DAILY GRATITUDE

 

I am lucky to have made and continue to make

wonderful memories that when they conclude…

find their way from my mind into my heart

where they transform into gratitude.

ON THE SHOULDERS OF A CHILD

 

As we adults in charge make the world…more violent, 

more prejudice, 

more fearful, frightening and wild

may we be blessed to someday understand….

the weight of all the hardships we’re creating

are not meant to be placed on the shoulders of a child.

WHERE DO ANIMALS GO WHEN THEY'RE COLD

 

A conversation between a daughter and her mother 

I was lucky to hear unfold…

It started out quite innocently when the daughter asked:

“Mommy, where do animals go when they’re cold?” 

“Mother Nature is very wise,” her mom said,

“and knowing it would get cold outside…

she created animals a variety of ways for them to keep warm…

and many places for them to hide.”

As I listened to her mom’s explanation…

and saw the wonderment in her daughter’s expression

I found myself concentrating less on Mom’s answer…

and much more on her daughter’s question 

I was amazed at how much compassion

and caring there was to behold…

at all the innocence infused into her question…

Where do animals go when they’re cold?

It shows a purity of heart and soul and mind…

an innocence sublime…

an innocence so endearing…whose only enemy is time.

I started thinking of the problems the world is facing

a mess we adults, not our children, have made…

and how I wish we all retained the innocence this little girl displayed.

I found myself longing for those days when our daydreams were free of pain…

when all we needed to be consoled…

was the answer to the question…

Where do animals go when they’re cold?

And I walked away wondering when do we lose our innocence

Does anyone know?…I truly doubt it…

but I imagine it is one of our saddest days of our life

when we stop to think about it.

DAILY GRATITUDE BEING A DREAMER

 

I am grateful for being a dreamer…

I dream of a world filled with peace, acceptance and love

I dream for hatred, prejudice and wars to be forever gone…

and I’m grateful for the stars and the moon

for creating the wonders I have always dreamed on.

LIKE THE MOON

 

May we be blessed to look to the moon for guidance…

To understand:

No matter what phases we may be going through

that have caused us to hate each other…to fight…

It is only by coming together…

that we will be able to light up the night

IN THE GLOW OF THE MOON

 

It was 4 A. M. when I happened to look out our window 

and what I saw on the ground and in the sky

made me wonder for a moment…if I could trust my eyes.

At first glance it seemed to be the morning…but I knew I was up too soon

the light I was seeing wasn’t the sunrise…it was created by the moon.

It wasn’t only the full moon resting on the clouds over the mountains…

It was also what I saw on the ground below. 

The snow that had blanketed the ground yesterday…

at 4 in the morning was aglow.

I stepped outside to only cold and silence.

The animals were either sleeping or trying not to freeze

because all this beauty came at a cost…it was only 4 degrees.

As I stood there bundled up…also trying not to freeze

I was mesmerized by the moon glow off the clouds, the mountains

and how it cast shadows of the trees.

The high winds that were predicted…either came and went

or, for the moment, decided to cease…

Standing there in the glow of the moon

It was as if the whole world was at peace.

I stood there captivated…onto that magical moment I wanted to hold.

and bathed in the warmth of nature’s beauty…I realized…I was no longer cold…

And I found myself making a wish…

standing there in the glow of the moon…

that the peace I was feeling this morning

would find its way to the whole world soon…

LOVE PROTECTS

 

I am grateful for the words of Jeanne Moreau

who one might consider a sage:

Age does not protect you from love…she wrote

But love

to some extent

protects you from old age