It is worthwhile to at least occasionally pause and be grateful for what I have. Early on it seems that there are so many desires and wishes to obtain certain objects or achievements that it is easy to ignore what one has.Sight,sound,the ability to walk and a host of other physical abilities are taken for granted as well as good housing, enough to eat and the basic requirements of normal life. What I perceive as normal may beyond the dreams and hopes of many, and so it is worthwhile to pause and be grateful for all the many wondrous gifts that are part of my daily life. Also with this awareness should come the realization that there is also an obligation to care about all those that are without the basics that make life worthwhile. Gratitude is the first step toward awareness which hopefully leads to my involvement to make the world better for others.