Call it a "McGratitude" Moment!
I had three recent experiences (or Gratitude Awarenesses) that fit perfectly the "treasure on the beach of life" idea expressed by Sherrie Austin in her 365 Days of Gratitude daily offering!) And they all actually occurred in a McDonald's drive-thru lane! I guess you could call them "McGratitude!" :)
1 - waiting in drive-thru lane at McDonald's, at about 6:20 p.m., evening is approaching, air becoming cooler (thankfully!). The first thing I noticed was the birds in the little trees - dozens of them had just come in to roost for the night. What a cacophony of sound! All the chirping and excitement as they seemed to be sharing their day! What were they saying? I wondered. I imagined they were talking about what goodies they found for nests - a piece of straw or string or extra strong grass; perhaps they talked of the near misses - the bus, the biker, the bigger bird. It was such a joyous sound! Everyone chirping at once! Isn't that how it is when we go home? Or return from a trip? It was such a joy to listen to them! Listen to the birds!
2 - I wondered how many people noticed the little ground hog who had come out of the taller grass to the edge of the lawn south of the drive-thru lane? He was munching on the shorter grass where it was easier to get at the roots and bugs. Going along, minding his own business, doing his thing, feeding himself while the humans passed by in too much of a hurry to notice him while they focused on feeding themselves. But I noticed, Little Friend!
3 - What creativity we have in transportation! Not just the fact that we have moved from horse to wagon to automotive to airplane! But the next time you are in line at a drive-thru (or even walking through a parking lot!), notice the array of vehicles parked there - of how many DIFFERENT kinds of cars and vehicle styles there are! What creativity goes into designing these modern conveniences! Every one has its own unique character! Some are sloped. Some are squared. Every color of the rainbow and then some! There are differences even among the same brands and no two are the same once given personal touch by their owners. Just like people - one species, but so many variations and no two ever exactly the same, thanks to Free Will and the Creator's Individual Spark placed in each heart!
These three occurrences happened in a span of about 7-10 minutes - however long the wait was, which I didn't mind at all because I was enveloped in a Gratitude Moment, noticing just a few of the little treasures waiting to be discovered there...
1 - waiting in drive-thru lane at McDonald's, at about 6:20 p.m., evening is approaching, air becoming cooler (thankfully!). The first thing I noticed was the birds in the little trees - dozens of them had just come in to roost for the night. What a cacophony of sound! All the chirping and excitement as they seemed to be sharing their day! What were they saying? I wondered. I imagined they were talking about what goodies they found for nests - a piece of straw or string or extra strong grass; perhaps they talked of the near misses - the bus, the biker, the bigger bird. It was such a joyous sound! Everyone chirping at once! Isn't that how it is when we go home? Or return from a trip? It was such a joy to listen to them! Listen to the birds!
2 - I wondered how many people noticed the little ground hog who had come out of the taller grass to the edge of the lawn south of the drive-thru lane? He was munching on the shorter grass where it was easier to get at the roots and bugs. Going along, minding his own business, doing his thing, feeding himself while the humans passed by in too much of a hurry to notice him while they focused on feeding themselves. But I noticed, Little Friend!
3 - What creativity we have in transportation! Not just the fact that we have moved from horse to wagon to automotive to airplane! But the next time you are in line at a drive-thru (or even walking through a parking lot!), notice the array of vehicles parked there - of how many DIFFERENT kinds of cars and vehicle styles there are! What creativity goes into designing these modern conveniences! Every one has its own unique character! Some are sloped. Some are squared. Every color of the rainbow and then some! There are differences even among the same brands and no two are the same once given personal touch by their owners. Just like people - one species, but so many variations and no two ever exactly the same, thanks to Free Will and the Creator's Individual Spark placed in each heart!
These three occurrences happened in a span of about 7-10 minutes - however long the wait was, which I didn't mind at all because I was enveloped in a Gratitude Moment, noticing just a few of the little treasures waiting to be discovered there...
posted by Blessed by Grace @ 10/11/2007
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