Day 255 - Thanksgiving

Thankful Today is a day set aside to give thanks for the many things that we have in our lives. Love has a way of opening our hearts to a more expressive level of gratitude. When I walk and live with an eye toward love, I am able to see beauty in more things. I see the greatness in those who I love, but I also have the mind to look for that which is great in other people and in the world around me. When I see the positive more than the negative, what’s not to be thankful for? Granted, I have a tendency to look for the good in things and people more than is apparent (even to them), but I am a fan of silver linings and the beauty in things. On the other side, Love and life have taught me that the way of love isn’t sparkly and wonderful as you skip through the tulips. It can definitely cause you more pain and heartache than you ever wanted to see, but it can also bring the most amazing blessings and joys that your life has ever seen. And through all of that, love has the potential to cause amazing growth in you if you let it. So, in being thankful this year (because you just knew a list of things was coming), I will reflect on the rose and its thorns when it comes to love. I am thankful for… The power that love has to provide us with internal strength and security. The questions that it causes us to ask of self, others, and God. The fact that sometimes a fight is necessary to get/keep love. The feeling that seeing that name/face on the caller ID of the phone brings. That feeling of knowing that we are loved and supported… for real this time. The way that the knowledge that we are loved can grow our sense of self-worth. The pain that we experience as a result of feeling the pain of someone we love. The feeling we get when we first realize that it is indeed love… …and the feeling of being reassured over and over and over again. As you enjoy whatever food will be in abundance today, remember to be thankful for that life-altering phenomenon that is most likely the reason that you’re thankful for the people/things on your list. Remember to be the reason that someone else can be thankful by giving more love today and every day. And remember that I love you, and I’m thankful for your presence in my life.