The Day After the Best Day
It’s funny how I want certain days to linger
Almost drowning in all of the goodness
Exhausted from the fun
Yet, a night of sleeping later
I awake to a sense that all of that is now a memory
There is stillness in the now
Unknowing in the future
I reach back to see what’s left from yesterday
And find much treasure there
Yet I know I cannot dwell there
Missing the treasure of today
The hope of tomorrow
I find that gratefulness keeps the memories whole
Fresh amongst the newly blooming flowers
Gratefulness keeps me right where I need to be
In the center of all of God’s goodness
So I take this moment in the right here and right now
I thank You for bringing me here
Everything has turned out for good
Just like You said it would
I am so thankful
Songs From the River 
Thought provoking as usual. 🙂 Memories are so important, and the benefit of treasured memories as you’ve expressed so beautifully. I find that occasionally it takes a conscious effort not to look backwards into darkness, which can also recreate itself in the present, and I see this in myself and others. It seems like a kind of feedback loop that can spiral up or down, and I’m also grateful that for me it mostly spirals upward. 🙂
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Exactly. And I’m glad you’re memories do carry you upwards. I tell my kids constantly that we all get to choose what we feed on, and if we feed on gratefulness, we’re going to be ok. Again, thanks for taking the time to read and comment. It’s always encouraging! 🙂
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