Spirituality

Your challenge : Make a choice today to allow something really simple to make you feel profoundly grateful.

I have a simple coffee cup that has graced my gratitude list on more than one occasion. It is nothing fancy. The day I found it, there it sat on the clearance shelf, waiting to be purchased. I doubt it ever knew it would be so appreciated.

It was the unique shape and dusty blue color which attracted me.

It is narrow at the bottom and flares up at the top. It almost looks like the body of a woman, a curvaceous woman. The handle is an arm with the hands on the hips. I stand like that a lot, poised and ready for action - prepared for my next move.

Yes, the cup is ready, at attention, and yet is feminine and graceful.

It had an imperfection when I bought it which made it all the more perfect in my eyes.

The simple act of pouring morning coffee into its body and bringing it to my lips makes me ooze with satisfaction and contentment, mostly because I choose to notice its glory. I choose, actively, to enjoy it fully. I choose, in the moments when I am not feeling so remarkable, to take this particular mug out of my cabinet before any other coffee mug, purely to reconnect with something that just flat-out-feels-good.

I saw my friend Ryan last night. He was so happy. I asked what was making him so glad and he said, "Hey, any day alive is a really great day." It reminded me of why I like him so much.

You choose every day and any day. Your mood will change, your circumstances may change - and no matter what is happening on any given day, you may choose to be pleased with the little things. Allow those little pleasures, those ordinary moments of mini-bliss, to pave your path.

© 2006 Julie Jordan Scott

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