From Dawn to Dusk... the journal (of the white horse) |
Wednesday, July 25, 2001 * so much to be grateful for... No pictures yet of our road trip as I left the camera in my friend's car and won't get it until Friday. Sorry. Thinking philosophically again. You may want to click off now, but writing as my mind explores seems to clear up images in my head. Lately I have been very "grateful". I know that we all "feel grateful" at times - usually to people who have been good to us but sometimes our heart speaks involuntarily to an unknown source... maybe God? When I see something that strikes me as wonderous - be it a beautiful sunrise or sunset, some celestrial happening - like the position of the moon or the stars, or the birth of any creature - even a butterfly - something inside me swells with joy and is grateful that I was able to witness this event. I'm not sure to who/whom or what I'm grateful, but something is deep down instinctively built into me to be this way. Makes you think... I read a passage from one of C.S. Lewis' books once that reminds me of this - only he was speaking of love, not gratefullness, as a kind of proof for the existence of God. I can't recall the exact words here, but the concept was that Man has within him an innate longing - a longing for something - that even human love cannot provide. Lewis implies that this longing has been put inside us by our Creator - sort of a beacon to guide us home. Interesting thought... And I find that the older I get, the more grateful I am... maybe this is the natural order of thing. OK, enough of that. Got a phone call last evening. The corner cabinet I bought while on the road trip will be delivered tomorrow night. Can't wait to see how it will look once here. Will post a picture. Closing for today. Have a happy Wednesday! Sharon Hartdegen (Rian) One picture below: |
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a form of water lily? found in a pond on the Riverwalk |
