DAILY GRATITUDE RIGHT AND WRONG

 

Today I’m grateful for two abilities 

that, hopefully, equally share my light…

The ability to admit when I am wrong

and the ability to stand up when I am right.

COURAGE

 

May we be blessed with the two courages in life

everyone should seek…

The courage to know when it’s time to listen…

and the courage to know when it’s time to speak.

STAND UP TO YOUR HATE

 

For years now I have tried to understand your hate…

to find the cause…the reasons…

the source from where your anger originates.

I’ve tried to understand how much pain and suffering on others 

you are willing to impart and to ignore.

I’ve wondered when and how you began to hate

everything that I sand for.

I’ve often wonder how you sleep at night…

where do you find your joy…

when so many things that mean so much to so many

you are willing to destroy.

I have seen and felt the pain of your hatred…

oftentimes I grieve…

When simple logic and years or scientific study

you are unwilling to believe.

But I have come to the realization I cannot explain

this hatred that has permeated our land….

for how do I explain something I will never understand.

So I will endure your anger, your prejudices, your enmity

if that is to be my fate…

As I stand up proudly and fight for…everything you hate.

I will do my best to stay resolute, courageous, unshakable and strong

and let history decide which one of us is right

and which one of us is wrong.

DAILY GRATITUDE TO BE ALIVE

 

May we be blessed to understand

from one big moment to the next 

most of our life is living the moments in between..

and perhaps the best way to a happy life

is to find the beauty in the routine.

BEAUTY IN THE ROUTINE

 

May we be blessed to understand

from one big moment to the next 

most of our life is living the moments in between..

and perhaps the best way to a happy life

is to find the beauty in the routine.

COMPLETING TEH CIRCLE

 

Life is a series of circles…each second circles into each minute, 

each minute into each hour, each hour into each day…

Each circle has it’s own attraction…It’s own unique rhythm and beat.

and we do our best to find as much beauty as we can

In every circle we complete.

Yesterday’s circle began as most days do…nothing too extreme…

when my eyes opened…deciding it was time to step out of my dream.

On my morning walk…around one corner my favorite rabbit was waiting there

as I greeted the stars, the planets and the moon the aroma of jasmine filled the air.

 

Deborah and I loaded up our Subaru with the needed odds and ends

then headed to the causeway to go kayaking with friends.

We watched the sunrise over the water, 

saw pelicans fly and dolphins swim…just a little out of reach…

then kayaked over to an island where we walked along the beach.

We heard from our daughter Ali…something we think is pretty cool.

Next year she stars a new job…at an elementary school.

We had lunch with our daughter-in-law Amy…

She was dropping Juniper, their dog, for us to dog sit overnight….

She paid us off with cheese pizza…we loved every bite.

We took a nap, went to the grocery store…and for dinner…leftover pizza was a must….

we ate all the cheesy parts while Juniper ate the crust.

We watched an old movie on TV

then did something that for a while we’ve delayed…

we drove by a friends yard in the evening…to see the improvements she has made.

With yesterday’s circle complete…even thought it was nothing too extreme…

there was a smile on my face when my eyes decided it was time to step into a dream.

This morning another unique circle began…on my walk I heard a mockingbird's song…

and I could tell by how fast she hopped away my rabbit friend was not happy

that I brought Juniper along.

DAILY GRATITUDE NONJUDGMENTAL

 

Today I’m grateful for remembering not to judge a person

by the person I initially see…

realizing I never know the kind of person

that person will turn out to be.