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| Eternally Grateful |
…Goes A Long Way
In the wake of the storm that has
devastated the Northeast and the storm of life, I am constantly reminded of the
power of gratitude. It goes a very long way.
Being
thankful for what I have and who you am, the friends and family who gather
around me is constantly on my mind.
As I become
more well, I see all of the things that I have taken for granted. Ask anyone
who has lost the use of their predominant hand or arm and they will tell you
what it’s like to be without.
Today, I was
reminded of my right hand being broken and how I learned to use the left. This
morning while holding my tooth brush with my right hand, I recalled what it was
like to not be able to.
Just as with
most things in life, when my right hand was back to normal, I completely forgot
the left.
The injury
to my head and brain has not been so easy nor has it easily healed, but here I
am writing and working each morning and extremely grateful that I can.
The injury has changed my way of
looking at life and the way I live it. I live less in my head and more from the
heart. I am at times confused and frustrated but here I am; still whole and
complete, for even without I am beautiful and wonderfully made.
More
importantly; I am healed. My gratitude allows it to be so.
This morning, I’d like for you to
spend a moment remembering what works. Be grateful for a body that works even
if it doesn’t look like the one you desire.
Be grateful for
the availability of electricity and fuel even if the price is high; you have
it.
Be grateful
for friends and family who sometimes annoy you because you annoy them and they
are still with you.
Be grateful
for the job you say you don’t like because it’s paying for that gas that’s too
high.
And be
grateful for a mind that works even when you use it to complain, and nitpick
the details of a life that goes unappreciated.
I hope you
get my drift because I’m grateful that you are reading this.
We are connected.
Gratitude goes a very long way and always comes back to you.
Be you, be well, be
grateful.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
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