To Gratitude,
[gratitude]
the quality of being
thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and return kindness
I too often
forget and too often take you for granted, gratitude. To you, the one who sustains through the struggles and successes. To one
of many (but maybe most important?) feeling and expression that makes the good
to the great and the little into the extraordinary and the plain into
magnificent.
Observe the
beautiful world around. Look up, look
out, look around to the sights, the
sounds, the people. See the beauty in
these delights. What did the sunset look like this morning, or the sunrise last
night? To the bike ride, the
good book, the hot tea or the crispy bacon. To the warm smile, that easy chair,
or the drawing from a Kindergartner.
But, remember
also gratitude in the hard moments. The moments that just make you want to
yell, to scream, to curl up in a ball and forget – those moments, which so
starkly show the difference between the dark and the light, are good reminders
that what we have should be cherished, loved. Shown gratitude.
Inspired by:
Podcast, Good Life Project | Brene Brown: Vulnerable is Not
Weak
Today’s Letters, Em Loerke
