Gillian has asked some fellow bloggers to join her in posting about what we are grateful for. So, here I am.

I am grateful…

for the billions of years of sustainability of the Earth.

for countless lives lost, given and taken in the name of Freedom from oppression.
for my Son, who is the reason I have become a Beautiful Butterfly.
for my love, my other half, my partner in this Universe…he keeps me breathing while I am trapped in this body and reminds me that there is more to ‘it’ than ‘just this’.

for rain showers, which sometimes have the ability to conjure up a climactic emotional release that is so great…sometimes, sex is no match for a rain shower.
for joyous smiles on little ones, stained with laughter…or stained with chocolate.
for things that come in their own packages, like oranges and watermelons.

for people who don’t keep track of who bought coffee or lunch last time.
for the power of potential destruction held in a delicate balance between (almost too many) grasshoppers in a field, leaping, crossing paths, but never quite touching.

for those who have given me love, a leg up, a hand out and the ability to just be me (even when it’s at the most inconvenient time).

What are you grateful for?