Gratitude, when we really feel it, can drive all kinds of loving and brave action.

Given

It begins with earth. 
We were given a planet of unspeakable beauty. 
We were given nourishing food to eat. 
We were given serene landscapes that calm, 
uncountable variety, vibrancy that wakes the eyes.
We were given vast oceans that feed us, 
and soothe us, and right-size us all at once, 
trees and snow and soil, 
sunsets, mountains and clouds and skies. 
We were given time in this place. 

We were given breath, movement, tenacity, rest.  
We were given laughter. 
We were given thought. 
We were given creativity and language. 
We were given hugs and hands and tears.

We were given a place to go to inside, to come back to calm. 
We were given the capacity to be comforted. 
We were given doorways to hope. 
We were given a thin telephone line to speak with God.

Earth, breath, thought, creativity, laughter.

What will we choose to do, with all we’ve been given?

– Tara Mohr

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