When Gratitude is Easy

 Today is one of those days of Easy Gratitude. I awoke naturally after getting enough sleep. I had my first cup of coffee - a breve latte, followed by a lovely group prayer, meditation, and check-in. My cat is mellow, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and I can hear the music of laughter as my neighbors get together below my balcony to stock up on fresh fruits and veggies.

It’s easy on a day such as this to feel the gratitude I want to feel every day. On days like this one, I soak it all in, feel it through and through, and aim to bank the feeling in my body, so I can call on it on days where the gratitude is harder to find. I have felt in the past that if I can call up the memory of something which felt wonderful, I can re-feel it. It can work as a catalyst to get me more aware of the goodness which I may not be able to see in the moment. 

Those kind of days happen too, to all of us. Thank Goodness for these good days, the memories of which let me know that the sun will shine again for me. Nothing is permanent, even if I feel like I’ve been grounded in quick-drying cement. I can be assured that that cement will crumble at the very thought of all that is good, all that is well.

Today, I will bask in this glorious Sunlight of the Spirit! I will soak up the rays of gratitude, and I will relax into the perfect knowing that all is well with my soul.