Taking Things For Granted 4/12/2023

Taking things for granted
A phrase often heard
But not understood
Until something changes
Hitting you hard
And then you immediately
Recognize it’s gone
For good.

The five senses
Brings the world
Into your experience
Of being
Up close
And personal
To what’s going on.

When an automatic
Bodily function
Diminishes
Your physical experience
Changes
Making you feel
Off balance
And not the same
As before.

No matter where you’re at
On the emotional scale
Of the experience
Open your heart
To be grateful
For what remains.

Learn to be appreciative
Of the subtle things
In your life
And take
Nothing for granted
For you’ll miss
A blessing in disguise.

For these subtilties
Become treasures
Of health and wealth
Changing your perspective
On what’s important
To your Soulful Self.

Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author