Being thankful opens us up to receiving all sorts of wonderful kinds of blessings. Thanksgiving is not the only time to count ones blessings and share what one is thankful for, but it is a great occasion to gather together with friends and family and really appreciate the good things in life.
What does it mean to be thankful? Feeling thankful for everything you have in your life, the big things and the littlest things. The true blessings in life that are most important to you, the things that make up who you are, where you have come from and where you are today. Of course our lives are never perfect, who wants perfection anyways, but we still strive for perfection and set our goals high. We all know how it is. You reach the top of one mountain only to find another mountain that you have to climb. The thing we have to constantly remind ourselves to be thankful for the experiences, good or bad, in our lives because without them we would not be where you are today.
I know I have thousands of things to be thankful for. The wonderful and incredible family and friends who are spread out all over the world. I would not be where I am today without any of these people. My education. My health. The opportunities I have had to travel to different places around the world and experience the wonders of different cultures. The fact that I have a roof over my head and running water to shower with is more than a lot of people have. The sunshine every morning. The gorgeous moon and stars at night. The delicious food at Florence’s restaurant. My work at the orphanage. And the list goes on and on…
It is easy to get discouraged, especially for me with the situation in am currently in, but I just have to remind myself to look back at all the other mountains I have climbed and obstacles I have hurdled over and acknowledge the growth and progress I have made.
Cherish any kind of lightheartedness in your life. Don’t be the person who takes life to seriously, who doesn’t have time to have fun. Soak in the simple things in life and really appreciate everything you have in your life. You never know when you might lose it.
very wise words!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the reminder. :)
ReplyDeleteGood morning how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately it’s impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this I would ask you one small favour:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from South Sudan? I understand perfectly that you think that your e-mail is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in South Sudan in order to complete my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and a original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Avenida Juan de la Cierva, 44
28902 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com, where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely