"I don't really ask for much. I don't dream of big changes in my life or crave for anything extra. To sit with myself and feel thankful for what I have, for the peace that's slowly finding its place in my heart. I used to feel restless, in many ways wanting more and trying to fix things in my life. But lately I've realized that peace doesn't come from having everything, it comes from accepting what you already have and making the most of it ".
Not my own words, but the words of Sthitipragyan Mohanty, who I came across online this morning. I don't have any info on the writer but found that this resonated with me today, as much as any day. No particular reason or no more than any other day when I feel the need to write down my own thoughts - for no particular reason.
Anyway, last night was my youngest grandchild's "Prom" - the event that celebrates the year elevens, some who are leaving school to work, some to go on into the sixth form and others who are going into further education, away from school. We all assembled to see them off from the local pub in various modes of transport - a party bus, a range of saloon cars, a double decker bus with one person on board, a tractor, a quad bike - and wished them well on their night out to a nearby hotel. All in their finery of ball gowns and expensive suits they were a credit to themselves and their families and friends.
This was my fourth time, my other three grandchildren now incredibly, aged 25, 21 and 18 and this one now aged 16. It was definately the time to feel old, really old !
I often profess my thinking aloud on this blog and am grateful for the chance to do so. My views and feelings are expressed as I find them and no doubt change over time, but I think that my core beliefs and values are relatively the same, only perhaps more noticeably so as I get older. Despite the "state" of the country/world/universe, I try to be grateful for what I have and do find it easier (as I grow older) to be thankful and positive about the day to day, closer to home stuff that we all experience, some more than others.
Last night once more brought to me the gratitude and the acceptance that I have at (most!) things in my life. The joy and hardships come and go and I can live with the consequences, these days.
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