I'm grateful to spend yesterday with family. I'm grateful to watch fireworks exploding overhead in all their glory. I'm grateful for the awe and wonder they fill me with after all these years. I'm grateful for the people that have the skills to make so many different variations of bursting colors. I'm grateful for a safe and fun day yesterday and I'm grateful to wake to a new day today. I'm grateful to know that there are things each day to inspire my awe and wonder if I'm paying attention. There are so many wonders of this world beyond the Seven Wonders of the World and the Places To See Before You Die. Each day, even in our ordinary lives, there are so many amazing things that we can easily take for granted. Our technology as well as nature's intricate balances, systems, and abilities can all be a source of awe. Even in understanding how some things work, I still find wonder in the complexity of it all. What inspires your awe and wonder? What everyday things amaze you? When was the last time you stopped and thought about all the complex systems of balance at play just to allow us life on this planet? Which ones are you grateful for today? I'm grateful for the ability to have fresh air to breathe. I'm grateful to walk around and see through my eyes all of the amazing things around me. I'm grateful to provide my body with food and it be able to process it and take the nutrients it needs. I'm grateful to hop in my car and drive wherever I need to go today. And I'm grateful for the technology that allows me to reach out to the world through a few clicks of my mouse. May your eyes be open today to all the awe-inspiring things around you. May you be filled with gratitude for all your blessings. Namasté.
I believe the way to a better future starts with gratitude today.