Gratitude Through Appreciating The Gift of Gratefulness

Recently, I have been focusing on the word gratitude.  Gratitude is usually thought of at Thanksgiving, as we gather and ponder our blessings.  As I get older, gratitude seems to be a daily occurrence of reflection for myself.  When I drive to work in the morning, I cross the Missouri River. As I look at the sunrise over the bridge, there is gratitude. Gratitude for the beauty of the colors of the rays. Appreciation for a job that I love. Gratitude for a new day.

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Finding Beauty in The Season of Change

Fall has quickly transformed the leaves on the trees. The hues of red, orange and yellow are bountiful in color. The rainbow of leaves reminds me of of the brightness of colors. Sometimes the leaves swirl with the brisk breeze. At other times, the leaves seem to float down to the ground. We have those moments where things swirl around in the day to day. Some days we seem to float more than others.

When things swirl in the day to day or gracefully just are, may we look around and have a perspective of just being present.

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