Hey Lisa - I just saw this! :-) THANK YOU!!!! And I AM filled to overflowing with gratitude today - sometimes I sing this song as an affirmation - sometimes it bursts forth from me needing to be expressed because the gratefulness of my heart has to burst forth. Today is one of the latter - and this makes me grateful too. :-) I also recommend checking out this TED video - hang in for the awesome video - VERY inspiring of gratitude....makes me cry every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=gXDMoiEkyuQ&vq=medium Love and blessings all round, Melissa

Hmmm... I don't know that I have a "favorite" gratitude practice per say. I audibly and mentally say "Thank You for supplying me every need." whenever I catch myself falling into the "I ain't got's". The other very conscious practice I have is to "find the pony" or "positive" in every situation. I have learned that I am completely at choice in my perception of any situation and I WILL see whatever I look for; no matter what everyone else sees in the same situation. I think the greatest benefit I've received from practicing gratitude in my life is more gratitude... It really does seem to be a self fulfilling practice for which I'm grateful.

I'm easing out of a much needed healing period and my breath is definitely flowing much more freely than before. I continue to recognize and release blocks of fear and frustration, all societal illusions I periodically buy into. Visioning on a regular basis has made a tremendous difference in clearing away the illusions, allowing myself to really know God's highest vision for my life, and more specially focusing my prayer work. Good stuff!!

I have been practicing tithing for many years. I divided my tithe between three entities that nurtured me spiritually. However, because I had a salaried position the income was the same so the amounts were all the same. It really did become a mindless giving rather than a mindful giving or spiritual practice. I recently released my management position and am now self-employed and nurturing the growth of Love In Service. I appreciate you discussion points and found myself re-awakening to the practice of tithing as a conscious spiritual practice rather than simply mindlessly delving out specific amounts of $ to predesignated places. Even as I typed that I realize that sometimes the set amount is helpful for entities in establishing their budgets. I can embrace value in establishing a set amount for such entities as a "pay it forward" and adjusting from there. I love it that we have this forum. Simply opening to the discussion grows me!!! I accept my adundant inheritance as a child of the Divine!! Namaste' Rafe