Are you thankful? Or do you just assume that you're thankful and not fully appreciate all of the little things that we are given or blessed with? Too often I take for granted that I'm thankful for the little things. I wish it wasn't once a year that I forced myself to think about all the things that I truly am thankful for. This should be a daily thing, to count my blessings! I am so very thankful for so many things. I know last year I wanted to write one thing down that I'm thankful for each night. I never actually did this but how inspiring would it be to go back and read this thankfulness journal and see all of the amazing things that I have to be thankful for over the past year. I really do want to do this and if you're reading this and you know me ask me about it sometime as a way to keep me accountable (I might seem disapointed in myself if I haven't followed through like I hoped, but I'll be thankful that you brought it up so I can get back on track)! Anyways looking back this past year here are some things that I am thankful for:
- a place to stay after moving back from school
- being back home where I'm closer to those I love
- a new addition to the family who makes my world turn!
- relationships with my sister that have grown so much since our more pugnacious years
- being able to know people where I live and having a history with them
- cows that follow me to the mailbox
- friends that will stay up to the not so wee hours of the morning with me playing games and talking
- friends who let me play with their horses and hang out with them
- people who care about our earth and it's preservation
- to be able to release my thoughts out into the world and have friends hear them and understand
- the use of my hands and my ability to work with them
- children and the many joys and lessons that they teach us in life
- adults who are willing to share their stories and wisdom with others
- all those in-betweeners who are desperately trying to figure out who they are in the context of our world
- music that touches the innermost part of you and you don't know why
- laughter in all its various voices (especially giggles adults and kids alike!)
- deer that silhouettes against a moonlit sky
- and most importantly a God who provides me with every thing that I could possibly need (Thanks!)
2 comments:
Harmony,
Your thankful spirit is inspiring. It felt like you went down your list without even taking a breath. Your thoughts must have come from the heart.
Stay Sweet,
Randy
aww thanks! I don't have to breath to think and I don't now about you but the thoughts in my head run a thousand miles a minute and I had to stop the list short. there's just too much to write sometimes and I don't want to bore people with all the details (because I get bored so easily), instead I try to say just enough to get the point across and make it interesting for people to think.
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