This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before. Maya Angelou
Ms. Angelou’s invitation is to be present in the moment — in this moment. I sometimes find myself on side roads or down alleyways, searching for what once was. When I do that, I’m missing out on what is, right now. When I find myself on that fruitless search, I have to remind myself that there is no ‘redo’ on what has been — no rewrites allowed. I want to cast myself in a different role so that I can be the heroine of all my stories. Again, I’m missing out on living my own current experience.
I am reminded of childhood anticipation of great joy, whether Christmas or birthday, when I knew that excitement was awaiting me. Those wonderful days when I knew I’d be getting together with my best friend, or when my family would go to the mountains for a breakfast of bacon and pancakes cooked over a fire, followed by hiking, wading in clear, cold streams, climbing, and exploring.
Can I meet this day, this beautiful, unseen day, with the same sense of wonder and gratitude for what will unfold as when I was a little kid? Can I throw off expectations of myself and others, and simply enjoy what is?
The practice of gratitude is my open invitation to do just that.
On this wonderful day, I am grateful for what is, and for what will be.
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