Monday, December 8, 2014

There are moments where the words; 
pay attention 
are written, almost scorched, 
across my spirit, my mind, 
and finally my heart.
These moments have changed me irrevocably, 
irreversibly.
I learn what days, 
weeks, 
months, 
and sometimes years of searching, 
asking, 
wondering, 
and just plain living mean.  
I learn why I had to confront a trial, 
I learn why I needed time and patience. 
I come to understand a quote that stuck, 
or a thought I once had.  
Things I thought I had understood take on a new, 
deeper, 
more purposeful meaning.

It’s in these moments that everything about living leads to one grand, 
overwhelmingly simple culmination of truth.  

It’s as though a mist has lifted and I can see who and what I truly am.  
I’m awestruck, 
humbled, 
and beyond grateful.

“Gratitude is a Spirit-filled principle.  
It opens our minds to a universe permeated with the richness of a living God.”

-Bonnie D. Parkin