(Katie)
Gratitude … goes beyond the “mine” and “thine” and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
-Nouwen
Gratitude #1: Blue Sky, 70 degrees= Perfect Day for the Prairie Path
Gratitude #2: My walking companion K.Dove, a woman of immense wisdom..grateful for the gift of rich, deep conversation.
Gratitude #3: Ice Tea with lemon! The perfect Spring refreshment.
Gratitude #4: Joy!
Gratitude #5: God providing incredible friends here and cherishing a friend who understands my daily rhythm as a GRA.
Gratitude 5: The beauty of an empty bird nest that will soon be filled with a family!
Today is a GIFT! CELEBRATE with JOY and Pay Attention!!!
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