Sometimes the world seems like a dismal place, a sorrowful place, a filled-with-suffering place.
Tornados roar and hundreds die. Wars gun down thousands. Hurricanes strike. Earthquakes rumble and swallow. We humans bemoan health care or politics or dozens of other subjects. We worry. We stress. Our days seem dismal and challenged.
Yet–for all this suffering–for all that burdens our hearts–for all that darkens our days–I think that, when it’s time to leave this green and blue and golden earth–we’ll be thankful to have experienced this precious spinning life.
Life itself is such a gift. Even with the challenges, we listen to robins sing. We feel light rain on our cheek as we walk outside. We smell Spring’s sacred return. We dig our hands into the soil, planting seeds.
We witness tiny trees taking root in the woods. We watch grandfather trees fall in windstorms. We glimpse a bluebird, flitting like a jewel near the spruce. A rose-breasted grosbeak soars between the budding maples.
Life in this instant, raw life, beautiful life, sacred life–what a gift. This moment is precious beyond breath, and so is the next one, and the next one after this.
I am happy to be alive this Memorial Day weekend. Amidst all the imperfections of life, perfection exists here, now. I will not allow thoughts of worry and despair to cloud over this beautiful experience. I will continually turn toward the divine, the sacred, the infinite possibilities. I will try to continually open my heart to inclusion, to allowing, to understanding, to love.
Wishing you the best as you embrace your own lives in imperfect perfection. So grateful for your presence on this earth~~the very special gift of presence that only you can share with us. My heart overfloweth. Thank you for all of you.
Amen!
And Amen again, Susan. Blessings…
So grateful for you in my life Kathy! Love and blessings to you and yours this weekend, S
I am grateful for you, too, Suzi. Echoing your wish back to you!
Beautiful post.
Thank you, dear Robin.
Blessings to you too!
And also to you, Dawn. Happy Memorial Day weeekend! Hope you have sunshine.
Are you walking about in my head?!?! hehehe
Are we sharing headspace? That seems to happen to some of us bloggers who intermingle here in cyberspace, doesn’t it?
We’re grateful for you too! Have a wonderful weekend!
You’re a sweetie. I am hoping you, too, have sunshine in your world this weekend. 🙂
Beautifully spoken Kathy! I might have to borrow a quote from you for my status on fb..:) giving you the credit of course! I hope you have a grand weekend, treasuring the imperfect perfections of this life and cherishing the bountiful blessings amidst the heartaches. We are all so lucky…so blessed! Thank you for being in my life. ♥
Brenda, that was so sweet that you put a quote from this blog on Facebook. Thank you! I am glad you feel so blessed, too. We are lucky to be alive.
“…we’ll be thankful to have experienced this precious spinning life.”
yes, Yes, YES!
Loving all these mirrors of gratitude. Thanks, Laurie.
Thank you!
Martha, how good to see your preciousness. Thank YOU.
Hi Kathy,
This is a very nice and motivating concept for life.We are all blessed for being alive and we must be thankful for what we are and what we have. Thank you so much for this thought. This truly helps and keeps us going. I’m grateful for getting to know you and coming across your blog, which is full of wondrous thoughts. I’m so lucky, I learn a lot about life through your writing! 🙂 And definitely, Amidst all the imperfections of life, perfection still exists!
Luv,
Sonali
Sonali, thank you for your kindness and support and appreciation. It sounds like you totally understand about imperfect perfection. (I almost totally understand. I am hoping to totally understand by the time it’s time to say goodbye to this beautiful life. lol.)
Wonderful thoughts and pictures. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks, Karma. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend too! We had a busy day yesterday, but our next two days should be quiet. Although you never know.
The photos go perfectly with the words and the words are very wise.
Thank you.
Sybil, thank you for YOUR kind words. Blessings!
Hi Kathy, Wonderful words and great photos, too. I was thinking as I walked the beach this morning and saw (to my amazement) a rainbow rising out of the ocean, that I am so glad to be alive at this moment. Happy weekend to you.
A rainbow rising out of the ocean sounds like a heavenly sight to behold. I hope you had your camera! (If not, it sounds like you “captured” it in your heart.)
Thank you for your perspective. Coming from up there has special meaning.
So glad you were able to come for a short visit, John. Hopefully you can stay longer next time.
Love the feets! Love you!
Gosh, do I ever love those feets, too! 😉
Perfection exists here, now……
Love to you, Kathy.
Dedicated to recognizing this integral truth, Colleen–as I know you are.
Kathy,
Beautiful! Conscious and Loving!!! Great photographs!
Thank you, Jeff. I am glad you enjoyed.
Beautiful words, beautiful pictures! Thank you Kathy. Have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend.
Thank you, Marianne. Memorial Day weekend always seems like a time to be thankful.
Beautiful photo selection… I’m inspired.
Thank you, wolfrosebud!