No question, it is easier to be grateful for a sunny day than a rainy one. So I start my three gratitudes by being thankful for the blue sky and the brisk but warm February wind. (Hmm, it just occurred to me that so many gratitudes include the weather.)
So, what else? Do I dare include living in a country where we have freedom of speech? Yes, I must.
And what about a third? How about Downton Abbey? I watched my first episode last month. Now, thanks to inter-library loan, I’m into Season Three. I am grateful for the entertainment: the window into a certain period of history, costumes and etiquette included; the scenery, both interior and exterior; and especially every character. I really can’t divide them into good guys or bad guys; they are both. They do best, with even the less likable ones demonstrate forgiveness and redemption. In fact, I find myself pulling for least appealing—they always need it the most.
So, what else? Do I dare include living in a country where we have freedom of speech? Yes, I must.
And what about a third? How about Downton Abbey? I watched my first episode last month. Now, thanks to inter-library loan, I’m into Season Three. I am grateful for the entertainment: the window into a certain period of history, costumes and etiquette included; the scenery, both interior and exterior; and especially every character. I really can’t divide them into good guys or bad guys; they are both. They do best, with even the less likable ones demonstrate forgiveness and redemption. In fact, I find myself pulling for least appealing—they always need it the most.