Gratitude

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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.  
William A. Ward

    When I’m angry, lonely, or filled with anxiety, the ladder I use to get out of my dark side is gratitude.  It’s not that I don’t see that my situation is precarious, but there is always some form of grace that touches my day and makes me feel that all is well.  For these things, I am grateful. 
    Today I am especially grateful for my kids and for all that they teach me.  The younger ones still ask me to lie down with them when I tuck them in bed.  Since Ex-man left, they fall asleep in the cocoon of my bed and I carry them up to their room when they’re fast asleep.  Tonight, despite the draw I felt from all the unfinished household chores, I lay down with them and they helped me find my way back to my heart.  
    Source of gratitude for the day: finding my heart, even if it feels like a slightly dehydrated version of my heart.

Today, can you take some time to sit in the energy of gratitude for all that is working in your life? Even when the ex and the split and all the ensuing stories make you feel like something major is broken, there is always, always moments of grace that you can notice and appreciate.