I AM GRATEFUL...

Someone once recommended that one day of each week be set aside for being grateful. I embrace this day as my own day of gratitude and I share this with you.

I AM GRATEFUL...

... for the possibility of being positive. Yes, this world is difficult and we experience hardships, pain, disillusionment, lack of faith, disappointment, desoluteness, loneliness and all those negative elements that continuously weigh us down , yet the possibility of being positive always remains. It is the hope which we know we have but which involves a difficult switch of paradigm. It' s oh so hard, but the possibility is indeed there.

... for being positive today as I resolve to notice all the good things in my life and say a prayer of thanks:

... for my life. I have a body and a mind perfectly designed to experience all that God has granted. I embrace today in its entirity.

... for my health. The years of battling are but a walk of knowledge. Today I am pain free and am allowed to experience my life happily.

... for my family. They are my perfectly provided companions, witnesses and Godly designed support structure. Each of them are unique, beautiful people with talents, visions and traits of their own. They provide a solid kaleidoscope of human posibility. I am grateful for their perspectives and the enrichment they bring to my life.

... for my friends; those special people who hover around the fringes of my life, but are invaluable in their objective perspective, encouragement and stability.

... for my provision. I want for nothing except to experience the goodness and fullness of life. I am not hungry, thirsty, cold nor hopeless and I am thankful.

... for my faith. I know I am loved, cared for and that God is next to me. I feel embraced and whole.

... for my talents and the opportunity of being creative. As a human being, I am constantly developing and finding new abilities. This is challenging and invigorating and intricately part of my humanity.

... for the planet and its multitude of creatures, plans, colours and landscapes. The sunrise, the sunset, moon, planets, stars and all the wonders of the universe. The waters of the earth and the abundance of lives which they support. The animals which live on our planet and the facination which they hold. The plants; their perfect ability to adapt and survive. And indeed - for humanity - and the potential which we all bring.

So today I am grateful for all these things and all the things I have forgotten, but am soon to remember. Thank you God!