Hello there,
How has your week been exploring authentic gratitude? I’ve been thinking about you and wondering what discoveries you’ve made as you’ve begun recognizing appreciation that feels genuinely sustainable rather than forced.
Yesterday I watched my neighbour tend her garden with such gentle attention – noticing each new bud, appreciating the way morning light caught dewdrops on leaves, pausing to smell herbs as she watered them. In that simple scene, I witnessed what I believe is one of life’s most profound secrets: extraordinary abundance lives within ordinary moments.
The Overlooked Treasures
We’re often taught to seek abundance in achievements, acquisitions, or special experiences. Yet the most accessible and sustainable form of abundance surrounds us constantly in the texture of everyday life.
Think about it: the satisfaction of completing a simple task, the comfort of your favourite chair, the pleasure of a conversation with someone who makes you laugh, the peace of those quiet moments before sleep when you feel held by your pillow and blanket.
These aren’t Instagram-worthy moments, but they’re life-sustaining moments that create the foundation of a grateful existence.
Breathing Your Way to Appreciation
One of the most accessible ways to cultivate appreciation is through conscious breathing with gratitude. Your breath connects you directly to life’s abundance – each inhale bringing you the gift of life, each exhale releasing what no longer serves.
When you breathe with appreciation, you create space for abundance to flow naturally. This isn’t about complex breathing techniques but about using your breath as a gateway to present-moment gratitude.
Finding Appreciation Even in Challenges
Sometimes the most profound ordinary moments happen during our most difficult times. The warmth of someone’s hand when you’re grieving. The simple pleasure of a warm shower when everything else feels chaotic. The taste of food when you’re worried about the future.
These moments don’t diminish your challenges – they provide anchor points of stability and appreciation that can sustain you through difficulty.
Nature’s Abundance Teachings
As spring demonstrates around us, nature doesn’t save its beauty for special occasions. Every day brings new expressions of abundance: flowers blooming not for applause but for the joy of blooming, trees growing steadily without fanfare, birds singing not for an audience but as natural expression of their vitality.
Nature shows us that abundance isn’t rare or earned – it’s the natural state of life expressing itself fully. When we learn to notice and appreciate these daily demonstrations of abundance, we develop what I call “abundance eyes” that can see gifts everywhere.
Your Week 2 Challenge
This week, I invite you to discover the abundance hidden in ordinary moments:
1. Appreciation Breathing Practice: Three times daily, use conscious breathing to connect with gratitude for this moment
2. Ordinary Moment Recognition: Notice and appreciate five ordinary moments that bring unexpected pleasure or comfort
3. Challenge Appreciation: Find one small appreciation within a current difficulty or stress
4. Nature Abundance Observation: Spend 10 minutes observing how nature expresses abundance without effort
5. Gratitude Toolkit Building: Begin collecting practices that help you access appreciation during different moods and circumstances
Remember, you’re not trying to find abundance where it doesn’t exist. You’re training your attention to notice the abundance that’s already flowing through your daily experience when viewed with appreciative awareness.
As you explore this week, notice with gentle curiosity:
• Which ordinary moments most naturally evoke appreciation?
• How does breathing with gratitude affect your overall sense of wellbeing?
• What does nature teach you about effortless abundance?
• How can appreciation support you even during challenging times?
Join the Journey
I’m loving walking this path with you! Throughout this week, I’ll be sharing daily practices on social media to support your abundance recognition journey. Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn for regular inspiration and practical exercises.
I’d love to hear about your experiences with finding abundance in everyday life. Which ordinary moments surprise you with their richness? How has appreciation breathing affected your daily experience? What wisdom is nature sharing with you about abundance? Comment below or reach out directly to share your journey.
Remember, the most profound abundance often hides in the moments we usually overlook. Your growing ability to appreciate ordinary life is developing abundance vision that will serve you in every season.
With warmth and appreciation for your growing abundance awareness,
Gemma-Lee
About the Author:
Gemma-Lee Harvey is a Holistic Counsellor and Lifestyle Coach based on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. With a diverse background spanning psychology, business, counselling, and coaching, she creates a nurturing space for exploring one’s full potential. Her gentle yet practical approach kindles the transformative spirit within, guiding individuals through life’s challenges as they rise through empowerment.
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