Giving thanks for it all...especially that which is difficult to embrace. Giving thanks for the ups and downs and remembering to enjoy the ride all the while. Giving thanks for the change that comes, the new horizons and chances for growth. Giving thanks to those who challenge us and show us where we're stuck. Giving thanks to the opportunity of each new day to embrace it all with love and compassion.
How is that we only dedicate one day out of the year to giving thanks? One day to appreciate the other 364. One day to remind ourselves just how fortunate we are. To remember 364 days of life and wonder and appreciate every one for it's uniqueness.
It's too easy to focus on what is lacking, too easy to focus on loss and deficiencies. The challenge comes in finding gratitude for these losses, failures, and deficits. For seeing the opportunity they present and all that the give in return for what is lost. It's not an easy task but it is one that life will force upon us with unforeseen and undesired change. The key is being able to see the varying sides of the coin rather than fixating on the negative.
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