GRATITUDE DOMINOES

 

To begin this new year…a year of uncertainty…

a year, like every year, where I don’t know what’s in store…

I’ve decided to begin each day by writing down 

something I am grateful for.

I have found while dancing through life’s beautiful

but sometimes intricate and difficult ballet

remembering at least one thing I am grateful for

is a great way to start each day.

I find this works like dominoes because when I touch on something I am grateful for…

be it large or small

It leans against another memory and then…more memories fall.

And as the dominoes ease into each other

and more thoughts or memories are viewed…

before I know it I find myself…awash in gratitude.

What makes this morning practice special…what makes it truly great 

is knowing tomorrow when I wake up…another row of dominoes await.

So that’s my plan from here on out…before I write a single poem

before rhyming words I attempt to interlace

I shall take a moment to write down one thing that puts a smile on my face. 

I have do doubt every now and then I’ll repeat myself 

but do not let my repeated words be misconstrued…

that’s just the way it works with dominoes of gratitude.

And so I begin this new year with the first domino I see…

It’s the one that’s always first in line…

I’m thankful for my family.