One Apple A Day 565 - gratitude & wonder
I just started a journey that will move my life to a new place. So, know I'm in a space in-between of some sort. Where everything is temporary, changing and moving.
It is from this place that I am writing this morning. So, this post may come out confused, or maybe crisp and clear. I don't know. I'll go with the moment. I am writing from the space in-between.
Everything that lies behind me has prepared me for this moment. Everything that lies before me gives meaning to this moment. This moment, this place is all that exists, the here and now. Isn't this how life is? Standing like acrobats on the unstable rope between past and future. Don't look down, they say. Just breathe and keep walking. There is only this moment. There is only the next step.
We all have experienced failure. We lost our balance and slipped on that thin, unstable rope. So, we need to choose how we want to look at the past because it will inform how you deal with the here and now. I choose gratitude because it makes my feet steady.
They also say that to keep my balance on that thin rope, I should point my gaze to a fixed point before me. Though, often the way ahead is lost in the midst. What do you do when the future is uncertain? I choose to look ahead with wonder because it makes my feet lighter. And if no clear point is visible ahead, then I'll create it with my imagination.
I breathe. In and out. Gratitude and wonder. Another step forward.