BEING THANKFUL...

Summer Tales from the MimiVerse, Vol. 1

25 Nov 2021 - 6:04pm Cairo

BEING THANKFUL —

Hmmm.. what does it mean to give thanks? Really, actually to be thankful for what we have.. who we are.. where and how we live?

I was compelled to remember the I am Blessed and Highly favored, with my small Self.

A friend called and woke me up, and I answered the phone half asleep. The first thing he uttered was, “ How are you? I really miss you!”

I was missed by Someone.

While I was speaking to him and catching up on our respectful lives, another friend texted me: ‘Come out and be with me!”, she wrote.

Someone wanted the pleasure of My company.

While responding to the text with an enthusiastic, “Yes! I’m on my way!”, I received a photo from another friend. She looked radiant, and powerful, and beautiful. I thought, “she is all that and made time for Me.

Someone wanted to be seen by Me.

As I tamed my mane, freshened my face, and donned my Lovely, I was thankful that I had a phone to answer, that I was able to stand and walk, unassisted (there was a time I couldn’t), that I was able to eat enough to need to diet, and that somewhere in the World, someone was thinking of me fondly.

This Thanksgiving is my first time, Ever, alone in my life. I woke up troubled by that, and feeling bereft. However, Life had a different plan for my day, my heart, and my psyche.

Life is a dynamic endeavor to never be taken for granted.

So, this Thanksgiving as I sit, yet again, at the cafe, I am giving thanks to Life for allowing me time today to spend with friends in a garden, eating sweets and contemplating the mysteries of life.

I give thanks for the friend who cared enough to come to me and make sure I was ok.

I give thanks for the feeling of community and knowing that I belong. That somewhere in the world I am missed, seen, and wanted.