These are wild turkey eggs. There are a lot of wild turkeys in our part of Montana. A flock of the them strut around my neck-of-the-woods, (see "Not-so-Wild Turkeys) and there's a flock a mountain over that hang out by my parent's place. That could be partly due to the grain Dad throws out for them! One of the hens laid these by their house. I saw this picture today and thought about how much we have to be grateful for! Nature is plentiful.
I
once heard a quote:
“If
you aren't grateful for what you have, then you aren't likely to be
grateful for what you will get.”
How
true that is! When we are always dissatisfied and discontent because
we don't have the things we want, then we will never “arrive” at
satisfaction and contentment, because we will always want more. We
become “stuck” there. Working
for more is a great ambition. It's human nature to continually strive
for better. The key is to be grateful each step of the
way, and still keep striving.
A lot of us are feeling increasing urgency to stock up a little and be more prepared as we hear about growing food shortages. If
your resources, space or energy will only allow you to stock up one
month's worth of food and other needs, then realize how blessed you
are for that! You can know that if a crisis occurs in your life, you
have everything you need for an entire month! Perspective is
everything.
So instead of feeling stress for all
the things you don't have, feel gratitude for all the things you DO have, and each new thing you
receive or accomplish! Gratitude creates peace of mind!
