today's gratitude

I was sick with a cold, perhaps the flu, earlier this month, and now I am perfectly healthy. It's amazing how fast we can forget a past illness. We recover our good health and right away resume taking it for granted. But today I am taking a moment to be grateful for my good health. I took an exercise class yesterday that pushed me to the edge of my fitness - spinning, running around the track and then up and down flights of stairs. The last few minutes had me fighting for every breath. The fact that I can wake up the next day feeling perfectly fine, ready for new challenges, is something to appreciate indeed. Plus, my jeans feel a bit looser this morning.