Appreciation with a Loaf of Bread Project
Jessica M
Thank you for sharing with me this delicious bread and in this gratitude project. I ate the sour dough many ways, but am sharing my grilled egg cheese sandwich.
I wrote a poem to share my story.
The Choice
Gratitude
Is not just an attitude
It is a choice
To take it all in
To soak it up
And treasure it
As a famous one said
To suck the marrow
Out of life
To not just walk outside
But gaze up
At the white clouds
Against the crisp blue sky
Not just to wake up
And trudge through your day
But sing from your heart
As you pick up flowers along the way
To not just listen to others
Or pass them by
But to hear their story
And see their humanity
There is beauty everywhere
If we take the time to care
If we take deep breaths
And slow our pace
We'll see it in every face
The brilliance of life
The vulnerability of it all
Fleeting and strife
Yet that is what
Makes life so grand
It's short and sinks
As quick as sand
But there's much to behold
There's much to delight in
And I choose today
To seek it like treasure
Come what may