Taken For Granted

Back in January I sprang my little arm.  The only arm I have and I messed it up pretty good.  All my life I've walked around thinking my limbs (the two I have) were indestructible.  I took them for granted.  I over used them and my arm decided to just shut down.  For a week I couldn't feed myself, type, brush my own teeth, bathe myself or even scratch my own nose.  I was miserable!  But in this misery a thought formulated.  I began to feel gratitude for this down time.  I started to realize just how much I didn't appreciate my arm.  I took it for granted.

I realized I had to cut back on much of what I was doing with and to my arm.  Every day I wake up and express gratitude for my arm, leg, eyes, nose and ears.  I even kiss my hand to show it affection (it can't hurt right?).  Daily we take so much for granted.  I didn't like the truth of this, but it is what it is.  I am going through my daily walk being well aware and appreciative of the little things I/we tend to take for granted.

I Appreciate...
-Clean water
-Utensils
-Awesome pots and pans to prepare meals for my family
-Pretty plates to place food on
-The air-conditioner
-Sweet smelling soaps to clean my body
-My limbs
-Clean toothbrushes and toothpaste

What are you no longer taking for granted?

Sunday's Quotes

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson