"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

Wow, what a morning! Sunlit skies of palest blue, dew drops by the dozen glistening underfoot. A warm breeze wafts overhead as birds chirp themselves chipper. Truly, a "great to be alive" day.

After the muggy mornings of months gone by, moments like these fill me with love, joy and good will. Thankfulness for the wonders of this world grows within me. I am filled with feelings of magnificence and gratitude.

It's strange how easy it is to be grateful when all is well, all is beautiful. Stranger yet, that as soon as we acknowledge the good things, as soon as we express our gratitude for them, the more there appears for which to be grateful. Our hearts swell, feelings of blessedness abound.

We often talk about "things not being right", of not having enough of "this or that", wanting a better life .. our focus is often on what we don't have.

Yet it is said that "like" attracts "alike".

Perhaps, if it is truly the better life that we seek, acknowledging all that we do have is a good place to start - and who knows, it may even get us there!