I am grateful

I am grateful to be alive.   Seriously, I have had times in my life where I have been closer to death that I probably realized.    I am grateful that at 51 years old I am alive.   Not only am I alive, given the ways I have abused my body in previous years past, I am in remarkably good health.   I am grateful to be alive.

I am grateful to be present.    Today in my life, I see the sunrises, I hear the birds chirping, I listen to the people who choose to talk to me.    It's not perfect, and, I am not always in today.  I look toward tomorrow, next week, even, the years ahead.  I sometimes dwell on the past, getting stuck in what might have been, what could have happened differently, or, some other version of changing a story from my past.   For the most part though, on my morning walks, and at times throughout the day, I am able to be present in the time there is.  I am able to sit and listen and respond with clarity.  I am present and able to function in life that presents itself to me how life sees fit.   I am grateful to present.

I am grateful for the world around me.    In a past life the world around me was not kind.   The world kept handing me a terrible mess.  One problem after another with no solution to follow.   Today I get to participated fully in the world around me.  The amazing things, the normal and mundane stuff, and, even the painful periods of life.  I GET to participate.  No longer am I a victim to what the world is around me.   I choose, on a daily basis to love life with what is placed in front of me by people, places, things, and situations.   I am grateful for the world around me.

I am grateful for humans in my circle.     My circle of influence today is massive.    I have multiple people in my personal and professional world who influence me in amazing ways.    There was a time in my past where my circle of influence was small, and, those in it were not always the best to have influencing me.  Today I get to be around amazing people; I mean that, amazing people.  From my personal world to my professional world, I GET to be around others who encourage, challenge, and love me in powerful ways.   I am grateful for the humans in my circle. 

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