walking the sacred spiral
walking the sacred spiral
Today I want to turn our attention to things we never notice because they are working so well. Joni Mitchell’s song Big Yellow Taxi has a refrain that goes, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?”
A long time ago, when my back was injured, several of my toes went numb. That was when I noticed how great the other foot felt and how wonderful it was to wiggle those toes and feel everything easily without any effort. I had never noticed that or given it a single thought. But noticing that helped me notice how well my hands always work, too.
Any one of our senses blesses us a zillion times a day. If, in this moment, you would never see again, would you notice what you’d lost? Might you regret never having really savored and enjoyed your vision?
If tomorrow your hearing was gone, could it be that you would wish you’d listened to music more closely, or enjoyed the sound of your children’s voices without being distracted by something else?
So much in our lives, not only in our bodies, works so well so much of the time we never notice.
Today is a good day to notice! Are there people who love you in the world? Would you notice if they were suddenly gone? Appreciate them today.
Is your home a comfortable sanctuary? Do the things you have around you serve you pretty well? Are your pets affectionate and healthy?
Are you strong physically? Healthy and well? Is your mind pretty sharp and your memory reliable? Can you work a full day and enjoy coming home and having good food? Are you employed doing something that makes life better in some way?
You get the idea. The lists could go on and on. Instead of making a list for Santa this weekend of all the things you want to add to your good life, why not make a different list: a list of everything that makes your life good right now.
Maybe there is more to appreciate than you remembered until now. Choose to let Thanksgiving be a wonderful day full of appreciation and gratitude.
Do You Know What You’ve Got?
Wednesday, November 26, 2014