Joyful Meditation

Welcome the feeling of joy into your day with this practice. Allow yourself to experience bliss and gratitude. Sit in stillness and welcome in the environment around you, the breath, the body connecting to the ground, and bodily sensations. Now welcome all the goodness around you in your world. What can you be thankful for in this moment? Allow feelings of gratitude to fill the mind and body. Joy for being alive, for being fed, for having warmth, safety, a good friend... Allow these feelings to expand through the body. Also allow yourself to feel any negative thoughts that arise, such as disappointment and insecurity. Welcome these, then again come back to all the goodness around you. And when it feels right, let the negative go. Set an intention to feel joy and gratitude throughout your day, whatever happens around you. You can control your ability to feel happy and joyful within yourself.