Today is a stormy day. By tonight, there will be strong winds and heavy rains, which will probably disrupt power for many. Should I be grateful for that? I have an estranged relationship with one of my children. How can I be grateful? My head is pounding. Where is the gratitude there?
I have a peace within which doesn’t dim. I’m grateful for that. It’s a state of being which is always there, even when my viewpoint is clouded over by the insistence of outer events. I lose sight of it when I am out of a place of finding gratitude in the moment, and it can feel like being swallowed by a whale.
When I can turn my attention to all that is right, all that is good in my life, I find my way back to that place of peace. Gratitude is that powerful!
Right now, awaiting the storm, I am grateful that I have emergency lights, that I have secured my balcony furniture as well as I can, that I have all I need, and that I have prepared to the best of my ability. Now I get to take a painkiller and be gentle with myself. I get to read a good book and listen to peaceful music (as long as the electricity holds). I am grateful for my apartment, and for the shelter being offered to those much less fortunate than myself.
The storm may swirl and pound, but I am safe and warm. I’m deeply grateful for that place of inner calm which allows me to remember that, in all things.
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