Giving thanks ...
Although I try to remember to give thanks for the blessings in my life every day, today is a day to really think about and acknowledge all of them.
I am thankful for my health. Having been without it, I know I have a tendency to focus only on what’s wrong in my life, and that diminishes the weight and importance of all of my other blessings.
I am thankful for my children. Watching them grow reminds me how far they’ve come, and how far we’ve all come together as a family, and how blessed I am to have them in my life. They are my heart.
I am thankful for my family. They remind me every day that although we don’t always agree, they will always be there waiting to catch me if I fall.
I am thankful for my chosen family: my AMAZING friends. We’ve all found each other when we were supposed to, and in the way it meant to happen, and each of us in some way enriches the others’ lives. If my children are my heart, then you are my soul.
I am thankful for the growth I’ve experienced this year. Both personally and professionally, I’ve faced remarkable challenges that have shattered the way I viewed my world. I came out of these circumstances a bit sadder, but infinitely wiser, and with a much clearer perspective on what really matters to me.
I am thankful for the love in my life that comes from so many different sources - some expected, some surprising, but all of it filling up my well so that I can give it back.
I am thankful for the broken road that’s led me to the life I’m living. Each step I’ve taken has brought me where I am, and each one was necessary for me to learn the lessons I need to move forward on my chosen path.
All in all, I am thankful for a year that’s tested my resolve, and shown me that I’m stronger than I ever believed, and capable of much more than I thought possible, and broken my heart, and healed it, and taken much away from me, but given back much, much more.
I am thankful for my health. Having been without it, I know I have a tendency to focus only on what’s wrong in my life, and that diminishes the weight and importance of all of my other blessings.
I am thankful for my children. Watching them grow reminds me how far they’ve come, and how far we’ve all come together as a family, and how blessed I am to have them in my life. They are my heart.
I am thankful for my family. They remind me every day that although we don’t always agree, they will always be there waiting to catch me if I fall.
I am thankful for my chosen family: my AMAZING friends. We’ve all found each other when we were supposed to, and in the way it meant to happen, and each of us in some way enriches the others’ lives. If my children are my heart, then you are my soul.
I am thankful for the growth I’ve experienced this year. Both personally and professionally, I’ve faced remarkable challenges that have shattered the way I viewed my world. I came out of these circumstances a bit sadder, but infinitely wiser, and with a much clearer perspective on what really matters to me.
I am thankful for the love in my life that comes from so many different sources - some expected, some surprising, but all of it filling up my well so that I can give it back.
I am thankful for the broken road that’s led me to the life I’m living. Each step I’ve taken has brought me where I am, and each one was necessary for me to learn the lessons I need to move forward on my chosen path.
All in all, I am thankful for a year that’s tested my resolve, and shown me that I’m stronger than I ever believed, and capable of much more than I thought possible, and broken my heart, and healed it, and taken much away from me, but given back much, much more.