Liberation

 Gratitude is liberating. It is subversive. It helps us realize that we are sufficient, and that realization frees us.  Joanne Macy

It’s not a canned drink which ‘gives you wiiings’, it’s not that first cup of coffee, it’s not the intention to no longer try to navigate the mud—it’s finding, expressing, and feeling gratitude for the joys, the beauties, the wonders present in every moment. 

I can be thankful for others for what they teach me and for how they have enhanced my life, but the great liberation comes from recognizing the Grace which shows Itself in all the ways, tiny and perhaps imperceptible, or perfectly obvious. It’s in those moments of realization, the deep breaths of relief or the glimpses of beauty, which show me that I am unbound. I am untethered. I am free to be myself, to experience my life, and to choose my own next right action.

I have my Ethereal Posse, my God Squad, speaking to my soul. I can trust that the Love that is the I Am sees me, hears me, and supports my human experience—always. When I pause to say “Thank You”, I give myself the liberating gift of peace.

Gratitude is what gives me wiiings.