grateful for wisdom via /r/gratitude

im grateful because im getting better practicing my wisdom of being able to approach most things with compassion. which is a wisdom to me. im grateful for coming to understand fear, and how to deal with it with compassion. even if it’s only enough compassion to leave gently. so i dont ricochet between victim and aggressor. im grateful to remember everything. even the times i pissed in the shower at night with the lights off. not showering, but scared- like an animal. between too young and too old. im grateful for all the nightmares that saved me from the real life scenarios by training me to talk back and protect my dream lands. im grateful i know to share and when to be alone. im grateful i know how my lungs burn when my team wins flag football. im grateful for every time i got caught in the rain and remembered the last time it happened. im grateful i remembered why i love to draw as a kid and how i thought blurring my vision on command was a superpower that helped me to color better. im grateful i slowed down when i did and for every delicious nap in between then and now. free of guilt and shame. im grateful for my brain and the way it works and im grateful that i am still curious after once feeling like i knew too much. im grateful i get to keep getting better bc it makes me a better lover to myself and others. i’m grateful that i know how to heal by asking questions and listening for feedback of any kind that takes the time to repeat itself. im grateful to feel myself become dense from the progression of time. im grateful to know my rage and have the compassion to channel it into making a positive and long term change. im grateful my mom passed down her strong sense of justice, and i am grateful to know how and when to use my teeth. i am grateful for it all- makes me feel like a millionaire.