Not a day goes by that I don't think to myself, or say out loud, or thank God for all the blessings I have in my life. I experience Gratitude daily.
Although I've always been grateful it wasn't until this year I realized how important and how powerful gratitude can be. This year Cancer came into my life and with that brought lots of heartache, pain, and tears. But strangely it also brought joy and happiness. I honestly thought that I understood what it meant to be grateful, but Cancer opened my eyes to the true meaning of the word. Sometimes its hard to find gratitude. And sometimes it takes a while (even years) to find it. But, that's the challenge. That's the lesson.
Gratitude is everywhere!! Sometimes Gratitude is obvious. Sometimes Gratitude is hidden and you have to find it!
I am grateful for (obviously)
my husband (my best friend in the entire world)
my children (the loves of my life)
my family
my friends
my health
ect, ect, ect.
But I am also grateful for finding it in.........
-piles and piles of dirty laundry!! Do I like doing laundry? NO!!! But I am so grateful for my family that makes the dirty laundry!! When I see a laundry basket overflowing and I recall that I just did 3 loads yesterday I take a deep breath and say a little thank you for the children and husband that made this dirty laundry!!!
- for my washer and dryer which enables me to do all the laundry!!! I've had my share of broken machines...the terrible inconvenience of having to lug baskets of dirty laundry to in-laws house is not very fun. So, I thank my machine machine each time I put in another load!
-for grocery stores.....just the other day I was shopping at HEB and gratitude hit me across the face as I looked at the isle filled with shelves of amazing food. I thought for a moment and realized how lucky am I to live in a country where food is plentiful and the shopping so convenient.
-for broken hearts, If I had not had my heart broken by an ex boyfriend I would never have know what it truly means to love someone. I would not have met Jon, the best husband, friend, father in the entire world.
-Cancer. I am not grateful for Cancer, but I am grateful for the relationship it has given me with my sister. I am grateful for the amazing child and family that let me wiggle into their lives that have touched my heart in a way that I never knew was possible.
-Legos. I love looking around my house and seeing Lego pieces everywhere. I love that Legos allows my boys to create and imagine.
-my eyes. It wasn't until I had eye problems a couple weeks ago that I realized how much I take my eyesight for granted. I am grateful for my contacts and a patient doctor who helped fix the problem.
I could go on and on. I am grateful for many things. I am grateful for something new each day.
What are you grateful for?
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