I’m a few days late but as they say “better late than never”. The past year has been quiet the journey- I am realizing just how much I have to be thankful for. So, in the Spirit of Thanksgiving I thought I’d take some time to reflect on those things.
A few things I am thankful for:
- Rich family relationships: even though my family doesn’t always see eye-to-eye and we don’t always necessarily understand each other, we are definitely taking strides to do both of those things. I am thankful for fresh starts, new perspectives, and healing broken pasts.
- True friends: the ones who know me and know what I need sometimes without me even saying anything at all. Everyone always says you realize who your true friends are when you are in need. Recently, I realized just how true that is. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to reconnect with some really fantastic people. I’ve also had the opportunity to meet new people. Each of them have helped me in one way or another- stepping out of my comfort zone, learning lessons of forgiveness and patience, recognizing truth and genuineness when it’s staring me in the face, and learning to trust in what isn’t seen. I couldn’t imagine my life without these people and the rich blessings they have each given me.
- Employment: I work a lot but it’s because I can see a difference in what I do and that makes it worth getting up every day and going to work. I have a job that provides stability and that says a lot in today’s economy.
- The past: it’s a reminder of where I’ve been and where I don’t want to be again. It helps encourage me to continue moving forward on this path of self exploration and change.
- The here and now: letting go of the past and learning to take one day at a time making the most of it and the people in it. I am eternally thankful for the clarity the past has brought me. I am also very thankful for the understanding of myself I have gotten in the past year.
- The future: the untainted and undisturbed life I don’t yet know but excitingly and expectantly strive for great things.
Here's to not letting a day go by without gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving!
E, wonderful reflections for Thanksgiving - and every day. It's so true what you said about the past ... it has lessons for us, even if the lesson is not to repeat it! I hope you had a special holiday, and I commend you for trying to live in the moment - not the past nor the future. You have the right idea! Hugs.
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