You might be surprised by the amount of things that you need, want and assume that become yours without your even thinking about who or what it may have taken to become yours. While within anything that one may attain during their lifetime there exists a network of roads that made it all come together, not to mention the help of the creator of life itself. Yet it seems few of us ever truly set aside a time for thanking all those things that made it so. In the west, they made prayer for this very reason. But prayer is formal, and with differing beliefs present it is not comfortable in the collective group format of varying beliefs. In the East they made meditation, but it requires a certain space of seclusion and is often a single person activity, both of which limit our ability to give thanks in the collective group environment.
For this very reason we need a new system of thankfulness and compassion. A praitation (prayer & meditation combined) if you will. Having shared this I'd like to throw out a personal challenge to everyone here. A challenge to you as an individuals and/or groups, to get into your creative zone and try and come up with a new word, concept, or combination of words, that could come together to form a word/concept that we might call this new form of prayer/meditation.
I can reveal a little tip on what might help in this process too; simply open a browser with two tabs, on one tab goto Thesarasis.com and the Other Dictionary.com. Now just flow between the two tabs with different words that describe or make up the subject you are creating within. It helps to have a blank sheet of paper and pencil to note upon. Prayer, and Meditation would be the two words to begin playing with creatively. Also, this can be a fun way to compose poetry or song.
I challenge you and your resources to come up with a new word or combination of words, or even new concept, for a holistic way to give thanks.
Love, Light and Power,
Scott