Mabon evening I spent some time counting my many blessings. Letting those bright blessings balance out the dark moments we've had the past couple of months. The first and best blessing of course is that Mr. Grinch is still in the land of the living, and continuing to improve and grow a little stronger each and every day. That I have so many wonderful friends who are sending thoughts, prayers, and other good vibes our way is another very bright blessing. Finding and being able to afford SweetPea when I needed her the most is another very bright blessing. Relearning to drive in her has done wonders for my self confidence. And granted me a sense of freedom and independence that represents another bright blessing. Being able to get the little oxygen machine that is now allowing Mr. Grinch freedom to go for outings like today, without relying on oxygen bottles, is yet another bright blessings. Plugging it into the cigarette lighter in SweetPea kept it fully charged the whole time we were out for our drive. Those outings we can take are yet another blessing. They will keep his spirits up while he is in rehab in CCN&R, and when gets home as well.
Yes, we have had some very dark moments this past couple of months. There are more dark moments to come. But, no matter how dark those moments get, I will look for and appreciate the bright blessings I know will also come our way. There are always those, no matter how dark it gets at times. The trick is to make sure one sees those bright blessings. Sometimes they are tiny things. Like the seeing the beauty of a butterfly, and allowing that beauty and grace to take you out of that darkness for a few seconds. So that you can see the bigger and brighter blessings as well.
