It’s so easy to take for granted the things we rely so heavily upon every single day of our lives. My question for you is how often are you doing that?
In my case, take for example the use of my hands and fingers. I have two of them with all digits intact, which up until yesterday each were functioning quite well. But after spending over 8 hours outside putting up Christmas decorations with temperatures hovering in the single digits and wind chills in the minus range, that changed entirely. Since then, my right hand has been in incredible pain because of being over utilized while my muscles were in a mostly contracted state due to that freezing cold.
Now my right hand has become a constant reminder of one of those things I’ve relied so heavily upon but frequently took for granted. I really find it ironic how most of us probably depend upon something such as a hand with rarely even appreciating it, until the day comes, like it has for me, when it’s not working the way it normally does.
Now I am having to deal with tasks such as brushing my teeth, washing my body, opening a door handle, typing this article, pushing a plug into an outlet, twisting the top of a jar, or clenching my hand to do just about any action in an overly painful way or choosing not to do them at all. But I’m not upset today as I spiritually reflect on this because it’s given me another invaluable reminder in having greater gratitude. Gratitude for even the simplest of thing I usually rely quite heavily upon, like my right hand, and have taken for granted each and every day of my life.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson