Gratitude & Joy

Appreciation,
attitude of gratitude.
Being thankful for Being.

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Silence and music.
Appreciation for both.
Yes, light. Yes, shadows.

Stillness and movement.
Appreciation for both.
Yes, faith. Yes, doubt too.

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May we greet each day 
with a prayer and a song, 
with a grateful soul.

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We give thanks today.
Fortunate to be here, now.
We are still alive.

We give thanks today.
For we are still here, breathing.
Air, life, presence, being.

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Nuanced, flavorful,
Bittersweet meals, melodies.
Fortunate we are.

So lucky we are.
Truly, immensely graced, blessed?
Gratitude to grace!

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She opened the door.
And then, unexpectedly, 
she found joy, disguised.

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Strong and stubborn joy, 
despite ever-present pain.
Better than meds, drugs.

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Healed from the illness. 
Recovered strength and vigor.
Gratitude, and joy.

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They all come and go,
the sun, the moon, wind, rain, snow.
So do pain, and joy.

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Their suffering, grief,
when no joy is remembered.
Our suffering, grief.

Their happiness, joy,
when all grief is forgotten.
Our happiness, joy.

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Inhaling bright light, |
exhaling what is not light.
Joy is bright and light.

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May we delight in 
this theater’s lighter acts.
Tragicomedy.

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Joy is resistance 
to what should be otherwise.
Laughter fills the tank.

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Loving and laughing.
He He He, Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Humor helps hearts heal.