Camille Tate’s Reviews > Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life > Status Update

"A life of gratitude is a life built upon optimism, expectation, and attention to the good of every instant as it unfolds. This is not a denial of adversity. Rather, the choice to consciously count - and encounter - my moment-to-moment good is a spiritual discipline."

"I open my eyes, ears, and heart to the goodness all around me. Rather than focus on grandiose moments of dramatic change, I focus instead on the slight, steady, constant flow of improvement in my life"

"My creative dreams are blessings for the world. As I bless others through my art and artfulness, others are encouraged to flower in return. We are a garden growing into glory. I am a bloom whose glory brings beauty to all. My dreams are important to the unfolding of the world."

"There is no situation so foreign that I do not claim and recognize good working through it and in it. When I encounter sorrow, I open my heart to contain and transform it. I allow the action of loving compassion to alchemize all difficulty into an opportunity to find the hidden face of god and cherish it."

"Recognizing that I am small enough to receive help and large enough to give it, I both receive energy and extend energy with a rhythm as melodic and as natural as breathing. Conscious of this process, I know that I can inhale greater support when that is my need, and exhale greater support when that is the need of others."

"I cherish my friendships. Rooted in god, they are flexible and enduring. They are honest, heartfelt, and healthy. I maintain deep affections without fear of abandonment."