On Mondays,
I share snippets
from recent entries
in my Gratitude Journal:
#164. The sight of the monkey cupcakes. Sometimes you see things that just make you smile!
#165. Games of Candyland with young friends.
#167. That 15 seconds after I texted I needed advice, my friend called. I hadn’t said it was urgent – it wasn’t – but I was really moved by that.
#176. The “SIBLING” LEAVES – While walking, I found the leaves below – five, all from the same tree, but no two exactly alike. SIBLINGS. Made me think of my brothers and sisters and how, though we came from the same parents, we turned out different in many ways. (We shared similarities as well, of course.) Also, how, over decades, my feelings about those differences have changed. Some pretty big thoughts from a handful of leaves that were destined to be raked, bagged, discarded, forgotten. I feel rich, stumbling upon the treasure of these thoughts.
I appreciate your thoughts about the sibling leaves and your real siblings. After spending time with my family last week I am trying to sort through my feelings about it all. Their life lived without me and all figured out. And where I fit in…or don’t. And what to do about that.