Imagine an old-timey lamp post, the type your grandmother had in her front yard. The black metal pole with a lantern on top rising from the greenish grass. The frosted lantern bulb is heart shaped. When activated with a simple switch the lamp grows bright, pushing back the darkness, illuminating the house, the yard, and the life of the activator. When the switch is activated several times, beautiful fireworks expand across the night spraying wonder through the darkness. The timer on the lamp stops the display at a random moment and darkness closes in again. The activator needs only to tap the switch again to bring back the shine and beauty.
Gratitude can be difficult to muster in times when your life just sucks. Sometimes the switch is easy to reach and sometimes I have to work really hard to even find the dang thing. And when I do find it, the light shines and there is revelation.
For those who like visuals,
enjoy my 3rd grade art version.
You will always find the switch. Even in the darkest of times.
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