What am I
thankful for? As I reflected on that
question, it took me a little bit to come up with an answer. You see, I am kind
of going through a little pity party for myself right now. Life isn’t going as I “planned.”
This question
of “What am I thankful for?” is making me reevaluate the important things in my
life that I do have. To look past those
things that are darkening my soul and look to those things that are lights in
my life. I want to see the things in
life that I am thankful for.
Life doesn’t
always go as planned. In fact, it rarely
does. The things in life that I thought I would be doing, I am not. Who I would
be or be with, I am not. I have this
imaginary yard stick by which I am measuring my life.
My life is
not a bad life. It is just not where I thought I should be. Maybe that is where we all are at some point
in our lives or maybe multiple times in our lives. I know that I am not the
only one that can’t see past the “What If or If only” of life?
I seem to
have a lot of “What if?” or “If only?” in my life. What if I “this” had happened, then my life
would be better. “If only I did this” or
“had that”, then life would be perfect.
Lord, I need to look at what I do have, and all the blessings that you have given me. Help me to realize what I have, and be grateful for that. Help me to see past the “What If” or “if only” and see that what is in my life right now.
Amen
I am thankful
for the people in my life. Each person in my life adds variety and spice to it. Without each one of them, I would not be the
person I am today. Each person, whether family, friends, or friends that are
family and family that are friends, makes my life so much richer.
That is what
I am going to focus on, the people in my life and the moments that I have with
them.
After all, you may have everything you ever wanted in life, but if you don’t have people in your life, what is the point. I think that the points in life are the moments that we spend with family and friends.
After all, you may have everything you ever wanted in life, but if you don’t have people in your life, what is the point. I think that the points in life are the moments that we spend with family and friends.
This month,
yes, it is the end of the month, but better late than never, I am going to look
at the people that I do have in my life.
I don’t want to dwell on the things or people that I don’t have in my
life. Instead, I want to look at the people and appreciate the people I do have
in my life.
My family, I
feel so lucky that my family and I are close.
I don’t just mean by the physical location of each of us. I am talking
about the bond that we have with each other.
Our relationships with each other, is a good thing. The times we spend together, are moments to
treasure.
Two of my
best friends don’t live close by, but we are bonded together. They are my
family. No distance can come between us.
Through the wonders of cell phones, e-mails, texts, and other devices, I
can call them up and we can talk for hours. I am thankful for their love and
support through the years. We lean on each other.
Those people
I work with, I am thankful for. Yes, we
are all different personalities, but that is what makes it a good thing. Each one brings something to the table, and
that is a good thing.
It is the
people in my life that I am so thankful for.
The moments that we have together, make up life. Each one brings special
attributes to my life. The memories that we make will last a lifetime.
“Life is not measured by
the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take you breath away.”
(George Carlin)
When I look
back, I want to have memories of time with my family and friends.
So, I may not
be where I think I should be, but I have people in my life that I love and that
love me. There is nothing better than that.
Even if the
people are no longer with us, we always have the memories of our times
together.
For you
reading this, I hope and pray that you find those moments, or people that you
are thankful for. Don’t get so caught up in the “What If” or the
“If only” that you lose sight of the what is now. Count your blessings and moments.
- Laura Maxson
