Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind but now I see.
Once I was thankless
now I am grateful.
(I was taught to give thanks but not to be thankful.)
My path to gratitude began with awe.
Summer morning surfing at Little Corona.
It doesn’t get any better than this.
(The water is warm but I have goosebumps.)
Next came mindfulness.
Quaker Meeting
entering the pool of silence.
Waiting for the doors to open.
One led to simplicity.
Focussing on the essential.
(Swimming naked in the pool.)
A second opened to gratitude.
I am thankful that
I am.
(Possessions do not define me.)
Life in lockdown is elemental.
Down to the bone.
Each day an opportunity for
gratitude.
