Grateful

My friend posted this and it hit me right in the gut. Truth....


There are moments in life where one can only stand amazed at the good fortune that surrounds us, and say thank you to the Powers that Be. I'm at one of those times. Yesterday, I almost lost one of my very good friends. But I didn't. Yesterday, I had forgotten to look at the clouds and see what a blessing they are because they hold rain. Today, I am thankful for their shade. Yesterday, blue purple green insert your favorite color- looked different than today. Yesterday, life meant cleaning the house and doing laundry to get ready for graduation, and even though I believe the world is always a beautiful place, today there is a gentleness and fragility to the whole thing that makes me profoundly grateful to have the opportunity to be here.

In the past month, I have seen amazing music with the most incredible group of friends I could ever imagine having; finished my Master's degree; gotten a whole new hair thing going on; eaten chocolate; hooped in the rain; cooked tacos. I have hugged my children, my Sistah's, the people dancing across the aisles at the Dead whose names I don't even know... and I have been hugged back. I have made love, gotten pissed off and gotten over it, been nervous, been confident, been graceful, been clumsy, been exhausted, been energetic... I HAVE BEEN ALIVE.

It's not about the big things. It's not about the little things. It's about everything. It all matters. Love, vision, wisdom, beauty, grace, strength, and fierce compassion... these things carry me on my journey, and I wish them all to you on yours. May you wallow in the ecstacy of being alive.