Truth is...: Something to Be Grateful For

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Something to Be Grateful For

I wasn't the first to say it, but my mouth has formed the words plenty of times: Some people wouldn't be happy if they didn't have something to complain about.

And yes, I realize that's a complaint in itself.

If it's not the weather, it's the economy. If it's not the crowds, it's being lonely. Traffic's too slow, that guy's driving too fast, this food is bland, or salty, or cold...

Standing in stark contrast to that, I'd like to thank Natalie Layne for her song, "Grateful For":

It's not always easy to see the good

When it doesn't look the way I think it should
I know, I know what it feels like
When a smile don't feel right

But even the stress of a million cares

Can't cover the blessings you put everywhere
It don't take rose-colored glasses
To see the gold in the madness

I just gotta take time, slow down

Take a moment to see it now
The little things are what it's all about
What it's all about

I'll take a look around

There's something to be grateful
Something to be grateful for
It's waiting to be found
Underneath the surface
Everything I'm searching for
Couldn't find it in me, but I found it in you
I'm learning to see 'cause you're teaching me to
Take a look around
There's something to be grateful
Something to be grateful for

For your mercy, the morning light

For all of the ways that love has changed my life
I know you're behind all the goodness
Don't let me forget it

When the sun don't shine in the dead of night
If the tears keep rolling from my eyes
I know you're always by my side
That's how I know I'm gonna be alright

I'll take a look around

In the morning, I'll be grateful

In the evening, I'll be grateful
'Cause I know that you are faithful

In the good times, I'll be grateful

In the hard nights, I'll be grateful
'Cause I know that you are faithful

I'll take a look around

There's something to be grateful for

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Truth is...As humans, we tend to notice what we're looking for. The attitude we have as we view the world has the same effect on what we see as the color of our sunglasses.

Take time. Slow down. Take a look around. There's something to be grateful for.