Gifts, Gifts Everywhere!

"Receive the gift and be thankful. Praise whatever is the giver. Be alert for the gift; most are never noticed."

-- Howard McCord. Walking to Extremes.

Gifts are offered to us daily, and we are completely unaware of their existence. We blindly move through life listening to our internal monologues, bemoaning what we don't have, wishing that reality would hurry up and match our wishes, and the gifts slide by us, neither recognized, accepted nor enjoyed.

What are the gifts? They can be as small as a cashier's slight smile, as all encompassing as a deep, blue sky, as warm as a kind word, as cold as a beer at the ball park. Gifts abound! We prefer to focus upon problems instead. Enjoyment, gratitude and praise all escape us when our attention is tied up in the knots of our ego's narrow games.

What to do? Relax. Let go of all your mighty dreams and schemes, and notice what life is offering. Sidewalk pennies, cool breezes, free music in the park, libraries stocked with books, friends you've yet to meet, ideas to explore, and laughter. All free, all given to you, no strings attached.

It's a big, beautiful, abundant world! Open your arms, open your eyes, and receive.