Have you ever stopped to realize the wonder of a rainbow? I think we take them for granted. Imagine telling someone who had never seen one before that an arc of every wonderful perfectly complementary color appears in the sky for our viewing pleasure. And get this it's completely natural you just mix rain and sun! I don't know about you but I would either call that person a lunatic or make it my life long quest to see a rainbow. Now imagine telling them that sometimes there are double rainbows....I'm not even going to imagine what would happen then :)
My point is that whether it be rainbows or the wagging tail of my dog, I take a lot of things for granted and I bet you do too. Let's face it, unless it's Thanksgiving when do we think on all of the things we are grateful for and truly give thanks for them. If you do it daily of even once a month then bravo to you. But I think those of us that don't, are missing out. Active gratitude can have such a positive affect on your life. Just for today try to participate in an act of gratitude. Tell someone you are thankful for them, tell mother nature you are thankful for her, make a list of things you are thankful for, or just sit for a minute and fill your mind with the wonderful things in your life and say, "thank you". Now rinse and repeat, as often as you'd like. I don't think you'll regret it.
Today I am thankful for: coffee, glue sticks (those things are genius!), good music, my sweet dog, fresh air, the moon, my best friend, my mother, water, open minded people, laughter along with the ability to laugh at myself, pictures, my ukulele, good books, and rainbows.
p.s. one more cool thing about rainbows Roy G. Biv is a saying to remember the colors of the rainbow in order of longest to shortest wavelength. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Great now you'll never forget the colors of the rainbow even when you can't see one! Oh, I'm thankful for that.
