i, too, rely on my words for love & livelihood (love is livelihood). while others have the gift of creating visual, musical & written expressions, i spend my time trying to improve these means (which i will never be ‘great’ at), and i’m ok with this. i have my gift of gab. these words rarely come empty; they come jam-packed in a box full of hope, intent & emotion.
After reading a blog posting this morning, i realized my words have been kept so tightly bound & wound within my own little world. the last thing i do, nightly, before laying my head down to sleep is silently thank whomever is in charge for the opportunity to experience all that i have that day and for keeping my loved ones safe. i communicate, wish & pray for my loved ones. but not often, enough, do i extend that to the world around me - my friends’ friends, their families, their families’ friends etc. these extensions are my loved ones.
so many times, life can feel so complicated & frustrating. but i’ve found when i stop focusing on running the actual marathon and be grateful that i can run the marathon & have the people that i do cheering me on along the way, life isn’t so bad. so many times, i let my failed expectations determine my view on life. it’s such a skewed perspective (and a small & isolated perspective at that). these failed expectations are the times when opportunity opens itself up. i get to evolve into a better human being; i have the amazing people that i do in my life. what can be greater?
life, surely, wouldn’t mean as much and i wouldn’t be able to grow and evolve into who i am without my support system cheering me on while i run & jump the hurdles. i need to make better efforts in extending my gift of gratitude to my loved ones…all of them.
this thought process just so happens to fall near Thanksgiving. but the truth is, it has nothing to do with the holiday. it has everything to do with a spark lit by a wonderful post i read this morning and the light my loved ones give to my life.
this moment is, truly, all we have.
so let go, be grateful for all we have & hug someone. :) you’ll make their day & you’ll feel some kind of wonderful, too…i promise.
