"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world..." I thought about that phrase often today. Probably because I have been feeling a bit gloomy. And angry. Mad. Sad. And all through this day, while I was feeling gloomy, angry, mad, and sad, the words, "whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world," kept coming to me. So I started to make lists in my head. Lists that prove how unbelievably blessed I am in this life. At the top of the list, always, always, is family.
My lists make the gloomy, angry, mad, and sad dissipate. My lists make it impossible to be upset. Because my lists are so long that I could never even come close to completing one. My life is beautiful. Amazing. Lovely. Blessed. Picture perfect. Sure, there are troubles. There are sorrows. There are hardships. But, my life is jam-packed full of love. Incredible love. "You've got the love." All day, every day, I spend my time with two love machines called Adelyn and Tobin. Pumping out smiles, hugs, kisses, cuddles, snuggles, laughs...
Thankful for my family. Thankful for loved ones. Thankful that whenever I get gloomy, all I need to do is make thankful lists. All I need to do is hug Adelyn. Or kiss Tobin. All I need to do is find a person I call family, and be with them. Whenever I get gloomy, I kill it with thankfulness. Works every time. I'm thankful tonight, and every night, for all the love in my life.
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Awesome post!
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