Tag: gratitude
Another Year
As in a game that stacks,
each brick a year in length,
we add them to the pile,
observing how they stay.
Some years there is more wobble,
stability stressed by balance.
Some years the heights are awesome,
our vision stretched and soaring.
The years they come so swiftly…
we sing this song together.
Life has a way of moving
each moment easily lost.
We long to learn the secret…
Who builds this life we live?
We look at its construction,
our gratitude gives us vision.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2019
This Is It!
Giving Thanks
It is far too easy
to focus on lack, pain,
or fear.
After all, the suffering
seems to be
at every bend and corner.
This is what the world gives –
the constant dis-ease
which keeps us unsettled.
But, what is – THE MORE
continues to invite us…
and heal us
when our eyes are open to seeing it –
when our arms can stretch to receive,
and our hearts dare to soften.
Giving thanks
is about giving voice
to THE MORE –
which is always present.
So, let us raise our voices
and sing the song of grace.
Let us share its music
which beats in the
rhythm of our hearts.
Let us open our eyes
and see
all the goodness
embedded in every moment.
When we do this together
around hearth or table,
the music of our voices
helps us touch
the deep places –
the ones that sustain
and heal us
and bring us to dancing.
Blessings to you
and through you.
Let us be present for each other.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
Shift Your Perspective
Each Day a Wonder
As morning unfolds,
and the sun dares to rise,
my heart is full of gratitude.
Even on a Monday,
with the weekly list beginning to crowd me,
I am lifted.
Though still a spiritual infant,
I have now finally learned,
the gift of a day,
a moment.
Rising from slumber,
springing from under the covers…
well, that is what each day offers –
what the whole journey affords,
moment by moment.
I wake with gratitude,
allowing for transformation,
as my feet touch the floor.
Copyright@ Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
True Nourishment
We mean well.
We want to do the right thing,
for our health –
in this body.
We research,
we ponder,
we constantly switch gears…
our poor, confused pantry.
Our mind spins along with the
grocery list.
How do we feed this body,
this temple,
this home?
Does the flower question the sun?
Does the tree even think about the soil?
No, they just bloom and grow,
guided in the ways to stretch.
Does the hungry child refuse the rice bowl –
freely given?
Food is food.
Perhaps it is time
for a big serving of gratitude…
and instead of seeking answers
outside ourselves,
to look inward,
and trust the wisdom within.
Our bodies know
what nourishes best.
Listen –
and let go of the struggle.
In this way,
your world can open into
a beautiful freedom –
and lasting health
can be born.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
