I am thankful for the holiday season. I enjoy spending time with my family, connecting with friends, sending out cards, gifts, and all the great food we’ll enjoy together.
I am thankful for the seasonal shows that warmed my heart as a child that are still on television today.
I am thankful for my Mom and Dad, Brother and Sister, Wife and Stepdaughters, Friends and Colleagues, and the spiritual community I am part of.
I am grateful for the bad times when I learn a great deal and the good times when I can rest and lick my wounds.
I am grateful for a safe place to live, enough food to eat, and my health.
I am grateful for what I have and the blessings that sprinkle down on me in every waking moment.
I am grateful for social media and this blogging community. The stories you share are heartfelt, sad, happy, and span the entire spectrum of emotions we have access to. I am also grateful for those of you who have shared a comment on my writings, interacted with me, albeit briefly, and let me peek into your world for a few moments. These moments are precious to me.
I am grateful for the pictures, the tales of your travels, the recipes, the makeup and clothes you wear, the exercise routines you follow, the books you read, and the food you eat.
I am grateful for the battles you fight, the challenges you face, and the victories you achieve.
I am grateful for the authors that write their books for me, the directors that create movies for me, the musicians that create their music for me, and the artists that create their pictures and drawings for me. I am grateful for the poets that expose their soft center to me.
I am grateful for the teachers who have taught me, the mentors that have coached me, and the leaders who have led me.
I am grateful for the dentists, doctors, nurses, and surgeons that have healed me.
I am grateful for the women who have loved me and shared their lives with me. I am grateful for the friends who liked me for who I am. I am grateful for the stranger that lets me jump the line when they see I have little to purchase. I am grateful for the smiles of the young children who give them to me freely.
I am grateful for the pets that have blessed me with their undying love, loyalty, and companionship.
I am grateful for the beauty of nature. I am grateful for the trees that provide the shade during the summer, and gleam with a fresh snow in the morning. I am grateful for the animals that visit us to enjoy the food we put out for them.
I am grateful for the gifts I am blessed with.
I am grateful for this life.
I extend my goodwill to all in the universes of God.
May the blessings be.
Until next time…
Dave
