For as long as we have voices....

For as long as we have voices, let us not forget to say thank you

For the many blessings we receive,
For the hands we have and the ideas we conceive,
For the hearts and minds that get us through,
For the presence of me and maybe, me with you,
For the inspiration that moves us and the silence that keeps us still,
For the sound of birds, nature, peace and tranquil.

For as long as we have voices,
Let us get down on our knees and appreciate our feet,
Lets feel the ground and the lives that lie beneath.
Be thankful for being alive today more than you were yesterday,
Be thankful for waking up and mostly for being able to say,
"Thank you"


"In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices."
-From the book 'Eat Pray Love' by Elizabeth Gilbert