Hey! It’s Gratituesday! Today I’m having a hard time coming up with a gratituesday. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got blessing out the wazoo. Narrowing down the gratitude to one thing befuddles me today.
Here’s some words I’ve encountered lately that have taken on added meaning. Most of them capture my current state of mind. The words themselves seem ordinary, but the heft and weight behind the words carries me through.
Here’s one my of favorite happy words. I’ve been lucky in this area. Three brothers who’ve gone through some rough times and have emerged like rock stars! Parents who’ve persevered and continued to love. A husband, children, grands. It’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?
I’ve seen recent examples of this word in my siblings, my dad, my mom, my children.
This word captures how I feel when I’m around my family, or friends. Or when I’m writing. Lack of a weight to carry or illumination, either definition of Light fits my mood.
The meat of the thing, the center, the prime motivator, the engine, the strength, where love symbolically lives.
Got plenty of these in a variety of forms, shapes and sizes. I’m especially thankful for the three sweet “littles” in my life. Got a brand new one I get to hold in just a few hours.
I have three of these. Each one as different as possible from the other. And yet, we find common ground in so many places. They’ve been a source of strength to me. They’ve been an example of selflessness and service over a long stretch. They keep the boat they’re on moving through whatever weather the seas and wind blow their way.
I think this word says enough all by itself.
What it’s all about, right? Got a ton of it in my life. Probably more than my fair share. Hoping I’m giving it as well as I’m getting it.
More the center of things than the heart, the word mother encapsulates all that is good and beautiful and healthy in my life. I owe her everything. I’m grateful that she’s okay and getting better every day.
Yeah, I know I started with this word. Everything would seem kind of pointless without this. So I’m extra grateful today for this one.
And here’s someone else’s words to summarize today’s gratitude.
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”— Melody Beattie
Feasting today on a full plate and a cup overflowing!
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