My daughter, Erica, nominated me for the gratitude challenge. So, here I go! There are many things in my life I’m grateful for. My entire life is something to be grateful about, even the things that looked like catastrophes in the past, but served to cut the sharp edges of me and help me evolve. Here I’m listing things in no order, just as they come into my mind. I hope it will inspire you to appreciate things in your life that you may have taken for granted. 1. For my parents who always did their best. They were the first to love me, nurture me, teach me, were my biggest cheerleaders who supported me, and carried the pains I couldnt at times. They treated me as their most prized possession, who disciplined and protected me; who gave me everything they could so I could be everything I am now. 2. For my husbands family who always make me feel at home. Who love, encourage, and support me as if I were their daughter. (My mother in law always says she loves me more...lol) They will always be some of the best people I know and have been blessed with in my life journey. 3. For my sisters who I love and adore beyond measure... who I sometimes fought with as a kid, but will never let anyone hurt a hair on their head! I love you! 4. For my children who bring me love and joy beyond measure and without I could not imagine life...I thank God for giving me the gift of you! 5 For my husband, my friend, who makes life a lot easier to go through by walking by my side in this thing called life. Who continues to support and encourage me as I grow in life. I thank God for placing you in my life...that we were in the right place at the right time...is nothing short of a miracle! 6. For my many friends, who I love...thank you for making life a lot easier to go through, with tons of laughs, good times, and memories that will last a lifetime. 7. For teachers who partook in my information, who saw things in me that I didn’t, and who challenged me to do my best! Because of this gift...I am a honors student 8. For my pets (Mackenzie, Socks, Tigger, and Markie) and all animals we encounter who give us free and unconditional love. 9. For good health, one of life’s greatest pleasures. For any good health at all. 10. For a brain that allows me to think and pray about the world and its people in all the ways that I can. 11. For all the colors of the world that make life so much brighter than it would be otherwise. 12. For seasons, no matter how many we experience and don’t experience, their mere existence is proof that things are meant to change. 13. For the numerous cultures that we can learn about and even have the opportunity to visit all around the world. 14. For history, that we can learn about it in different ways and use that knowledge to make our present and future better. 15. For people who don’t like me...because they remind me that I have values and opinions so strong that Im willing to sacrifice my likability at the expense of standing by what I value and believe in. 16. For kind strangers who at no personal cost to them, helped me in some shape or form. 17. For good wine, another one of life’s great pleasures 18. For music, which fills the soul in all the ways that it does. 19. For art, which makes life beautiful in and of itself. 20. For words, whether written or spoken or signed, that give life meaning and give meaning to our lives. 21. For science, for giving us many creations that have simplified our lives, and the knowledge to keep seeking better ways to live. 22. For little pleasures like crushes that remind you that humans are always seeking to love and be loved. 23. For acts of affection like hugs and hand-holding and kisses, because they remind us of the importance of touch. 24. For heartbreak because it reminds you that your heart is strong enough to face the worst and still keep beating. 25. For suffering and pain and failure because it teaches you to be grateful and aware that you only have so much control. 26. For the ability to help others in need who remind us that we are all in need, in one way or another. 27. For good times and bad times – that we celebrate them or made it through them. 28. For faith, hope, and love. Because those things are free, irreplaceable, and the only things that last a lifetime. 29. For rainbows, sunrises, sunsets, and new life...the beauty of all four are unmatched. 30. For Gods grace. 31. For life, because without it none of the above is possible.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:28:25 +0000
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