Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that I think some of us forget what it is truly about.  I am the first person that will tell you it is my favorite meal of the year!  I have many health issues with food but this is the one meal of the year I just truly enjoy it! But thanksgiving is really an opportunity to give thanks for all that we have in our lives.

Giving thanks is something that may not be easy for some or may not come to mind in our busy lives.  But if you remember how precious life is and how short it is, giving thanks is not only a gift we give others it is a gift we give ourselves. 

Live is so short.  Tomorrow is never promised.  And many of us are so focused on the future and our dreams and goals that we forget to actual live for today. 

But giving thanks and having gratitude allows us the opportunity to slow down and actually look at the amazing things that has been brought to our lives.  And doing this just because we can is much more meaningful then doing it because we soon may not be able to do so.  Don’t wait for live to give you a reason to give thanks, do it because you can give joy to those that bring that into your life.

I am thankful for my family.  I cannot express into words how much I love them all and how grateful I am to be a part of them.  I am thankful for my friends. They are the family we choose.  I am fortunate to have the most amazing friends.  I truly believe I am a better person for knowing each and every one of them. 

I am grateful for my relentless undying hope.  At times it has been a frustrating trait to have especially when it seems there is no hope to have but I believe that someday it may be my greatest attribute. 

I am grateful for being able to provide for myself.  It has been a humbling struggle this year to do so but that makes the accomplishment all the more valued and appreciated. 

I am grateful to do what I love in work and in life.  My job affords me the opportunity to be able to do both.  I have been able to find myself and take pleasure at being able to work in something I am passionate about, helping others. 

And I am grateful for humility.  It is a special thing that is hard to embrace but if you can find the strength and wisdom to do so, it opens the door to finding the secrets to your soul.

And finally I am grateful for life.  We lose so many loved ones each day.  And with each loss we lose so much of our lives.  But by death we are given the gift to appreciate life.  It is a reminder to just how special each day can be for us and the ones we love.  Live each day.  Squeeze everything you can out of each day because you can.  And if you don’t know why you should, just look in the eyes of someone that has lost the one they love.

Until next time,

Christy