I think everybody has those moments where you take a snapshot of a moment in your life and wish it away. Those moments make you doubt the person you are and test what you're made of. Most have a love/hate relationship with those moments. I know I do.
I'm looking at the tall turntable of festive and LUSCIOUS cupcakes. The heavenly aroma of freshly brewed specialty coffees hangs in the air. I've been sitting in a quirky coffeeshop plugged into my iTunes and hooked into their Wi-Fi just loving this moment.
In the time of year where the focus is what we are thankful for, it is very difficult for me to BE thankful although I know that there is much I AM thankful for. Focusing on the positive is unfailingly exhausting these days but I'm trying.
I'd like to share with you my list of things that I'm thankful for this year.
I'm thankful for ...
... the unseasonably warm days of November in New England.
... the turning of the seasons (I would surely miss it if I were ever to leave this area).
... my understanding, supportive and positive husband.
... my well-intentioned family (you all know what I'm talking about here).
... knowing pain to appreciate joy that much more.
... understanding loss to treasure the present.
... feeling grief to honor my past.
... experiencing birth, even in it's tragedy, to realize miracles happen.
Life doesn't always happen in the ways that you might expect and often times, we're left with the scars and gaping wounds that can only hope to heal in time. Yet, even through the times where you aren't sure why "bad things can happen to good people" or why "good things can happen to bad people", stay faithful to the first phrase.
What do I mean by that?
Remember that you are a good person. Bad is the balance of good and that the grass always seem greener on the other side.
Remember that you are a good person. Bad is the balance of good and that the grass always seem greener on the other side.
Thanksgiving is about more than food, it's about family and appreciating the glue that keeps it together ... whatever that may be!
Wishing eveyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!
p.s. Send me updates on your Thanksgiving. I'll be posting pictures and possible personal recipes after the holiday.
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