With the state of the US economy and all that has been going on recently, including hurricane aftermath and cleanup, I am reminded of a quote from the Buddha:
Let us rise up and be thankful,
for if we didn’t learn a lot today,
at least we learned a little,
and if we didn’t learn a little,
at least we didn’t get sick,
and if we got sick,
at least we didn’t die;
so, let us be thankful.
Maybe it's hard for us to be thankful for anything right now. Maybe we are worried, have such anxiety that we aren't sleeping well - if at all. I do hope you can find one small thing to enjoy today, whether it's the last blooming of a flower in your garden or the gorgeous arrangement of clouds in the sky.
No painting today - catch you tomorrow!
3 comments:
Dear Rhonda,
Thank you SO MUCH for your post!
I am SO sick of people coming up to me at work just to gripe about how terrible things are blah blah blAH, blah blah BLAH!
I think I may print the poem out in sharpie marker across my FOREhead before work tomorrow morning!
Thanks again,
Jane
So right you are...find one thing to smile about every day. I will be sending you my smile-of-the-day photo in a minute so you can see what made me smile yesterday!
Jane, I hear ya! It is a scary time for a lot of people but sorry people forget the good stuff, too.
Susan, thanks for sharing that photo - it gave me a big smile, too!
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