This post was written in response to Linda Hill’s weekly Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt.
This week’s prompt is “first thing.” Start your post with the words, “first thing” and go from there. Bonus points if you end your post with the last thing. Have fun!
Gratitude
The first thing I do every single morning, just after I turn off my phone alarm, while I’m still lying in bed, eyes closed, aware that a new day has just started, is to say ‘thank you’ to the universe for everything I am and everything a have.
I am alive, healthy, happy, loved, enthusiastic about my day and grateful to be lying in a warm, comfortable bed and feeling positive emotions.
I also have a loving family, a roof over my head, hot water to shower, delicious food to cook and eat, central heating, warm clothes and shoes, and plenty of exciting things to do for the next sixteen hours, until I lie down in my bed, and repeat my gratitude for the wonderful day I will have had, which is the last thing I’ll be doing.
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One of the positive aspects of the pandemic we’re suffering, at least in my case, is the sense of gratitude and appreciation for what I have, knowing that everything related to my physical world is a temporary loan.
I’m making a conscious effort to appreciate what I have, while being more concerned with what I am, which I trust is a more permanent state.
#StaySafe
Rereading Jane Eyre 
I think it is wonderful, Luccia, that you say thank you to the universe. It’s not something I’ve ever thought to do.
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I’ve gone through phases. I was brought up a catholic, so when I was younger I thought about God as the ‘person/entity’ to thank, then I stopped practicing and I didn’t know who to address. The move towards the universe was gradual. The universe beyond our planet has always filled me with wonder and I’ve always felt part of the cosmos rather than a man-made nationality or ethnicity, which is so restricting. Then some years ago I read the Secret and the power of the universe’s vibration just resonated, so now I just acknowledge the power of the universe. I need to feel connected to something bigger than myself. I suppose we each have to decide who we think receives our gratitude, but we may be completely wrong. Thank you for asking, Robbie. It’s really made me think about the ‘stream of consciousness’ words I wrote.
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Thank you for this interesting and thought provoking response, Luccia. I was also brought up a Catholic and went to a convent for a large part of my school years. I really like your ideas.
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I think you’re right. Covid has brought what I’m grateful for into focus.
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