Day 10 Gratitude Challenge –Quiet

10/06/2016 Your mantra is 'Thank you'. Just keep saying 'Thank you'. Don't explain. Don't complain. Just say 'Thank you'. Say 'Thank you' to Existence. - Mooji For me quiet is one of life’s essentials, something I engage with every day. When I engage with quiet an immense space opens up inside my head, then every cell in my body becomes quiet. Sometimes it is only for a moment. But that moment is eternity. At other times the inner quiet can last a whole day. Quiet Space 2013 HMG

Outside the busy world clatters, chatters and rattles on Sounds of vehicles rushing by The constant electronic hum, just below hearing, felt in the bone The minutiae of other’s lives seeping into you through waves of sound Day in, day out, constant sound, Always there always present, filling mind and body to the brim. Breathing consciously you create the pause between the layers of sound Quiet space, inside, expanding out Your eye rests gently on a peaceful scene; Breathe, Quiet, Space Your hand curves over the warm, soft body of a companion; Breathe, Quiet, Space Drifting softly the scent enters you soul, memories expand; Breathe, Quiet, Space On your tongue, the taste of family, of love, of happiness in the bite taken; Breathe, Quiet, Space. You move beyond the world’s noise You leave behind all that is unimportant Breathe, Quiet, Space, Inside the quiet, expands, flexes and fills your soul to the brim “The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” ― David Steindl-RastDay