Cultivate Gratitude for Your Rare Human Opportunity

Before dawn, you wake to the hum of your heater, a blessed haven from winter’s freeze. Steam curls from your coffee cup as you settle at the window. You notice the lights—each a home, each sustained by electricity you rarely consider. Grateful for this, you recall the crisp morning air of earlier days, when you trudged through frost without a coat. Now you sit in warmth and peace, pondering how extraordinary small comforts are. As the sun rises, your breath deepensnoticing mind, body, and world in harmony. With this clarity, you open your journal and map every advantage you have. None were free gifts: schooling, friends, health care, a reliable roof overhead. Seeing their rarity ignites determination to practice well today, aware that your human life is a fragile, precious vessel for growth.

Each sunrise, take two minutes to spot a blessing you might otherwise overlookyour bed, a warm garment, or a kind neighbor. Let gratitude fill your chest and guide your day’s practice. Begin tomorrow with this gift of awareness.