Gratitude List...

I have a lot to be thankful for as many of you do. Thanksgiving season is suppose to be a time of reflection. So what are you reflecting on? Are you more concerned about what you don't have than what you do have? I was at one time. I thought more about what my pockets weren't filled with, what skills I didn't have, or what luxuries I couldn't afford; money, stuff, and things.
One day, a friend of mine said "write a gratitude list." I thought "what a crazy idea, but okay to pacify him I will." The joke was on me though. I was challenged to write five things I was grateful for and by the time I finished my list grew to 20 items. I found that as my list grew, I did too. I began waking up each morning with a gratitude list. I challenged myself to find at least 3 things to be grateful for and then each day I added something new.
I have learned that as you become grateful for the smallest of things, the largest of things don't matter as much. So what are you grateful for this season, this year, this month, or this week?
Your gratitude list doesn't define you, but it says a lot more about you than you care to admit. Sometimes we all have the weight of the world on our shoulders and walk around disgruntled all day, all week, and all month. This is definitely a need for a gratitude list. Why? If you walk around and feel disgruntled all the time, that says you need an attitude adjustment. Make a gratitude list and watch your attitude change.
I wonder what would happen if most of our friends made a gratitude list, what a different world it might be. What a better place we might live in. Think about it, people would care for each other better, our towns would look well kept, our houses would be fixed up nicely because we care, and we probably would like ourselves more too.
♪ What a wonderful world this would be. ♫
Well this Thanksgiving season, I hope your list grows and your attitude changes. I pray you have a merry heart for it is good for your soul. I pray you enjoy the little things in life with a great big smile.
Enjoy your family members that you are with, even if they are grumpy or odd, it might be the last time you do. Enjoy the dinner prepared and remember to share with others.
Most of all have a safe and special gathering.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Marjorie