Waters of Gratitude

Fields glisten with frost as the sun bursts brightly over the eastern horizon. Today’s prediction is one of warmth and sunshine as spring teases her way forward. In the quiet stillness of the moment, reflections of past experiences mesh with the thoughts of today’s agenda and create the context in which events may unfold. That uninvited resident named Parkinson’s is slowly becoming an acknowledged inhabitant who shall never define me, but must somehow be accommodated as a firm presence deep in the center of my brain. Other temporary maladies which have come to visit are distractions of late and have served as reminders that distractions need not serve as detractors to one’s tasks in this journey called life. Conscious dreams that form the superstructure of ambition begin to take form in the presence of gratitude for what has already begun to be realized. An abundance of thankfulness flows like a river that nourishes the desire to encourage, inspire, and thrive as a witness in a life gratefully lived. Each time an inconvenient distraction passes near, a pause to reflect and draw from that robust river of thankfulness serves as nourishment that propels this journey forward. Each day provides yet another opportunity to thrive in the midst of the garden that blooms rich from the waters of gratitude surrounded by the soil of thankfulness.