August 13

Brother David says the first recognition of gratitude is often its very gratuitousness. You feel surprised and welcome the unexpected, undeserved, and unpaid for. In his book he uses a rainbow as his example of gratuitous gratitude. I think the spontaneous little lovefest Earl gave me this evening counts as well.

I'm grateful for Brother David's words since they seem to really bring into focus what is happening with this journal and me. I'm also grateful that my mother brought his words and I together.