What if the world does tilt?

Today I am grateful for the glow of holiday lights in our home and sitting here enjoying them for a few moments with my husband Darcy and our grandson Leo. I am also grateful for my eyesight.

Yesterday's post was about not taking things for granted, bowing before the mystery of the abundance we are graced to receive. But some days are the tough ones in our lives. Losses happen.

          What if the world does tilt?
               What good is living gratefully then?
                    Does that negate the mystery of life?

What good is living gratefully when the losses come? It allows moving through the loss with some dignity. It brings energy when we feel totally depleted by what life has handed us. It honors whoever or whatever was lost by acknowledging that they made a difference.

Does loss negate the mystery of life? I believe it strengthens it, reminding us how precious and fragile life is. We don't tend to go looking for losses, but no one is immune to them.

If we nurture gratefulness in our live on a regular basis, it fortifies us at these times of tilt. It brings strength, faith, courage to move forward. It helps us find some balance back. Not right away, but maybe sooner than we would without this base. Living gratefully is groundwork for both times of tilt and times of plateau.

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