It took me nearly losing my life to love my life.

Every day, I awake with gratitude.

I say these words when I open my eyes and see the light coming through the window:

Gratitude. Gratitude. Gratitude.

I can be thankful for what I have,

or mourn what I have lost.

I can appreciate the time I have,

or regret the time I lost.

All around me, I see the beating hearts

and shining souls of the many good people in the world

working so hard to live their lives, find happiness and love,

take another stab at life, even as life sometimes takes a stab at them.

For all of this, for every day, for every day.

Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude.