Gratitude ...

Gratitude is an emotion which I didn't think to add to my Images page. It's one of the most subtle emotions, perhaps because it involves taking ourself out of ourselves and we have never (at least I) have never been shown how to do this.

In a way it's a sense of being thankful yet not for a specific action but rather it seems to me to be almost like an inner ethereal wave that infuses our being with a sense of relief, fulfilment and connection.

Definitely a focus of deep meditation! This painting, GRATITUDE by Melina Del Mar captures the emotion beautifully and can be seen here. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/gratitude-melina-del-mar.html