Which Way Do You Hear It?
Sometimes it is not what is said, 
 but how you hear it.
 Give thanks in all circumstances, 
 the New Testament says.
 My Bubby would say
 when you can see the blessing 
 in any situation, 
 then you know you will be okay.
 Then there was Robin Williams who said
 Bad things draw our attention to 
 the good things we have overlooked.
 I have been told they have nothing in common, 
 but as they sit with me
 I hear different twists on the same thing
 Give thanks!
 Doing so will help me see the blessings.
 Doing so will shift my focus from what is bad
 to what is good.
 Doing so reminds me to not take for granted
 the everyday blessings. 
 Sometimes I have to stop taking things for granted.
 I have to give thanks for the bad
 because they help me see the good
 and all the blessings I had become blind to.
 I have to give thanks in all circumstances
 and know that when I or others stop, 
 the Universe will find a way 
 to make me stop and see anew
 and it won’t be so important which way I hear, 
 but that I do.
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