FISHING IN GRATITUDE

STEVE RAMIREZ

“If the only prayer you say throughout your life is‘Thank You,’ then that will be enough.”–Elie Wiesel EVERY DAY, I WAKE FEELING GRATEFUL. I NO LONGER PRAY TO ANY DEITY—IMAGINED OR IMMORTAL. I DON’T CAST MY EYES UPWARD WHILE PLEADING FOR REDEMPTION OR DELIVERANCE. I ASK FOR NOTHING AND EXPECT NOTHING IN RETURN. I DON’T BELIEVE IN OR LIVE OUT A TRANSACTIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ETERNITY. INSTEAD, I SIMPLY CHOOSE TO BE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE WITHOUT EXPECTATION OF RECIPROCITY. FOR ME, THE MEANING OF LIFE COMES FROM THE MEANINGFULNESS I GIVE TO MY LIFE, THROUGH MY CHOICES. IN MY OWN WAY, I DO PRAY EACH DAY, SIMPLY BY SETTING ASIDE MOMENTS IN TIME, TO BE GRATEFUL. AS I WAKE EACH MORNING AND AS I CLOSE MY EYES EACH NIGHT MY FIRST AND…

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Fly Fisherman (Digital) - 1 Issue, October/November/December 2024

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