Contemplations:Grounded
A Microblog on Gratitude
Hey friends,
Happy Thanksgiving.
I’d like to share a few low carb thoughts supportive of your goals for you to feast upon:
The Prayer of St. Francis has become one of my anchors in my long term recovery journey. I use it when I need gratitude, when my mind is crowded, & when I forget what actually keeps me grounded. Every line pulls me out of myself and back into purpose.
Make me an instrument of your peace is a reminder that my life works best when I show up with calm instead of chaos.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love pushes me to respond instead of react.
Where there is injury, pardon keeps me honest about my part and open to letting go.
Where there is despair, hope helps me look for the next right thing.
Where there is darkness, light calls me to be present.
Where there is sadness, joy reminds me that joy is something I can practice, not just wait for.
The second half of the prayer is where the real shift happens. It tells me to focus less on what I want & more on how I serve. Console instead of seeking consolation. Understand instead of demanding to be understood. Love instead of chasing love. Recovery has taught me that this is how peace shows up in real life.
The closing lines are the truth I crawl back to every day:
In giving, I receive.
In pardoning, I am set free.
When I pray this, I feel myself realign. Not perfectly, but enough to keep going with gratitude & a little more wisdom than I had before.
I pray you enjoy your day, & hopefully you read this before the carb coma kills you.
For what it's worth.
Shalom,
Jeremy E.
Very good! Thank you. I am thanful for you!