe out, say thank you.

Now we go back to the oval. Breathing in as we go down the right. Pause. Breathing out and

up the left and we pause.

Now bring to mind somebody that you appreciate and love dearly. Somebody that is always there.

Or was always there in the past and maybe just a memory of them is comforting enough.

Somebody that you have to thank for their wisdom and their ability to be able to help you when needed.

I want you to imagine them there with you right now in as much detail as possible.

And as you breathe in, I want you to extend this love and this light to include them.

Imagine them receiving this love and energy you're giving them.

And they can feel and appreciate the gratitude you have for them.

As you breathe in, you appreciate them. And as you breathe out, you say, thank you.

Now I want you to bring to mind everything you have in your life. From your house, your car, to

the chair you're sitting on.

The cup for your morning drink. The kettle that made your morning drink.

The food in your fridge and the fridge to keep it cool. The clothes you are wearing.

And the item you are listening to this meditation on.

Recognise that you have an abundance of things in your life.

Bring them all in and extend your gratitude to each and every one of them.

Hold them all in your awareness.

And as you breathe in, cover them with love and light and energy of appreciation.

And as you breathe out, say thank you

breathing out relax.

Finally, I want you to bring to mind and into your heart whatever you perceive the universe to be.

It could be God. You may call it a mystery. Call it source. Others just simply call it the

universe.

Whatever it is and whatever your belief is, bring that internal energy and bring it into your

heart and extend your love and this pure light and appreciation for everything that it is.

Breathe in and feel the immense gratitude you have.

And as you breathe out, say thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for being there for me.

And as we breathe in gratitude and appreciation, we breathe out thankfulness.

In a moment we are going to return to the present moment, bringing back this appreciation and gratitude, and this

thankfulness for everything we have in our lives.

So let's start the count back back from five. Five.

Become aware of any sounds that may be present.

Four. Gently move your shoulders.

Three, shake your arms out a little, moving your legs and moving your toes to open your eyes and look

around the room. One, enjoy being absolutely present in this moment and just look around at the

abundance of what you have and feel the appreciation for everything you have in your life.

Wishing you a day of abundance and appreciation and above all, gratitude for everything you

have.

I'm Steven Webb. Thank you.

Namaste.