Which Do You Choose to See?

I woke up with a profound sense of gratitude this morning; everything I sensed, saw, felt and experiences wrapped in a blanket of joy.

“I’m grateful for this day,” I mumbled, wiping the sleep from my eyes. “For this house, to shelter; this food, to sustain; and – these friends to keep my spirit strong.”

“Which two people are the hardest to find in this world?” asked the Buddha. “The one who is first to do a kindness, and the one who is grateful and thankful for a kindness done.”

I like to live my life in just this way; grateful, always, for the kindness bestowed and eager to impart to another. As if a continuous meditation: breathing in, I am grateful; breathing out, I share.

In this way, gratitude and kindness are inseparable.

And, when the two become so intrinsically intertwined – even the mundane becomes a miracle.

On this day, I wish you a view from my morning walk. To some, a tattered leaf ~ while, to others, endless joy.

Now tell me, which do you choose to see, my loves?

About

Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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