A Different Gratitude
I have been thinking about being grateful.
I write in my journal, daily.
usually thinking about what I have
and giving thanks for it.
Sometimes I pick a letter of the alphabet,
thinking about things that begin with that letter.
sometimes I pick people, places or things.
With each there is a sense of gratitude,
for their presence.
Yet lately, I have been giving thanks
for things I do not have
because I know they are bringing joy to someone else
and for that I am grateful.
I give thanks for my friends who have skin art,
because it is beautiful on them
and gives them such joy.
I give thanks for the things I have not had to go through
and the suffering I have been spared.
I give thanks not just for what I have,
but what I do not
and what I have not been through.
I also give thanks for the challenges in my own life,
because without them
I would not be who I am.
Being grateful is not just about
what makes me happy and brings me joy.
It is about celebrating with others
and giving thanks in all circumstances.
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