The REAL Type of Gratitude

I drove down the 405, with tears rolling out of my eyes. The sun was setting, its rays bouncing off of the moving cars. Tonight my heart was in that tender place, the place I often long for + crave. That place where we actually soak in the reality of today.

Gratitude, nowadays thrown around like our most overused question “How are you?”. Losing its purpose, losing its depth. But no, not tonight. Tonight, I understood the gravity of a grateful heart. I felt it in every part of me. This feeling was uncontrollable, like the tears flowing from my eyes. It was the warmest hug. The most sincere appreciation, not just a simple affirmation. It was the pure recognition of what a gift this life of mine is. 

No seriously, what a gift. What a privilege. What an honor. What did I do to deserve this breath in my lungs? A breath that hasn’t stopped giving, showing up day after day after day.

Today, I’m feeling grateful. The real type of gratitude. May you give yourself space, to get to the same place. To truly realize, the gift that is your life.