Thanks

I'm too alone in the world, yet not alone enough 
to make each hour holy. 
I'm too small in the world, yet not small enough
to be simply in your presence, like a thing -
just as it is.

I want to know my own will
and to move with it.
And I want, in the hushed moments
when the nameless draws near,
to be among the wise ones - 
or alone. 

from Rilke, I, 13

This blog is so sporadic, I'm questioning the relevance it actually holds. No, I know the answer to that already but I'll keep on writing if only for myself. So my dear Sister and friend Emily Dao (click on her name to check out her blog) has nominated me for this "gratitude challenge". I suppose this is where I tell social media and all of cyber world three things I am thankful for over the next five days. Here it goes:

1. Music. For the creation of sound that elicit emotions and memories; for it's ability to bring one spiritually deeper, for the way it moves. For the blessing that I am able to make a sound of my own.

2. Autumn. I was born in the middle of October so naturally my heart desires the cool, crisp aroma of fall. The smells are sweeter, the air more breathable, the colors vibrant and captivating. Fall is the reminder that change must occur, that everything must come to an end but it can in the most beautiful way.

3. Grace. Because I can not be thankful enough for redemption; unrelenting forgiveness. Because I need grace every day and need to give grace always.

I guess this means I have to continuous this tomorrow.