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Some Humble Realizations

30-Day Gratitude Challenge

Of late, I’ve had some humble realizations, and some overwhelming feelings, and my heart’s been brimming with gratitude.

Setbacks, triumphs, more setbacks, and then more triumphs — we have experienced all these moments from time to time. Some of us live in perpetual difficult times and wait for a ray of hope, some of us recover and celebrate, and some of us may not face that many obstacles in our lives, for whatever reasons there may be.

If I look back at my life (which I do reflect on often), there were times when things were so difficult that I was supposed to give up. Setbacks were hitting me at regular intervals. Sort of perplexing. Sort of knots — knots that take time to untangle? I would say knots in your muscles, cause a lot of pain, and require a lot of effort on your part for the treatment before you get relief. It was so painful. Yet, I overcame — lost a few things, and prevailed on a few, but I overcame them. I might have a setback again the next moment tomorrow or in the future, I don’t know.

At that point, I did have my moments of ingratitude and hopelessness, but moments of patience and persistence were a tad more in number than the negative feelings and that’s how I recovered. There was this thought also of “what’ll happen at the worst?” — This always gave me strength.

Having said that, I feel overwhelmed when I remember those difficult times — this overwhelming feelings part is a strange one, which I have been dealing with. Sometimes, tears well up in my eyes. I’m sure this is Gratitude and maybe, I am mutely appreciating myself for having gone through those moments one at a time and survived the backlashes that life threw at me.

Yes, it is Gratitude.

© 2023 — A.H. Mehr

With thanks to Delaney Patterson at Soul Magazine.

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