A Different Gratitude

A Different Gratitude

I have been thinking about being grateful.
I write in my journal, daily.
usually thinking about what I have
and giving thanks for it.
Sometimes I pick a letter of the alphabet,
thinking about things that begin with that letter.
sometimes I pick people, places or things.
With each there is a sense of gratitude,
for their presence.
Yet lately, I have been giving thanks
for things I do not have
because I know they are bringing joy to someone else
and for that I am grateful.
I give thanks for my friends who have skin art,
because it is beautiful on them
and gives them such joy.
I give thanks for the things I have not had to go through
and the suffering I have been spared.
I give thanks not just for what I have,
but what I do not
and what I have not been through.
I also give thanks for the challenges in my own life,
because without them
I would not be who I am.
Being grateful is not just about
what makes me happy and brings me joy.
It is about celebrating with others
and giving thanks in all circumstances.

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Knots and Bridges

I was a little girl
when my Bubby taught
me that being me
meant I had to learn how to
tie knots and build bridges.
It meant I was always supposed to be
hospitable,
whether I wanted to or not.
it wasn’t about being nice or kind,
it was about being the one
who tied knots and built bridges.

it was about me moving
outside my comfort zones
and helping others move beyond theirs.
It was about helping start conversations
between lose threads
and building bridges
where opposing sides
could safely meet.

Your job is
to tie knots and build bridges.

It is about you finding that
wholeness and peace
within yourself
and allowing others to
see and understand
 you have and are
tying knots and building bridges
in your own life.

This is why I named you
Sarah Bella, she said
beautiful princess.
Your mission is to
unify the world
in your own way
as only you can
by tying knots and building bridges.

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