A Grateful Day

Taking a few moments each day to really appreciate what it means to be alive, is a necessary job on my daily ‘to do list’.  All too often, we need to remind ourselves that this moment and each moment we live, is part of our precious lives.

What is happening right now…. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” is part of our unfolding, it is part of our own personal story and it will be a part of our history.

Our wish and desire for this pandemic to end is understandable but it is up to each of us to choose whether we daydream this precious time away or use the challenges of these restrictions to expand and grow.

Right now, in these days of uncertainty and fear, it seems to me, to be even more important, to remind ourselves of just how grateful we are for the smallest of things.

Perhaps we can pause a little longer each morning, to enjoy the chorus of birdsong. Is it possible to enjoy the multitude of flavours from each meal as we sit down to eat, to savour the warmth and softness of our bed as we lay down each night and to revel in the small and deep connections we make with our loved ones, each day?

Yes it’s true we do not have the freedom we had a few months ago, but now and only now, do we have this time to turn the restrictions and quarantine into a time of growth and personal achievement?

The gift we can give ourselves right now, is the gift to appreciate and be grateful for the big and the small events, that each moment brings……….