This morning I am full
to overflowing
with gratitude and utter joy. This now
is my season
warm sunshine, fresh spring air, blue skies
and birdsong
outside, everything begins to bloom so fast, where only a few days ago
there was nothing
now there is beauty and light and
colour
fresh brilliant greens, reds, yellows and violets
this morning I clasp my hands to my chest, in front of my heart
in gratitude
and I am so in love
with life
and all its simple blessings
this morning I saw a blue bird in my garden,
one I have not seen before and have yet to identify
and this absolutely thrilled me
(even with no one to tell!)
and the gold finches, how could you not be happy to see those gorgeous little golden fellows
when three of them come to sit in the dogwood beside me
I am almost in tears
Mrs. Cardinal is always here, every day, tapping at my window
yet this does not become common place
in anyway,
I always greet her, with a smile and I always thank her for coming
and her Mister,
and
for staying, year after year, after
year
the pond is already chocked full of strings and strings of eggs
from the resident and visiting toads
as I take my walk of gratitude, quietly inspecting every nook and cranny
filling the feeders
I see a very plump magnificent bumble bee stopping by any bit of flower
that is open
and I welcome him too
what a sight
the season starts to pick up speed for my husband
in his work
so I have coffee’d alone
but I did find a little tiny ‘I love you’ waiting for me,
when I came down
today is my day to wander, to find my spot, to smile up at the sun,
eyes closed
as its radiance starts to ignite my skin
today is my day to inspect, to listen
and to notice
today is my day to walk gently upon the
earth
to commune, with all this
and to give thanks
for
beautiful things
today is my day to look at work that needs to be done
in the gardens
trimming, tidying and replanting
and then
when I have put up enough mental post-it notes
today is my day
to toss them all into the breeze
like confetti
and instead
take a nice cup of tea
sit,
just quietly
in the sunshine, smile
and
breathe…
(true, there is also laundry and my son’s birthday cake to make – but for now, I am savouring a good bit of
gracious procrastination
the sunshine you see,
is insisting!)
whatever it is you may be up to, I do hope you enjoy this glorious day
it is so easy to make the world a beautiful place
it starts
right
here
in your
heart
and all you have to do
is
pour ♥
