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I am grateful for having the genes of an optimist…

and all the joy they bring…

making every day I wake up 

feel like the very first day of Spring

Today the gratefulness I’m feeling

actually comes in two parts…

I’m grateful for the glasses I’ve worn since I was a child

and for being born with a hopeful heart…

Both of these work together in tandem…

helping me to see…

the multitude of miracles 

stretched out in front of me

Today I’m grateful I’m still able live a life

like when I was a child dancing outside on a rainy day

smiling

laughing

arms waving freely

unafraid of getting wet

enjoying every raindrop

and ever step along the way.

Today my gratitude has it’s own unique appeal

it’s own beauty, grace and charm:

It’s knowing there is no greater happiness 

than holding someone I love

safely in my arms

Today I’m grateful for being old enough 

to be happy that my life has not always gone as planned..

and still young enough everyone and then to act like a child

and forget how old I truly am

I am grateful to Chronos and Philotes…

the Gods of time and affection in Greek myth

Chronos for reminding me 

that time is precious 

And Philotes for reminding me 

that even more precious than time

is who we choose to spend time with.

I am grateful for flowers…

how they always remind me…

that for everyone I meet in life

to make room…

because a flower 

does not think of competing with

exploiting  

or hurting the flower next to it…

all a flower does…

is bloom.

Today I’m grateful for cupcakes…

although I know cupcakes can’t cure all the sadness on the Earth…

they do have a way of bringing a little happiness 

a little joy

a little mirth…

Because 

with all my years of experience I’ve come to understand…

it is difficult to be unhappy…

with a cupcake in my hand.

I am grateful for the ability to learn about others…

in a world filled with my sisters and brothers….

Because when I learn about another person…

who they are, how they live…where the dwell

It’s amazing but at the same time

I learn more about myself as well