Grateful for sharing via /r/gratitude

A few weeks ago I was on my walk and my neighbors dog was with me. She catches up with me as I pass their house and she tags along, I don’t know her name but Ive been calling her Scout because she’ll go up ahead of me and I’ll see her looking back to see if I’m still there. I live out in the country so there’s lots of fields for her to run around in. Anyway – on this particular day she went into a wooded area and came out with something in her mouth. When she got closer I saw that it was a baby rabbit. At first I was really sad, but then I reminded myself that it’s just the way nature goes and she is a dog so it’s her natural instinct. Scout went on ahead of me back to her house. On my way back home when I got by her house again I saw that she was sharing her find with the other dogs and I thought that was really sweet of her. I spent the rest of my walk thinking of all of the good things that come from the simple gesture of sharing. Sharing food, sharing thoughts, memories, experiences, ideas, sadness, gratitude, glances, energy, lessons…. And the best thing about it is that anyone can share. Everyone has something they can share with others no matter if they’re poor, rich, sick or healthy. Sharing is something we all have in common. I think that’s a beautiful thing and felt like sharing my thoughts about it today.