I Affirm: I am Joy, I am Health, I am Love, I am Spirit Unfolding, I am Beauty, I am Adventure, I am Openness, I am Happy, I am Creativity, I am Gratitude, I am Acceptance, I AM.

I finally took a few moments tonight to sit in silence and give thanks for each part of my body and how wonderfully everything works for me. I have been having a strange "fluttering" in my ear, and unfortunately I seem to wait until something is bothering me before I make the decision to be kind and thankful for all the parts that work so flawlessly 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

I decided that my body was telling me to "listen" to it, so I did. I spent about 10 minutes, starting at the top of my head, being grateful for each part of myself. My eyes, ears, nose, etc. Feeling grateful as I worked my way down; my arms, hands, organs that function so effortlessly; my stomach (which usually does not get a lot of love from me) hips legs, feet. You can touch each body part as you go along, making a body/mind connection. I gave my ear "permission" to relax and release whatever was causing the irritation, and it did.

Love is a cure-all. Most of us are not always consistent with being kind and loving to ourselves, let alone deliberately thanking all of our wonderful beingness. It feels good to take care of myself, in this way, and my body responds in kind. Give it a try...