Category: Thoughts

Gratitude

What is gratitude?

How do we recognize gratitude

Gratitude is a smile on someone’s   face

It’s a glow of peace and contentment

What is that person grateful for?

They are thankful for all they have

and all they know will come

Let’s look at grateful,

it’s family

it’s friends

it’s flowers

it’s pets

it’s a beautiful day

it’s rain

it’s snow

it’s sunshine, birds singing and flying in the company of another or even a group

yes, gratitude is a lot

things that if we don’t have makes our world a bit darker

so let’s keep on the light

and

praise God!

Winter wonderland

may we fare as well

as the winter trees

in all their glory

regardless of extreme cold

hold on with much grace

until spring arrives

to give renewed life

may we fare as well

and wait in grace until

our spring arrives

Spring or Winter?

after days of spring like weather
I can feel the cold tiptoeing back in
I welcome the change
the birds don’t seem to mind
they are singing all over
I praise God for opportunities
to savour all of nature
to feel with everything around
and to be one with all
Praise be to God!

Thoughts on pigeons

Every day I sit on my veranda to look at the homing pigeons or at least that is what we called them in St.Kitts. Twice a day they are released to their never ending gratitude to be free in mother earth. Twice a day they sit on a wire between two buildings and fly around when they feel like it. I fly with them,I jump off the top of the building with them and what a joy to be free with them. Sometimes a few of them walk on the narrow top and when they reach the end the simply free fall and fly back to the wire. They don’t seem to need conversation, just to sit in each other’s company. I don’t know how they know when to go home but they do and i sense an acceptance to this comfortable routine. I also am grateful to experience such simple Joy and I give thanks to God!

Thoughts to share

Well, in Lebanon we have entered our fifth lockdown. It has become routine and response is automatic, stock up, see your friends ,pay your bills and get ready for another holiday.
I think teachers and education are taking quite a big slap. Doctors and health care workers, honestly I sympathize with them as what they are doing is beyond incredible, God be with them all. There is no way we can possibly repay them, I pray that God will do that as it’s more than humans can do so God must be with them each and every day.
I think in Lebanon we got more than our share of disaster, what with our political state, financial state and name it , anything else. Anyhow my philosophy is whatever, smile, whatever happens will take me to my path, my goal.
Sometimes we plan and plan and we don’t know where we are going and then sometimes in the dark we find our way.
Going to read now and then watch a movie, say some prayers and probably some housework. These lockdowns have my flat super tidy and clean. I am also learning new recipes without meat and chicken, getting better each day. Praise be to God!!!

Sometimes

Sometimes when life is blue
I try my very best
To make it azure blue
So I can feel
Sunshiny
Again

Tired morning

Awakening to a tired morning
I remember to give thanks for
A new day
Another chance
To taste
Life in all it’s glory
And then
Somehow
The morning isn’t so tired
After
All

Icy Air

Lo and behold Lebanon is freezing after like 15 years of great winters!!
Thing is it’s a great chance to hibernate and read and write and think.

No use to complain I say as they say,when life gives you lemons or limes,simply make lemonade,but no ice today please!

another great plus is that you get to plan all the things you will do when the sun peeps out again, like hanging out the clothes and letting the cats go outside for a suntan!

Yes yes, I would say it’s not a bad thing at all, this freezing ness ,smile!