Unlocking Fullness

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

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I’m tak­ing time today to express thanks for a few things, impor­tant things, and impor­tant peo­ple.  I hope that once you fin­ish read­ing, you’ll do the same in your own spe­cial way.

I’m thank­ful for my par­ents.  We didn’t always com­mu­ni­cate well, but there was always love, even if we didn’t say it out loud.

I’m thank­ful for my sis­ters.  They’re two of God’s most beau­ti­ful cre­ations and I’m thank­ful for them daily.  Believe it or not, I even under­stand if they fall in love with a great guy and don’t have as much time to hang out with me anymore.

I’m thank­ful for my brother.  He doesn’t do the things that I did at his age, but that’s good — he’s his own man.  I’m enjoy­ing watch­ing him grow up.

I’m thank­ful for my “guy” friends.  No mat­ter how old you get, there’s still an occa­sional urge to dress up in camo and play army in the woods.

I’m thank­ful for my “girl” friends.  Always mod­est and usu­ally happy, they pro­vide great hope for me that the right woman is out there for me to steal her heart and to love until death do us part.

I’m thank­ful for the things God has allowed me to learn.  The lessons can be rough from time to time, but the Lord is good, all the time.

I’m thank­ful for you.  You may not fall into one of the cat­e­gories above, but you are impor­tant.  With­out you, I’d have no one to intro­duce myself to.  With­out you, my audi­ence would be small.  With­out you, I may not be able to change the world.  With you, we can change the world.  With you, we can share hope and love.  With you, we can help the lost and needy.  With you, we can unlock the full­ness of life.

God bless.  Have a won­der­ful day of thanks.  May our thanks last year round, start­ing now.