Sometimes we need a wake up call. Mine came last weekend when I was taken ill suddenly. I spent three days in the hospital, afraid and in pain, praying and thinking a lot. My blessings were suddenly so obvious to me that I cried. I decided that I will never again wake up without thanking God for my health and my loved ones.
My life is not one of high-powered career meetings, haute couture, gourmet food, limosines, or financial wealth, but how can anyone be as blessed as I am and not see the joy in each day, ordinary or not?
How can I wake up to see this and not feel grateful?
I get to see the beauty of nature in every season, delivered right to me, daily, for my viewing pleasure. How can any day be ordinary that brings this?
Does this look ordinary? Maybe to some people, but to me, it's a sign that my home is warm and cozy and I'm being blessed abundantly by God.
When a day ends with a stunning display of color like this, how can I not feel joyful?
God paints a new picture each day and spreads it all over the sky, just to make us happy!
My greatest blessing is my husband, Bill, and our family. No amount of wealth could bring the kind of joy we share. What good would these blessings be without loved ones to share it?
Yes, there is joy in everyday life, but can any day ever really be ordinary?
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Beautiful photos!
In 2006 I stood up as I heard a truck. I thought some furniture I was having delivered had arrived. Little did I know my whole world would change in those few minutes. My left leg shattered and I threw out the leg so it wouldn't snap. On the way down my right arm dislocated. I wound up going from the local hospital to a major trauma center...no doctor would touch operating on my leg... I had to have two operations on the leg. My digestive system shut down after the second operation. I wound up in a nursing home for 7 weeks. I am very lucky I lived and that I can walk again... My life changed...I can't run, walk far and I limp with a cane...but I am a much happier person. Why? Because I now know all what I have and I look at what I have instead of what I have lost. Life is not better - my outlook is...
Sometimes good comes out of bad...I thank God everyday that he has given me another day... I take time to look at the sky and the sun and the flowers and all he gives to me each day and the people in my life...it's a gift.
Thanks for posting your article and reminding us all ...life is a wonderful gift and we all lose sight of it sometimes! I hope you recovery and stay out of hospitals!
You reminded me of one of the statements from Women For Sobriety : Life can be ordinary or it can be great.
Thank you for sharing those gorgeous photos with us.
you do live in a beautiful part of our plant home...
"This is the day that Jehovah has made. We will rejoice and be joyful in it."
Thanks for the reminder to me of that verse. I needed it.
Glad you are feeling better and able to share more pictures and joys!
just an ordinary box
I'm in the midst of breast cancer treatment and more than ever do I see the treasures that surround me-my husband, family, and friends. It's an eye-opener to embrace the joys of each day! In addition to the natural beauty of the Sierra foothills in northern CA.
WAKE UP AMERICA!
At times I forget my own advice.
Thanks for a nice essay..... and for expressing this so well.
Gather Broadcasting: Have it your way
This takes you in the back door. If you’ve already been, don’t click again.
Prayers for continued health...and safety.
Others may make the choice to wake up grumpy, look out the window and decide it is going to be a bad day, for whatever reason they come up with.
And then I think it all goes on from there. Those first choices of the day, set the mood for the rest of the day.
We are all truly blessed with such beautiful and wonderful things in our lives, so often we fail to take the time to be thankful for them.
You live in such a beautiful place (on the outside and the inside).
Rest easy
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Gather Broadcasting: Have it your way
This takes you in the back door. If you’ve already been, don’t click again.
Sorry to hear about your hospital stay but glad you are ok.
thank you sharing..sometimes we tend to forget to stop and look around..
beautiful photos also
It is up to us as to what we seeand how we interact with each new day.
God bless you and your family...
Welcome to the world of "treasuring every moment"
I hope you are feeling better now.
It is too easy to forget to enjoy the beauty of the everyday!
Sort & Sweet comments are my mantra
nearly a month behind
and getting "behinder" !
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I'll be counting my blessings tonight and reminding myself tomorrow morning of the beauty that surrounds me and the friendships and family that I've been bestowed.
10 4 u
I just wanted to say I am finally going through what is now under 6,600 pieces of gather new mail that is in my inbox on here. So with that in mind I have finally come to a piece of mail that was addressed to me in regards this article submission you have created to share with the gather community. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your piece with us here at gather. :o)
And I hope you have a Happy New Year... in 2009 :o)