Today is a day to reflect on our blessings.....it is Canadian Thanksgiving. Personally, I love this time of year. The crispness of the air, the swishing of the leaves underfoot, the startle you get when a leaf falls right in front of you. It is a beautiful time to reflect on the changes that have taken place in your life, just like the changes that are taking place in nature. All around it looks like things are dying, but in reality they are preparing for the hardship of winter that is to come. It is in the preparing that they are able to be sure of making it through the cold and dark months ahead, and coming out into the springtime and newness that brings.
This is how I see life too! Although at times lately I feel anxious of the difficult times that lie ahead, I know that by preparing myself I have a better chance of coming out the other end too. I mean that both figuratively and literally. I have this strange superstition that if you prepare for the worst then it doesn't happen. Needless to say I have been busy preparing for the very worst in the hope that my superstition is correct. But I have also been reflecting on the incredible blessings that I have been given in my life. There are the practical ones such as I have always had a roof over my head, enough to eat in the cupboards, a car that may run rough but seems to keep on going like the ever-ready battery, and a few dollars to continue with my addiction to knitting and buying yarn. But more importantly, I have been blessed with family and friends who I know genuinely love me, but more importantly actually like me too. That has been my greatest gift in this life.
As human beings we are by nature relational, but that doesn't always mean we have an easy time of it. Some people have great difficulty with being in relationship, and often feel isolated and alone. I have been very fortunate that I enjoy people, and have great fun meeting and engaging in new and old relationships. For that I am thankful. There can be no greater gift than to look back on a life filled with good friends, and family you enjoy. Not always an easy feat. |So this year I will prepare for a long and scary journey ahead, but I know that I will have the love, support, and help of many on that journey. Now, if I can just work on how to ask for the help and support I need!!!!!!!
I will begin here......food, cleaning, and dog walking great fully accepted over the next few months. Don't wait to be asked, just come by and visit and pick up a broom, a pot, or a leash and make yourself at home. Much easier to do in writing than in person :)
It is also a time to be thankful and to thank others. So from my heart to your heart I thank each and everyone of my friends and family (you know who you are) and give thanks for each one of you everyday of my life. My life has been blessed in more ways than I can count, and by that I mean the people who have entered my life, the ones who have left, and those who have chosen to stay.
Most of all I am thankful today for my daughter and my granddaughter......I am one of the happiest people in the world knowing that I had some part in bringing these two beautiful women into the world.......if I do nothing else in my life I have succeeded in my purpose and God's plan!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone......and be sure to count your blessings today!
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