lawn mowing

Most people have deep thoughts while they are in the shower.  I find myself yelling at my kids to please let me take a shower by myself.  These days my deep thoughts come while I am mowing my lawn.  I think it may have something to do with the soothing hum of the mower or maybe it is just the simple fact that I can't hear anything while I am mowing. 

Today I found myself thinking about people who have come upon hard times and they still find things to be grateful for. I have a friend who has had some scary health issues over the last few months.  She is physically unable to mow a lawn although I wouldn't put it past her to try.  I found myself feeling grateful that I have the health to mow my lawn.  I then thought of how many people have lost their homes over the last few years and I felt grateful that I have a lawn to mow.  I was also thinking how thankful I am that my lawn is big enough to play in but small enough to maintain by myself.  My thoughts then went to a woman I met in the grocery store this week.  I have at different times been a little creeped out by people who pay too much attention to my kids.  This particular woman was WAY over the top.  She was starting to really make me nervous when she explained that she had married but had never been able to have children although she had desperately wanted to.  I spent the remainder of my shopping trip going up and down each aisle with this woman.  I wish I would have asked her more questions.  I hope I see her again.  While mowing my lawn my thoughts went to this woman.  I am grateful that I have children who argue while I mow the lawn.  I am more grateful when they play nicely while I am mowing but I will just simply be grateful for multiple children who can interact with each other.  I also thought of my husband and how grateful I am that he has a good job that allows me to stay home and mow my lawn.  I actually enjoy doing it.  You see...mowing the lawn can be very therapeutic.  I am thankful for many things.  I am now trying to figure out how to be grateful for the sunburn that I got while mowing my lawn.