Gratitude

Gratitude

There were beautiful flowers with gorgeous buds, 

but I seemed to miss them as I concentrated on 

the thorns.

There were incredible rainbows, but it was as if 

I were blind because I couldn’t see their beauty as 

I frowned about the rain.

There was a roof over my head and food on the table, 

but instead of appreciation I just worried about paying 

the bills.

There was a time that I was quite healthy, but I missed 

it’s importance as I stayed caught up in the rat race 

of living life.

I have experienced love,kindness and joy, but I never 

stopped to be thankful enough for them, I instead took 

them for granted.

I have experienced intense physical pain, but I never 

stopped to consider the people that have lived with pain 

every moment of their lives.

There are people dying at this moment that would trade 

places with my abilities and my health in a split second.

Maybe I am finally learning that life does get hard, but 

when it does you just put one foot in front of the other 

and keep going forward anyway.

And today I will notice and be thankful for the flowers, 

the rainbows, my home and food, and be sure not to complain 

about my health.

by: Warsawa
    7-27-96