I am pondering another brief hiatus from writing this daily blog. I hit these days when I watch the balefully blinking cursor flashing against the stark white text box and realize I have temporarily lost the ability to express myself in any coherent fashion whatsoever. When I arrive at those days a few times per week it gives me pause. When I have two of them in a row, it’s time for serious reflection. You will note that I said pondering a hiatus; I haven’t actually decided one way or another. I do know that serious consideration is in order.
Gratitude is a wonderful, deeply worthy feeling to experience, reflect on and express on a regular (several times per day) basis. Focusing on the good things that occur over the course of a day, week , month, year, lifetime is a very worthwhile practice indeed. It is a practice that has held me up at times when I wanted to lay down and give up (though I have no real idea what that might look like.) It has taught me to search for the beauty in some of the small, quiet, hard-to-reach places in my life, finding things to be grateful for in the sounds of nature coming to life in the morning or in the comical sight of the wild turkeys roaming with their young broods grazing on the wild blackberries that grow profusely at the edge of the back parking lot. I am grateful for the basics in life that I have enjoyed without having to think about them–clean water to drink, warm water to bathe in, safe shelter, access to good, nutritious food. I am grateful for the people in my life–family and friends whose love and support sustain and enrich me.
I have much to be grateful for and will continue to express gratitude on a semi-regular basis, as best I can for as long as I can. I am coming into a somewhat intense time over the next couple of weeks that might draw my attention away from daily blog writing. My hope will be to stick with it throughout this time and see what happens, but can’t guarantee daily food for thought. No matter what, I am grateful to those readers who come along with me regularly on this journey. Thank you for your interest. Stay tuned. Better things are coming. In the meantime, let’s be grateful.
