Mindfulness

The world feels mad sometimes. Social media is loud, chaotic, overwhelming.

People carry so much, and it spills everywhere.

And I do get pulled into it.

Daily.

It affects me deeply, because I care. Because I have a heart.

I don’t think you can see so much of the world’s pain and not feel it.

But I’ve learned I can’t live in that space.

So I make a conscious choice to look away, even just for a moment. To come back to what’s real, what’s mine, what’s right in front of me.

And I don’t have to search for gratitude.

I just look around me.

My beautiful grandchildren.

A roof over my head.

Money in my pocket.

A car to drive.

Food in the cupboard.

A safe, warm bed to sleep in every night.

A beautiful tree standing quietly in the yard.

It’s already here.

The noise is still there.

The world is still the world.

But I don’t have to carry all of it, all the time.

So I ground myself.

I come back.

And I’m thankful…..every day.