On this day and — remind me! — every day:
Whatever it is,
I cannot understand it,
although gratitude
stubbornly overcomes me
until I’m reduced to tears.
Saigyō Hōshi (西行 法師, 1118–1190) in Hamill, S., & Seaton, J. P. (2007). (trans.). The poetry of Zen. Shambhala, p. 112. image: source unknown.
Thank you, Peter. I am very grateful for so many things and especially grateful that you came into my life. Be well, dear friend.
“Gratitude is the experience of our true self.” ― Gina Lakes
Gratitude for poets who express our thoughts so well…
“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the earth.” Rumi
and for friends near and far who add grace to my life.