How to Be a Grateful Soul?
When the moon pulls you close and you rise as ocean tides that sink and swirl at the edge of the earth… When you have more than one personality each with deferred dreams… When your appetite for life is ravenous won't fit in the squares of a linear week… When you have mood swings that mimic the weather, one minute you're breezy as October leaves, before long fog lumbers through throwing wintery hail… Your heart despairs amid changing temps, so you wither and freeze as a bullfrog hanging on for dear, dear life.
As I send you this poem I can’t help but think about the wild-upheaval of our world. It seems everyone in some fashion is feeling the weight of LIFE.
My family doesn’t live close to the coast yet all the way in Ohio we felt the winds of Hurricane Helene. The trees outside our home shook with such force, quite literally we’re all experiencing the storms of life threaten to topple us over.
Lately I’ve been feeling a bit distracted, or I wonder if it’s focus? Heads down focus, my way of coping.
I am holding on by a thread but for me the thread is everything. My thread has three strong cords: my family, my dog, and poetry. What I have in poetry is no easy answer but a place where I find the playful side of life—full of possibility, imagination, and hope. I’m curious, what are you holding onto in your life right now? I’d love to hear from you!
Really love this!! Where in Ohio are you?! We're from Cincinnati!
Despite the roaring storm that is our world right now, I am good 🫶🏻
My gratitude practice has been working overtime to remind me of all of the little (and big things) to celebrate 🎉
And when all of that fails, I take a nap 😴😋 because it’s cold and rainy here today and that’s exactly what ought to happen on rainy days.
Sending you lots of love 💗 I loved your writing style✍🏼 full of tangible passion.