Gratitude 10 … Death

Today I am grateful for death — that ominous & shadowy peril that lurks around every corner and resides deep within every creature’s every breath.  For as sturdy as Life remains as a whole, each individual life therein holds on to its existence by the thinnest thread of grace — a thread made stronger with […]

Gratitude 11 … the Earth

Today I am grateful for the Earth — both all her peaceful Beauty, and all her violent turmoil … I am thankful for her shape — that there ever remains is a realm of mystery beneath her every surface (no matter how deeply we happen to delve); that there is always a panorama of perfection […]

Gratitude 12 … Family

Today I am grateful for family, in all its splendid forms … *I am thankful, of course, for my immediate family:  for my mother who nurtured me from my true Beginning (both via her caring deeds, as well as her occasional lack thereof), for my father who inspired me along the way (both via his […]

Gratitude 13 … Purpose

Today I am thankful for Purpose — that while it is not certain whether we each have a predestined path to follow or a pre-arranged task to find & fulfill, it is clear that each of us has been blessed with a unique package of gifts & talents that only we can give to — […]