by Laurie James
Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things. ~Horace
800 million people go hungry
everyday. really. 800 million.
and you worry about your
401(k) and what color of
granite you’ll put on your
countertops, or maybe your latte
has too much foam.
you think you are part of the
800 million but still weigh in at 50 lbs
over and never walk anywhere,
These days roll by and
the sun shines, the rain falls,
the season becomes other
colors and odors. your long
walk sunday felt like a march
and the voice inside your head
wouldn’t shut up so you could
listen to the birds that go on and on
singing their unbridled joy.
this season, go deep inside
your heart, dig way down there
and find a way to be thankful
for all that you do have, do think
you possess … take that moment
to say out loud to everyone, or
to whoever is standing next to you …
say … thank you for it all.
Thank you that I only suffer
in little ways, that I have
freedom, friends, a roof,
a car, food more than three
times a day. It’s that simple.
Let the rest of it go.
Be thankful.
