What a lovely day. I love Thanksgiving. One of my favorite days of the year. Family. Food. And thanksgiving. I've been seeing article upon article lately on the subject of thanksgiving. There was one in particular that struck me the other day. I saw the words, "the power of gratitude." And I've seen it before. The word, power, attached to the word thankful, or grateful, or thankfulness, or gratitude. Power. I'm living proof of it. My life has been completely transformed by that power. No lie...I used to live every single day in complete and utter fear, panic, and terror. Everything was scary. Everything was evil. And there was this little sinister voice always feeding my fear with two simple words...what if? My life was dark. And I wasn't even truly living. I was just surviving. Just existing.
Being thankful changed me forever. It is the most powerful medicine I have ever known. It is the cure for a myriad of ailments. Be it anxiety, fear, loneliness, sadness, depression. It works. And it works fast. And it lasts. Because it forever changes the way you see the world around you. And it changes the way you see yourself in it.
Tonight, I am thankful for the power of thanksgiving. It has changed me. Fear and anxiety no longer define me. Thanksgiving does. It is my power. It is my source of a depth of happiness I never knew existed. Thanksgiving made me come alive. It opened my eyes. It allowed me to wake up and really start living deeply. It allowed me to be fully submerged in the deep end of life. Not just splashing around near the steps. I am just so thankful for all that being thankful has taught me. No lesson in my life has taught me more.
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| My boy loves him some pomegranates! |
You and I had similiar blogs tonight! Love you! Thank you so much for encouraging me to do this journey of thankfulness!!!
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