Today, I give thanks. Not just for a good
meal, but for the chance to enjoy it with people who can enjoy it with
me, and for the people whose hard work provided it.
Today, I give thanks. Not just for
family, but also the friends who have become part of my family, the
parts of my family that I don’t see as often as I’d like to.
Today, I give thanks. Not just for the
sunny skies that brighten my days, but also for the rains that nourish the life and the
land around us.
Today, I give thanks. Not just for the
things that bring me happiness, but also for the things that challenge
me, and for the happiness I gain from the lessons they teach me.
Today, I give thanks. Not just for the
ability to have a safe and happy home, but also for the opportunity to
help others to create the same for themselves.
Today, I give thanks. Not
just for my own freedom to think and to express myself and to worship in
a way that brings me fulfillment, but also for that same freedom for
others to do the same in their own unique ways, and for the
possibilities of freedom for those who may not have it today.
Today, I give thanks. Not just for the
abundance of blessings in my life, but also for the knowledge that we
always have everything we need, and the opportunities to achieve what we
want, and the ability to share our abundance wherever it is needed.
Today, I give thanks. Not just for the
beautiful mountains and valleys that surround us, but also the peaks and
valleys we experience in this life that give us the perspective to
appreciate all we have.
Today, I give thanks. Not just for this
life I have been blessed with, but also for the lives who have brought
us where we are today, and for the lives of those yet to come.
Today, I give thanks. Not just to God and
nature around me, but to the God and nature that express in each one of
us, and makes us a part of a special world family on this wondrous
planet we call home.
Today, I give thanks.