The Silver Lining
The encroaching paranoia of meeting my fate with every door nob I touched tried to snuff out any sanity that I held onto as 2020 played out. Amid the stillness, I watched the world creep by one day at a time. I won’t soon forget the tension that filled the air each day as I walked the path up the street. The coffee shop was only a fifteen-minute walk. I could have driven, but I wanted to move my body. The walking helped my mood. I saw glimpses of despair in the faces of the people I saw enter and exit the coffee shop. The cause for concern was etched deeply into their faces. In the face of all of this hopelessness, I remember feeling overwhelmed to the point of numbness. The act of giving thanks to God saved me from becoming consumed by grief and despair. I made a list. One line after another, the insurmountable list of reasons why I had to be thankful came tumbling out of me. I felt better. I felt humbled. I felt…
It was good to feel again.
In starting this podcast I knew that it would be important to be to take the time, take a moment, to sit and think of all the reasons that I had to be thankful. It is so easy to get lost in all the horrible things that happen to us. It seemed even harder to take a moment to focus solely on why I should be thankful. It is a habit that I am practicing. I am learning to be thankful by practicing being thankful.
This episode was my first attempt at it. Thanks for listening.