A Letter of Gratitude To… Myself

Last August, I was up in San Rafael CA for a 3 day Spiritual Training Intensive.  Among many mind/heart/soul-expanding exercises that we did was a little “Letter of gratitude to myself”.  Although I’ve done this before, I think I’ve always tended to not be as open and honest and vulnerable as I could and should be… after all, if you can’t talk to yourself, who can you talk to?

I ran into this yesterday… I don’t think I read it after I wrote it, and we didn’t discuss it as a group, as it was supposed to be a personal note to ourselves.  But it touched me as if it was written by a very dear and loved friend of mine… and of course… it was.

My dearest darling Jerry,

How do I start thanking you for what you represent to me?

Thank you for being a rock at times, and a soft-landing pillow at others.
Thank you for your seemingly never-ending search for what’s going to “do it”… for us.
Thank you for landing in a place during the search where it feels like we’re “home”.
Thank you for understanding more and more what’s really true, and really important… and what’s only an illusion not worth even the gentlest of energies and attention.
Thank you for forgiving me now… I know how hard it’s been to do that for so long.
Thank you for the patience I never thought I’d experience… The wait for it has been well worth it, now that I feel the loving support it provides me.
And most of all.. thank you for loving us both… as only You… who You really are… can do.
Thank you for Being.

Yeah… there is a sweet-spot in me towards Me.  How ’bout you?  When’s the last time you expressed some loving gratitude to yourself?  You… needs to, and would love to… hear from You.

Now… is a great time to do just that.

Jerry