I have been thinking about gratitude a lot lately. A great teacher once asked me how did I feel and I said grateful. Her face shone and she replied that she was very happy for me, because gratitude is half way to hapiness. Years after I still remember this phrase and I have observed that every time I feel full and happy it is because I also feel grateful, I realise that all beutiful feelings go hand in hand with gratitude.
So, I love the theme of this week's contest by the Ladies Of Hive community. I have already read some wonderful posts, moving stories and big events that can change your life for ever.
I would like to write about something small that I am grateful about. It's the beauty and the kindness that you meet unexpectedly. In these weird times and in this crazy irrational world we live in, nothing is for granted. And every little piece of warmth is more than welcome. A sweet look by a stranger or a look full of understanding that you are not alone, the kindness of someone in the queue, the sound of the piano by the small hands of a child playing its first notes, a song or a sentence in a book or a small dialogue in a movie that will expand your mind and heart, the clouds and the feeling of the sand under bare feet, your hands in soil, a good laugh and a nice conversation with a friend.
My happiness never lasts long, it comes only for a while. These brief moments are the salt of my life. I keep my eyes open to receive the slightest signal and also the other way round, to send it out myself as much as I can. I believe in the magic of the small moments and this whimsical, almost secret, sharing. I guess this is my answer to the second question :)
Dostoevsky said that Beauty can save us, a friend paraphrased it to Beauty can save those that can see it. And that's what I try to do, with open eyes and an even more open heart.
The photos were taken by me today. I was in our herbal garden after having planted more plants that I could have ever imagined. At the end I looked up and saw this beautiful sky. Made me feel a bit less tired :)
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