GRATITUDE 


Here is a beauty to behold! The colors and the scene are magnificent! Whenever I see anything like this I'm immediately sent into a swoon with the generosity of our planet!

Since Thanksgiving is very near, it prompted me to write to share my feelings about GRATITUDE and Giving-thanks for oh so many things! I'm particularly thankful for my health, my gifts of functioning even if a bit slower than before. I'm feeling more assured about my health and my path to being the healthiest I can be.

I'm thankful for my interests and accomplishments and my endeavors, even though there are some activities I either cannot do or choose not to do. It has taken me awhile to accept some of these, mostly because I either don't want to do them or I simply can't do them anymore, namely gardening and hiking.

I do substitute the gardening outdoors for house plants, which I love and am THANKFUL I can do, enough to keep them thriving very well!

Besides my personal GRATITUDES, I am thankful for my home, which suits me well. Change is a very good dynamic for me. I have always been happy with every move I have ever made! That's something to be thankful for!

I'm grateful for the Village, my home community and all that goes with it; The care, attention, beauty,  convenience and respect I experience here. It's very special.

Also I notice how my attitudes have changed about Life! I'm much more accepting of the way things are,than I used to be. I used to think I was responsible for things being the way they are and also for keeping everyone happy. I think you call that "not seeing the forest for the trees". I've both narrowed my view with some things and also expanded my view with other things. It's quite a 'boulder' I've unloaded!

This reminds me of special people in my life, my family, friends, acquaintances, and how I can detach myself from them without feeling guilty. It's a freedom I appreciate because I have come to see that everyone must truly take care of themselves and 'become master of their own ship'. That may sound harsh, but it is nevertheless True! As far as the world goes, I find it best for me to hold the image of the planet within a ball of light with all the people held in that light as well. I'm grateful that we have a world and that we are all held. We all can be thankful for perceiving a new perspective.

I have been studying TRUTHS that have soaked into my mind, heart and soul and which fit to give me support and strength. As I am aging, I find they are a great comfort and my mind doesn't go 'buzzing' around quite so much. At least I know where to 'land ' more often!

REMEMBER, THANKSGIVING DAY is not just one day out of the year to be thankful. It is an every minute, everyday sort of CELEBRATION of LIFE and all it has to hold!


Be thankful for everything and 

Everyone in your Life

All that is & is to come


HAPPY THANKSGIVING


BLESSINGS

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