AND THIS IS WHAT AWAITS – “The spiritual void we felt at the beginning of our recovery has been filled with gratitude, unconditional love, and a desire to be of service to God [or one’s H.P.*] and others. Undeniably, we have experienced a spiritual awakening.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 85)
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”
Eckhart Tolle (1948 – ) German spiritual author
The Known Universe from the Himalayas Meditation (6:31)
How have you demonstrated gratitude, lately?
Little Birds
by Lewis Carroll
Little Birds are dining
Warily and well,
Hid in mossy cell:
Hid, I say, by waiters
Gorgeous in their gaiters –
I’ve a Tale to tell.
Little Birds are feeding
Justices with jam,
Rich in frizzled ham:
Rich, I say, in oysters
Haunting shady cloisters –
That is what I am.
Little Birds are teaching
Tigresses to smile,
Innocent of guile:
Smile, I say, not smirkle –
Mouth a semicircle,
That’s the proper style!
Little Birds are sleeping
All among the pins,
Where the loser wins:
Where, I say, he sneezes
When and how he pleases –
So the Tale begins.
Little Birds are writing
Interesting books,
To be read by cooks:
Read, I say, not roasted –
Letterpress, when toasted,
Loses its good looks.
Little Birds are playing
Bagpipes on the shore,
Where the tourists snore:
“Thanks!” they cry.
“‘Tis thrilling!
Take, oh take this shilling!
Let us have no more!”
Little Birds are bathing
Crocodiles in cream,
Like a happy dream:
Like, but not so lasting –
Crocodiles, when fasting,
Are not all they seem!
Little Birds are choking
Baronets with bun,
Taught to fire a gun:
Taught, I say, to splinter
Salmon in the winter –
Merely for the fun.
Little Birds are hiding
Crimes in carpet-bags,
Blessed by happy stags:
Blessed, I say, though beaten –
Since our friends are eaten
When the memory flags.
Little Birds are tasting
Gratitude and gold,
Pale with sudden cold:
Pale, I say, and wrinkled –
When the bells have tinkled,
And the Tale is told.
FEATURED POST FROM THE ZONR VAULT – “My gratitude is through my actions today. For instance, my family always sent me gifts for birthday and holidays. In the past when I was useing I rarely would reciprocate the gifts. Now I try my best to get something how ever small in the mail to them, this is a way for me to show gratitude now for thoes years I was not present in there lives.” (Orig. post Jillian, 12/30/2016)
At Christmas time I searched all over town for an all weather full length coat for my nephew because I’m so grateful for his maturity and performance in college. The smile he gave when he tried it on was phenomenal and made my entire Christmas experience.
We do an email gratitude list every day – and I’ve got to say some days I am feeling especially pissy and don’t want to do the List. I have found all I have to do is list the things I would not want to be without: a roof over my head, a heater in my apartment, food in my fridge; even having a fridge, my little cat who keeps me company, I woke up this morning, my body seems to be working reasonably well, people who share the list, etc. I always have lots to be grateful for! Namaste.