Sixth Sense of Gratitude

“The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.”― Mark Nepo

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam

Do one less thing today.
Put one rock down.
Stray off the beaten worn path.
Cut a new trail.
Deep, long breath.
In, out. Repeat.
Embrace the fullness of this day.
Rapt attention.
Honing of senses.
All five senses.
Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
A sixth too.
Gratitude.
Hidden right in front of us.
Found in the pause, in the witnessing, in the steeping.
Do one less thing today.

“Sometimes the simplest and best use of our will is to drop it all and just walk out from under everything that is covering us, even if only for an hour or so—just walk out from under the webs we’ve spun, the tasks we’ve assumed, the problems we have to solve. They’ll be there when we get back, and maybe some of them will fall apart without our worry to hold them up.”― Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have