{"id":352,"date":"2022-12-03T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/?p=352"},"modified":"2023-09-21T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:46:11","slug":"celebration-acknowledgement-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Celebration, Acknowledgement &#038; Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we edge closer to the end of the year 2022, I feel a pause and a reflection come in to me. I feel appreciation for so many gifts in my life.<br><br>I have been alone much of my life. I don&#8217;t mean there weren&#8217;t other people around me, I mean I felt different and unseen. Along the way I have received guides and mentors who have been paramount in my growth. But you each are a companion for me in this mindful journey and are truly a gift. <br>You are Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, friend, and confidant.<br>You carry love and high-intention for Life in your hearts wherever you go. It guides your choice of words, your mindful self-care, and your willingness to assist others.<br>You have answers, gathered from experience and education. And you also have questions and scars from dangerous travels in your journey that you have survived.<br>You have fear as your courage is becoming known and tears that are joy finally coming home.<br>You have freedoms which sometimes feel overwhelming and confinement that is also supportive.<br>You travel your days in hope and vision despite uncertainty and self doubt.<br>You are ever-ready to be helpful to others along the way. <br>You look for beauty and create beauty where there is none.<br>You are the sowers of tomorrow, the bringers of the dawn.<br>I am honored to be in your company and pray that you hold yourself in high regard.<br>I am grateful to witness your willingness and your strength.<br>You inspire and encourage me along my travels as a result of our shared time together.<br>You are a Master.<br>You are a Creator.<br>You are an Alchemist.<br>You are an essential piece in this wheel of Life.<br>I see you. <br>I hear you and feel you. <br>I relate to you. <br>And I hold deep love for you.<br><br>As I read these words, the tears begin. I feel them directed to each of you! And yet, I know you are my mirror too. What would it be like to begin the day, and say them in the mirror&#8230;? What a gift that would be?<br><br>I invite you to reread this in your quiet time, meditation, or gentle movement practice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we edge closer to the end of the year 2022, I feel a pause and a reflection come in to me. I feel appreciation for so many gifts in my life. I have been alone much of my life. I don&#8217;t mean there weren&#8217;t other people around me, I mean I felt different and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/?p=352\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Celebration, Acknowledgement &#038; Gratitude&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353,"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions\/353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gatheringwomenswisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}