What we see depends, very simplistically, on where we focus

American Flag blowing in the wind

 

American Flag blowing in the wind

 

American Flag blowing in the wind

 

American Flag blowing in the wind

 

American Flag blowing in the wind

 

(photos: Waiting in line at Epcot you face Spaceship earth. Turning around you face the American Flag. How cool is that?)

We forget that turning around is often stunningly beautiful.

What we see depends, very simplistically, on where we focus.

There is beauty ahead in life as a retiree.

There is beauty in what has been left behind too.

Balance.

It has many meanings, including the source of our gratitude.

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The way to bliss is through freedom

Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
The bliss from not needing much and being ready for the next step in life

 

Overcoming our greatest fear provides an almost incomprehensible beauty that we would have never seen otherwise.

And to conquer every fear, including the greatest – our fear of death – is bliss.

And bliss is freedom.

And joy.

Love.

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Give everything to this and you will walk as a free person

Sign outside Super Dome says, Game Changer
Gratitide, for everything, is life’s game changer

 

Another bfo (blinding flash of the obvious)…

Focus on good, positive things: read, study, write, learn, teach, pray, exercise, rest, play, eat a balanced diet, love, be loved, dream, hope, volunteer, help those less fortunate, be kind, generous, forgive others, work hard, forgive yourself, keep moving forward, and be so grateful for everything (even pain) that your light shines brightly… and give.

It is in the giving that we receive. Giving our thoughts to gratitude, for everything, is freedom.

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Citizen Soldier

Not talking about the Three Doors Down rock song Citizen Soldier, or our Country’s National Guard, for whom the song is dedicated.

Talking about all the active duty men and women military personnel I’ve seen this week. Orlando to Atlanta, Atlanta to Columbia, Columbia to Atlanta, and Atlanta to Dallas.

Decided, in the spirit of giving, to not only give thanks internally, but to give thanks externally.

So I awkwardly asked how best to show appreciation for their efforts. They all said basically the same thing.

A simple thank you means a lot.

And so that’s what I’ve been doing, going only a little out of my way (that’s all it takes), to thank each and every one I pass.

The Lord works in mysterious ways. One of the service men, heading back to Iraq and leaving behind a wife and three children (16, 10, 6) at Christmas time, wound up being an angel for me about five minutes later.