Global Gratitude: 99-Day Program - Rayid · Gratitude program! By bringing this program into your life, you have chosen to love your family a little more ... and to share that love

Global Gratitude:99-Day Program

GG Booklet (Revised 3-1-07)

elcome to UnitreeFoundation’s GlobalGratitude program!

By bringing this program intoyour life, you have chosen to loveyour family a little more ... and toshare that love with others around theworld. In connecting with the 6grandmothers in your family tree, youincrease a channel of light that flowsfrom your ancestors to you, yourchildren, and future generations.Sharing this connection with othermothers and children creates aprofound experience of unity. In asimple, yet, powerful way, you arehelping to make the world a morebeautiful place.

Thank you for being who you are.

There are no rules in this program,only suggestions.

Each day, start the program with anopen heart and a positive attitude. Doyour best to look forward to what youare engaging in. Be gentle in yourprocess along the way.

Most importantly, be gentle withyourself. Invite patience andpeacefulness into your daily practice.You are embarking on a preciousjourney. Let there be joy within you.Simply by being willing to begin thisprogram, you have already increasedthe flow of love and light in your familytree.

Remember, regardless of the socialhistory of any grandmother, you arebuilding the most positive imagespossible. Ignore or release anyunpleasant memory you may have

heard or have about a grandmother.You are acknowledging the universalbeauty and love this specificgrandmother represents for you.Dwell only on the existence of lovethat is truly there at a spiritual level.

Be gentle with your religion, if youhave one. Feel free to change anywords within this program to blendwith your personal faith. Use yourreligious faith to strengthen theeffectiveness of what you are doing.Remember to be thankful for all thegifts that you have been given.Welcome your ancestors with joy,warmth and acceptance. By lovingthem, you free yourself and yourfamily from unseen challenges, asyou increase your capacity to receivethe many blessings they offer you.

Be gentle with your family. Let thembe as they are for the moment. Do notexpect them to understand orparticipate in what you are doing. Letyour own experience bear witness tothe value of what you areaccomplishing for your family. Whenthe time feels “right”, share yourexperiences with them. Considershowing them the program materialsor bring them to a Global Gratitudeseminar.

Deepen your relationship with thenatural world. Allow the existence ofnature to remind you of your positivefeelings for your ancestors. Forexample, your Father's Father'sMother (grandmother #3) correspondswith the plant kingdom or the simplebeauty of a tree. Each time you see atree, imagine embracing it with yourheart as if it was your grandmother.Take a moment to recall othermothers and children you have

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chosen to love. Let it bring a smile toyour face.

Be consistent. A few minutes eachday is more effective than an houronce a week. If you miss more thanthree days in a row, we suggest thatyou start over. Simply give yourselfpermission to begin again.

Years of inspiration and researchhave gone into developing the formatand structure of this unique program.The following guidelines are offered tohelp you get started.

Select a special place to do yourexercises. Somewhere quiet,soothing, and private is ideal. Whenyou find yourself unable to be in yourregular place, relax and proceedwherever you are.

Choose a consistent time to practice.You may find it easiest to practicewhen you awaken in the morning. Ifyou practice in the evening, a timeother than sleep time is mosteffective.

As you enter into your exercises, holdan attitude of optimism andthankfulness.

Follow the sequence of this 99-dayprogram as guided in this booklet.Notice which grandmother you arefocused on loving in the moment.Trace the l ineage to yourgrandmother, through your mother’sor father’s side of the family. Get intoa comfortable position, focus yourattention on your heart, and thenslowly read the inspirational wordsthat correspond wi th your

grandmother . Imagine yourgrandmother to be young andbeautiful. Imagine spending time withher, walking, talking or just holdingeach other. Say, “thank you, for beingmy grandmother”, and other simplethings like, "I love you".

When you finish reading the words,play the corresponding track of musicfrom our GG CD listed above“Inspirational Message.” Close youreyes, pause for moment, and allowany and all feelings or images toarise. Keep your attention on yourheart.

Take your awakening feelings, andsend them from your heart to yourchildren and grandchildren. If youhave no children, imagine that youhave many ch i ld ren andgrandchildren for three generationsinto the future. Imagine laughing andplaying with all of them. Tickle themwith the “fingers of your heart". Listento the sound of their giggling. Thenpause for a moment and let thefeeling wash over you.

Extend your attention to othermothers and children. Focus on lovingthem, especially their children asmuch as you love your own family.You may start with mothers andchildren you already know.

You may hold the same mothers andchildren throughout this entireprogram, if you like, or change to newones at any time.

You are encouraged to expand yourcircle to include mothers and childrenaround the world. To help facilitate

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this, there are photographs on ourwebsite of mothers and children fromdifferent countries. To access these,go to the Global Gratitude area of ourLearning Center and click on the linkfor “GG Photos.”

After you extend your attention toother mothers and children, “holdthem in your heart” throughout theremainder of the day.

As you go through your day,whenever you see a symbol in naturethat reminds you of a grandmother(such as a tree for Father's Father'sMother), pause for a few seconds andlet the exercise flow through youagain.

The entire process of practicingGlobal Gratitude is intended to takeabout 7 minutes, but no more than 15or 20 minutes.

After reading an inspirationalmessage, it is best to close your eyes,pause, and feel the words. You mayrepeat the exercise up to three timesa day. After you finish your exercise,place a check mark in one of theboxes located on the “inspirationalMessage” page you are working on.Regardless of how many repetitionsyou do in the course of a day, markonly one box per day.

There are 2 simple pages to eachinspirational message. The first pagegives an overview of what themessage is about. The second pagecontains the actual inspirationalmessage. You may read the first pagesilently to yourself, but read the

inspirational message out loud.

Repeat each inspirational messageand the related exercise for 9 days ina row, checking off one box a day.When you complete the 9 days, shiftyour attention to the next inspirationalmessage and continue on.

There are a total of 11 differentinspirational messages related to thefeeling of grandmothers and great-grandmothers in your family tree.Practicing each of them for 9consecutive days, results in a 99-dayexperience of Global Gratitude.

You may feel drawn to practice theseexercises in silence or utilize music toenhance your experience. We offerour GG Music CD, with musicsuggestions to match the feelings ofeach inspirational message. You willfind the corresponding track of musiclisted above each inspirationalmessage.

Some pieces of music on our GG CDwill automatically play twice during asingle track, while others will playonce. This facilitates about 7 minutesof music for each inspirationalmessage.

And now, you are ready to turn thepage and begin. Relax, and enjoy thiswonderful and enduring experience.What you are creating for your familyand other families in the world … is atreasure beyond words!

Thank you!!

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Celebrate the miracle of life.Honor the holiness of all that is ...

Focus on your chest and slowly read the words out loud on the next page. Youmay read all the words at once or pause with each sentence. Close your eyes andlet your heart and being feel the meaning of the words.

Each day you complete the process, check one box. After nine days, you havefinished this inspirational message. Move onto the next and continue the process.

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GG Music CD suggestion: Track #1

Inspirational Message #1:

There is a loving wholeness that creates, holds and moves myfamily. This wholeness is the essence of love and sweetness... and isthe very source that creates, breathes and animates all of life. I amdeeply thankful for the existence of this dynamic, loving source thatforms my soul, mind and body. I am thankful for the freedom to be aliveand my opportunity to grow. With this freedom I allow others to be asthey wish to be. With ease, I respect the existence of all life... and I amespecially thankful for the existence of mothers and childrenthroughout the world. From the love flowing through mothers andchildren, peace is realized and happiness is increased. I am thankfulfor the loving grace that touches the world with Light and makes thebeauty we all share possible.

Let your heart be like a rose blossoming in the sunlight.

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Give thanks for the wonderand meaning of all green things.

Bring your attention to your chest and trace a golden line from you throughyour father and his father, arriving at your great-grandmother (#3). Rest in her armsas you read the inspirational message on the next page. Close your eyes andtransfer the feeling of your great-grandmother to your children and grandchildren,three generations into the future. Send this feeling to mothers and children aroundthe world.

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My family tree is perfect. It is composed of the sweetness of loveand is infused with holiness. This living, dynamic tree is the vesselthrough which my family has lived, loved and evolved for generations.The beauty and purpose of my family tree will continue to grow andincrease for endless generations into the future. I am especiallythankful for my Father's Father's Mother whose love, like a strong tree,provides the sacred Firmness that brings harmony, health, and justiceto the family. Each time, I see a living tree; I am reminded of theperfection of my family tree and the role of this wonderful grandmother.Thank you, grandmother for showing me how to reach for the light.

Be firm, fair and serving in the presence of life.

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Giving and receiving is the key that opens the heart.

Bring your attention to your chest and trace a golden line from you throughyour mother and her mother, arriving at your great-grandmother (#4). Let yourheart receive and fill as you read the inspirational words on the next page. Closeyour eyes and take the feeling of your #4 grandmother to your children andgrandchildren three generations into the future. Send this feeling to mothers andchildren around the world.

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GG Music CD suggestion: Track #3 or Track #11


An ocean of love touches and nourishes my family. Before thebeginning of time and past the end of time, this gentle, receptive lovebathes my family and myself. Like the ocean receiving and cleansingthe waters of the earth, this eternal love moves through my family tree.It is my Mother's Mother's Mother who enables my family tree toreceive the vastness of this precious, sacred love. Like the wonder of ablossoming rose floating on the ocean, the sweetness of thisgrandmother deeply moves my being. Thank you grandmother, forbeing so dear to my heart and family.

The ongoing presence of love soothes and nourishes my family.

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My life and my presence are an inspiration to my family.

Bring your attention to your chest and trace a golden line from you throughyour father to his mother. Feel the clarity and love of life in this grandmother (#1),as you read the corresponding inspirational words. Close your eyes and take thefeeling of her to your children and grandchildren, three generations into the future.Send this feeling to mothers and children around the world.

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GG Music CD suggestion: Track #4 or Track #12


The noble strength of the Earth is in my bones. Like themagnificence of the mountains, my family tree is radiant with the loveof life. In the same way the mineral Kingdom supports all life on Earth,my family tree is the foundation of all past and future generations. I feelthe accumulative love of my family tree, as it grows stronger with eachday. In my own way, I increase this love for generations to come. Theloving existence of my Father's Mother provides the inner certainty thatpreserves the life within my family and myself. Thank you, grandmotherfor the love that is as strong as the grandest mountain.

My family is the foundation of all that I am.

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As water connects the earth,my feelings connect me to the All.

Bring your attention to your chest and trace a golden line from you throughyour mother to her mother. Allow peace to wash through you as you read thefollowing inspirational words corresponding to your Mother's Mother (grandmother#2). Take the feeling of her to your children and grandchildren, three generationsinto the future. Send the feeling to mothers and children around the world.

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Like the sacred water that touches and binds all life, peacedwells within my family. The mystery of peace holds my family treetogether and provides the means for all of us to feel each other. Like amirrored lake within me, it is with this peace that I am able to see myown soul. It is the heart of my Mother's Mother that provides the lovethat makes my experience of this lake of peace a reality. Throughouteternity, the living sanctity of this serenity is within my family tree. Oh,grandmother of peace, I thank you with all of my heart.

Peace is ever-present in all of life.

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The diversity of life is unified within me.

Bring your attention to your chest and trace a golden line from you throughyour father and his mother. Arrive at your Father's Mother's Mother (great-grandmother #5) and embrace the unity of all living things, as your read theinspirational words on the next page. Close your eyes and take the feeling of her toyour children and grandchildren, three generations into the future. Send this feelingto mothers and children around the world.

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It is the unity of all living things that creates the wholeness of lifeon earth. Within my own body there are countless miracles andmicroscopic life forms that make my physical existence possible. Allaround me is a spectacular array of species and creatures that I sharethis planet with. From within the soils and waters of the Earth, from thegrass and trees, and even in the air itself... there exists a multitude ofliving beings. From the tiniest to the grandest, each of these deservesmy love and respect - for all things are one in spirit. As my family's lovegrows more and more for all forms of life, the vitality and wellbeing ofmy family tree grows as well. I am eternally grateful for my Father'sMother's Mother, as it is her love that enhances my ability to feel theunity of life. Thank you, grandmother, for the compassion of your heart.

All living things are one mind, one body, one spirit.

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Beyond all I perceive and feel there is an infinite oneness.

Bring your attention to your chest and trace a golden line from you throughyour mother and her father. When you arrive at your Mother's Father's Mother(great-grandmother #6), pause long enough to allow the innocence of life to dawnwithin you. Then read the inspirational words of this grandmother. Take the feelingof her to your children and grandchildren, three generations into the future. Sendthis feeling to mothers and children around the world.

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CC Music CD suggestion: Track #7 or Track #8


Spiritual Oneness is the reality of life. From this oneness,innocence and purity pours forth ... and the planet is illuminated withdivine presence. This Oneness infuses everything with light,sweetness, and meaning ... and gives passion and purpose to thefamily tree as well. Like gentle reaching for that which is most sacred,this Oneness gives family members the yearning to grow. As onemember of the family grows, the whole family receives the benefit. Innature, it is the freshness of newly fallen snow that awakens us to thememory of our own pure essence. In society, it is the innocence ofchildren that reminds us of the Oneness and purity of life. Within thefamily tree, it is the extraordinary love of Mother's Father's Mother thatopens us to receive this precious gift that children bring. Belovedgrandmother of Oneness, I thank you forever.

Silence is the purest of all realities.

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There are three “graces” which open and fill me with thewonders of creation.

Remember your Mother's Father's Mother (grandmother #6) and hercorresponding element in nature (snow). As you hold the feeling of purity and snowin your head, allow it to softly float down to your chest. Add to this feeling, thepresence of your Mother's Mother's Mother (grandmother #4) as an ocean ofroses. Combine the feeling of snow and roses ... as they softly float downward inyour body. In the depth of your belly, imagine a lake that has “no ripples”.Remember your Mother's Mother (grandmother #2). Patiently allow these threeelements in nature to be revealed within you. Pause for a while in the depth of whatyou are feeling. Read the inspirational message on the next page. Then take thefeeling of these three grandmothers to your children and grandchildren, threegenerations into the future. Send this feeling to mothers and children around theworld.

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When the love from the three grandmothers from and Mother'sside of the family is combined, it produces a special quality within myfamily and myself. As I become aware of the soft, soothing light at thetop of my head, pure Oneness flows down from there, like snowflakescascading through me. This feeling of Purity and Innocence gentlymerges with the ocean of Grace in the center of my chest. There, like ablossoming rose, my heart opens and I am able to give and receiveincreasing depths of Love. As this combined feeling drifts downwardinto my belly, it becomes as quiet as a bottomless lake without anyripples. With this Eternal calmness, I notice a feeling of “falling in love”.With ease, I let this feeling wash through my entire family tree ... forthree generations before me and three generations into the future. Inthis moment, I allow my heart to welcome and hold another mother andher children from somewhere else in the world. As this sweetnessquietly builds, I am truly thankful for the dearness of mothers andchildren throughout the world.

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There are three “strengths” which fill mewith the beauty and firmness of creation.

Bring your attention to your throat and shoulders. Remember your Father'sMother's Mother (grandmother #5), and her correlation with the unity of allcreatures. Hold the feeling of unity, and firmly move your attention down your armsand chest into your solar plexus. Remember your Father's Father's Mother(grandmother #3), and add the strength of all the trees on earth. Feel the vitality oflife in your muscles and tissues. Slowly and firmly, concentrate this combinedstrength in the area of your hips. Affirm the presence of your Father's Mother(grandmother #1). Add to this collection of vital strength, the majestic power of allthe mountains on earth. Feel this radiant power accumulate into the crystals ofyour bones. With joyfulness, say “thank you” to all of life. Send this feeling to othermothers and children.

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When the splendor of the three grandmothers from my Father'sside of the family combine, a vastness of inner and outer strength isproduced. The magnificent diversity of the animal kingdom merges withthe gathering powers of the plant kingdom. This blending presses deepinto my bones as it unifies with the focused certainty of the mineralkingdom. In nature, these three breathtaking forms of life-giving powerhelp to bring health, prosperity and individuality to my family tree.When I look into the depths of nature, I see that the same source thathas created me has created all species and every element and systemI perceive. Together we are One. All that exists around me contributesto my well-being ... and I, in turn, contribute to each and every thing innature. As our appreciation and respect for nature increases, my familyand I receive the full benefit of the vital strength within all of life. When Istop to notice all that has been given to me ... I am moved to the depthof my being with infinite gratitude and praise.

Holy is the name of the One.

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Bring your attention to your heart. (1) Remember your Father's Mother(grandmother #1). Feel a sphere of radiant light within you. This life-force within, ismirrored by the presence of mountains in nature. Pause. (2) Add another spherearound the first one. This one is the presence of Peace and is your Mother'sMother (grandmother #2). The corresponding quality in nature is water, andespecially the lake. Pause and feel both of these energies. (3) Add another spherearound the first two. This third one is the presence of Firmness in your life, and isyour Father's Father's Mother (grandmother #3). In nature, she is the trees. Pauseand feel all three. (4) Add another sphere around the previous three. This onereflects your Mother's Mother's Mother (grandmother #4) and represents thepresence of Grace in your life. In nature it is the ocean that receives all rivers. Thisocean is filled with roses. Pause and feel all four of these energies. (5) Add anothersphere around the previous four. The fifth one is your Father's Mother's Mother(grandmother #5), and represents the unity of all creatures. Pause and feel thepresence of these five grandmothers. (6) Add another sphere around the previousfive. This one is the purity and silence of all that is ... It corresponds with yourMother's Father's Mother (grandmother #6) and represents snow.

Slowly, coming from the center of your heart, feel the presence of all sixgrandmothers in sequence: Mountains… Water… Trees... Ocean... Animals...Oneness…

Hold them all together within you. Send this feeling to your entire family...including all the mothers and children of the earth. Say, “thank you” to all of them.

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With the presence of my six living grandmothers within me, ajoyful peace fills my entire being. With pure radiance, the sweetness oflove pours through me to the entirety of my family tree. Within me isthe experience of being One, with all the kingdoms and elements of theearth and every living being. My being is a sphere of loving light. Mylove increases as I express and share all that I am with mothers andchildren over all the earth. For the gift of these precious souls in mylife... and for all the wonders of nature ... I am eternally thankful.(Close your eyes ... and let it be.)

The circle of love that composes all life lives forever.

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Relax ...

The universe is unfolding exactly as it should ... in its ownperfection. Let your mind and feelings go anywhere they wish, as youread the last inspirational message.

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There is a loving wholeness that creates, holds and moves myfamily. This oneness is the light and sweetness that creates, breathesand animates all of life. The wholeness of this sweet love fills my familyfor seven generations ... my own, as well as three generations beforeand three generations after me. The inspired beauty of this profoundlove is extended and shared with all the mothers and children of theworld ... and their family trees. All the individual and collective qualitiesof my grandmothers are now dynamically held within my body. Thelove and wholeness within me now matches the love around me. Forall that I am, and ever shall be ... I am thankful.

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Congratulations!

You have made a remarkable commitment to increasing thepresence of love in the world. You have actively contributed to theprosperity and happiness of your family and all living beings.

Because of you, the world is a sweeter place. Your efforts willaffect you and your loved ones for many generations to come.Because of the love you have sent into the world, birds will sing louderand flowers will be brighter. What a miraculous being you are!

Now that you have completed this program, you are encouragedto continue closing your eyes and loving your family and other familiesin the world. We recommend you do this each day,

You may continue practicing Global Gratitude by using our GGBooklet and GG Music CD in a manner or sequence of your choice.Perhaps, there is a single Inspirational Message that you feel drawn tofocus on and repeat. Perhaps, different inspirational messages will callto you on different days. Sometimes, you may simply close your eyes,bring your attention to your heart, feel a grandmother, and forward thefeeling of her to your children, grandchildren, and others. At othertimes, you may wish to read an Inspirational Message out loud, thenfeel and practice, either in silence or while listening to a piece of music.

Continue your practice of Global Gratitude in your own personalway. Most importantly, feel a living, loving connection in your heart withyour family and other families in the world. Practice this each day.

We welcome hearing from you.Send any questions or comments you have to “[email protected]”.

Thank you for your help in bringing Heaven to Earth!

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