Driving to Dufur

Some days
the mind spins
with wheels along
an easy road,
steady.

Some days
the beauty is
too much to
believe and
the distance is
a calm kind of
lull you want
to hold.

— Drew Myron

It's Thankful Thursday.

Because joy expands and contracts in direct relation to our sense of gratitude, I work hard to find the good. Yes, it sounds cheesy. Yes, it can be a chore.

But stick with me. I’m not looking for Hallmark happiness, all rainbows and kittens. Or a daily to-do, like washing the dishes.

Consider, instead, gratitude as an act of attention. As writers, our job is to be awake to the world. Gratitude, then, is a natural next step of noticing.

(Not surprisingly, one of my favorite weekly reads is The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker)

Please join me: What did you notice today? A person, a place, a poem? A story, a song, a sky? What are you thankful for today?

p.s. — I always enjoy hearing from you. Send light here.

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The world turns on words, please read & write.

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