S'All Good
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Sometimes ...
Late at night, when I lay my head down to end the day,
I go down through the list of things I'm thankful for - mostly
the amazing family members, friends, pets, occasions,
chances, and experiences I've been blessed with - and
I am dumbfounded by the bounty of miracles, friendship and
love, that fate, or happenstance, (or something more
divine), has seen fit to place in my path, none of which
I am remotely worthy or deserving of ...
I have squandered endless moments and minutes,
wasted wonderful opportunities that most people would
cherish and utilize, and pushed the envelope of what
is considered crazy ... I have stretched the definitions of
'foolish', 'careless', and 'unwise', and even intentionally placed
myself at Grim's doorstep, via the extremes of my
self-abusive and irresponsible behavior, and yet ...
I'm still HERE ... counting my blessings ....
To say I've lived a charmed life would be a huge
understatement, and while I can't say I've learned all I
should have from my errors, or reaped all the wisdom expected
from my poor choices and their results, I CAN say, with
no hesitation, that I am, on a daily and often hourly basis,
extremely GRATEFUL for All of it, and all of YOU, the amazing
people who have touched my life along the way ... and I
no longer take ANY of it for granted ... EVER ...
I should have left this earth fifteen years ago, and every
moment since then has been an awesome, priceless GIFT,
and one more blessing that I've not earned ... one thing I HAVE
learned, though, without question, is that, in the grand
scheme of things and the pursuit of dreams, peace-of-mind,
and accomplishment, whatever happens during the rest of
this day, and more importantly, this LIFE, is all good,
because to simply have woken up this glorious morning ...
Is ENOUGH.
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2020
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