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...... if you can.
Be thankful ...... while you can.
Be thankful ...... for your past.
Because without it, you would not be the person you are today.
Be thankful ...... for right now.
Because it's the only thing you have.
If you are married ...... be thankful for your spouse.
He/she may be gone tomorrow.
If you have children ...... be thankful.
Time passes much too quickly and children will not always be children.
If you are widowed ...... try to be thankful.
For the love you had ...... the love that changed your life.
Because most people are not blessed with that kind of love.
Be thankful ...... for your family.
Sometimes they are the only ones who will be there in the end.
Be thankful ...... if you can.
There is so very much in this world to NOT be thankful for ...... that sometimes we are blinded from seeing all of the good.
The good we have.
The good we had.
The good we had.
There is no guarantee for tomorrow.
So for today ...... if you can ...... be thankful.
And if you can't ...... that's ok.
Maybe you will next year.
Happy Thanksgiving, Peeps.
Happy Thanksgiving, Peeps.
:)
P.S. Son #2, I miss you more than words can say. I'm not thankful that you are not here with us. But I'm thankful for you. Every day. I love you.
Very, very much.
6 comments:
Thankful I had a beautiful man who taught me what real love was like--if only for seven years--at least I had it! Miss him as I go through my first Bermuda Triangle--Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
I'll be keeping you in my prayers as you, too, navigate these all too choppy waters.
You are not alone.
And neither an I.
:)
beautiful post Janine. I am thankful for the 14 years 11 months I had with my husband(well almost 16 if you count the year we dated) and for him teaching me what it is to be truly loved. And of course for our 2 amazing children and my 2 equally amazing stepdaughters. And thankful for my widow family - who even more than my "real" family have been there for me through all the ups and downs the past 4 1/2 years.
Thankful for those like you, Janine, who write and guide us along this new path. Hope you are rested after your travels and holiday visit with your children.
Great post Janine! I do believe that's how we go on in this life without our spouse. We have to be thankful for the loved ones we still have here to cherish! Blessings, Cindy (Found you through the blog hop)
What a lovely post. We talk often of the power of finding things to be thankful for, even as grief enters your life. Celebrating the memory of loved ones during holidays can be a great way to feel thankful for the time you had with them, while honoring the loss you have experienced. And how wonderful of you to point out that it's ok if you aren't yet at a point where you are able to feel thankful...it's so important to allow yourself time and space to grieve as you need to.
Alisha
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