31 Days. It's Bigger Than Us

There is something deep within nearly every human being that tells us there is something bigger than ourselves at work.

This seed of recognition is there regardless of what your religious or spiritual background or practice is...

This seed is there even if you have no such background or practice,

because you cherish certain standards and ethics

that transcend merely personal self-interest of the moment. 

We humans know that our self-interest is much larger than it appears in our narrow ability to see and think. 

We know that it is tied to our families, our communities, our planet.

And this is the door that allows you to step outside yourself, even if for a moment. And in that moment, you become much more expansive than you might experience on a day-to-day basis. 

If you allow this intellectual, thinking-based recognition to move into your heart space...

Or better yet, if you start from the heart...

This seed sprouts joy, connection, compassion, aliveness, and a wistful hint of wanting the best for all others.

...

I am grateful for this seed of recognition that unites us all, even when I forget it.

I am grateful it is ever there, ready, waiting to sprout forth its bounty.

I am grateful for the ability to love.

I am grateful for a heart that knows that what's at work is much bigger than this one little body that moves through my day.

31 Days of Gratitude Begin Here.

{I host a weekly linky party. Come find out more here!  I'm sharing 31 Days of Gratitude with...Monday: Craftomaniac, Making The World Cuter, Alderberry Hill, Project Queen, Skip to My Lou, Cherished Bliss; Tuesday:  Not Just a Housewife, Elizabeth & Co., The DIY Dreamer, Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Savvy Southern Style, Uncommon, What We Wore & Made, Gingersnap Crafts, The NY Melrose Family. ; Wednesday:  All Star Block Party, The 36th Avenue, Live-Laugh-Rowe, Handy Man Crafty Woman, The Trendy Treehouse; Thursday: Scissors & Spatulas, My Repurposed Life, Frugal Girls, Shabby Nest, Inspiration Friday, Romantic Home, French Country Cottage, Stuff & Nonsense, Happy Hour ; Friday:  Funky Junk Interiors, Anything Goes, Finding Fabulous, My Simple Home Life, Tatertots and Jello, Thirty Handmade Days, Naptime Crafters,  One Creative Mommy; Saturday:  Be Different Act Normal, Tutus & Tea Parties, Positively Splendid, Sew Country Chick; Sunday: Nifty Thrifty Things, DIY Project Parade, I Should be Mopping The Floor, Under The Table and Dreaming, My 1929 Charmer, Sew Darned Crafty; Brassy Apple, Making Monday Marvelous,}