I offer my gratitude for the people, animals, plants, insects creatures of the sky and sea, air and water, fire and earth, and for all whose joyful exertion blesses my life every day
I offer my gratitude for the care and labor of a thousand generations of elders and ancestors who came before me
I offer my gratitude for the safely and well-being I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the blessings of this earth I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the family and friends I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the community I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the teachings and lessons I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the life I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the Sangha and for all sentient beings