Gratitude

Today I just feel grateful. My gratitude today stems from two facts of my life. The first is that, as someone commented today, "things could be a lot worse". The comment was actually made about the weather (we are going through a warm spell) but I apply it to life in general. The second is that I can sense what Nepo poetically refers to as the "life-force or heartbeat of the Universe" in virtually everything I do, if I pay attention. That ability feels like a rare gift, for which I am very grateful. His comment is "For waiting under the surface, like an inner sun, the life-force or heartbeat of the Universe will reveal itself and connect us to the sheer power of what is vital in life"