Only one response can maintain us: gratefulness for witnessing the wonder, for the gift of our unearned right to serve, to adore, and to fulfil. It is gratefulness that makes the soul great. – Abraham Joshua Heschel
Noon, Sunday Nov 26. Very high tide (the full moon is tomorrow) 19.6 feet. Low tonight is at 6:15, – 2.9. South winds 10mph with higher gusts, rain and wet. 40 degrees.
We walked late today, after church (me) and yoga (Beth.) She said the yoga class was all about gratitude, and we agreed that life is about gratitude, when you get right down to it. It was a nice Sunday stroll. The tide was so high that the beach was nearly gone and that was amazing (as in causing amazement). Rabbi Heschel says his job, and I think ours too– is to be amazed by this world. That is easy to do here.
We weren’t the only ones taking advantage of the good weather. Or the good compared -to- what- it -could-be weather. “It’s just wet,” Beth said. Rainy days in November make you dig deep to look for the good, and when you decide to do that, you will find gratitude. We are still breathing. It could be worse. This is a pretty good Sunday. We are lucky.
One family was cycling.
These two were surfing kayaks-
And there were dog walkers tossing sticks. (There are lots of sticks…)
