I try and wake up every day with the wisdom, awareness, attitude and understanding that today is a blessing and a gift. We go through the motions so much of our lives that we really don’t pay attention to the moment right in front of us. The journey of a lifetime is taken by breathes, by steps and sometimes even standing still but it shouldn’t be lived by letting it all just slip by.
Today I woke up, I have covid and I’ve been on quarantine, and I thought what a good day it is because I’m not in the hospital, I’m not laboring to breathe and I’m sure as not dead. I made some oatmeal, had a vitamin drink, did dishes that have been sitting on the counter. Sounds very mundane and just part of the daily grind but this morning it was more than that. I stopped and I thought to myself what a blessing it is to be able to to this. That I have the health to, that I have the physical capability to, when so many don’t. I felt the warmth of the water and was grateful that I had power to warm it up. I was grateful to have running water and a sink and not just a well and a bucket.
You see, we take so much for granted and even though it may seem mundane it truly is magnificent. It’s all awareness and perspective. And when your spirit is open to this understanding then the life around you really takes on a whole different aspect. Not everything that happens in life is fun or happy joy, joy. Sometimes it really sucks. Sometimes it really hurts. But one thing I have learned is that it is all just part of the journey. The key, the magical key, is to acknowledge the journey, be aware of the moment-to-moment process of living. Everything we do causes a ripple in our lives and the lives of others from the mundane to the magnificent. Breathe it in, live it, be aware, be alive because you really do matter. The journey is yours to take and it’s always been there it’s just up to you how you want to take it. See ya out there somewhere.
To See Or Not To See 