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“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” – ―
This post is about gratitude and yet I was about to start complaining about all that is going wrong at the moment. At this very moment I realize that nothing is really going wrong. All is going as it is supposed to be going. Problems and all. Headaches and all.
There is no wrong. Everything is right.
Reminder to myself: There are no problems, only opportunities. It is up to me to welcome those opportunities and to figure out how to best use them; or how to learn from them.
In the last few months it seems I have misplaced my rose colored glasses. My life is the same, with the same issues. The difference is that I have been noticing them more and complaining more about it. My reaction to what is happening is what has changed.
It is time to stop. Complaining doesn’t become me. It also doesn’t solve anything. It only serves to make me feel like a victim and to invite more negative energy. It is about time to put the rose colored glasses back on.
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”―
The best way to look at life is with gratitude. Gratitude creates a positive energy that permeates throughout all areas of my life.
This Thanksgiving I am reminding myself to be more grateful. I am reminding myself of old me, positive and optimist no matter what.
Thanksgiving should be a daily prayer and not only a day in the year.
Problems are oftentimes wake-up calls. They are the signal that perhaps we need to change directions. My body is signaling that I have been neglecting areas that I need to look at.
Some times if we are left to our own devices we just go, go, go, on 1 speed, not paying attention, not respecting our bodies and our limits. We also get used to dysfunction, we adjust instead of changing.
“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” – Rumi
So this Thanksgiving I am grateful for all the problems and challenges I faced this year. I am fully aware that they offer me a big chance for reflection and growth, so with that thought in mind I welcome and look forward to many more.
If I look back at my life what I believe are the 2 most important things are: gratitude and hard work. So I will continue working hard with a grateful heart and the whole universe will continue to conspire to give me all that I dream about it. Actually the result is more often much more than we can possibly dream about it.
On this Thanksgiving day I am grateful for this blog and most specially to you my friends that read and comment with so much wisdom and generosity of heart. You make my blog and my life so much better. You really do!!
I wish you a beautiful holiday! May you be surrounded by all you love!
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”―
Blessed with a Star on the Forehead 
Such a good reminder to be thankful thorns have roses! 😊
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Hi Terese, Indeed, we can always find something good in anything 🙂
Blessings! ♥
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I have days when I forget gratitude first, it’s normal. It’s amazing what having gratitude as the first and last part of day before we sleep does.
It is also helpful to remind ourselves that life and situations are constantly changing, that predictions are often far off the mark. For example:
A year ago all the medical experts expected me to be on dialysis probably until I died, there was no likelihood of finding a transplant donor because I was only a 1% chance in a 100, plus I needed to also find a living donor who would make a transplant available to me by donating to someone else.
Now I sit here, blessed, a friend donated one of his kidneys to someone on the opposite side of Canada, a close donor match was found and for the first time in the hospital’s experience on the first search (they only search 4 times a year), and I had a transplant in April 2019 and 7 months later I am counting my blessings free of dialysis.
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Hi David,
I love reading stories such as yours. You are indeed so blessed and have so many reasons to be grateful and celebrate!!
I am very grateful for you being free from dialysis and healthy enough to come and visit my blog and illuminate me with your insightful comments.
It is really interesting this concept of having someone donate to somebody else in your name so you can get a kidney – that is so awesome!!
Thank you for reminding me of the ever-changing quality of life and situations – it is easy to lose sight of that.
Wishing you many and many dialysis-free blessed days! 🙂 ♥♥
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Your words warmed me this morning. Bless you, and sincere thanks.
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I am glad. Thank you! ♥♥
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thank you! I hope yours is blessed and surrounded by loved ones! 🙂 ♥♥
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thank you! I hope yours was a great one! Blessings! 🙂 ♥
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I just love what you have to say!! Most every time you share. You help to hold me up when it is my job to help hold up other people. JessieMay
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oh JessieMay, you brighten my day and my heart! Thank you so much for always stopping by and spreading kindness! Blessings! 🙂 ♥
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Were I to be angry and complaining about things, Stroke would be at the top, yet it is one of the best things to have happened to me. Attitude beats complaining.
Also, there are always different ways to view things. Best instance is mine on rose-colored glasses. I was taught that they obscure the truth and block out problems. I don’t want to block out my problems. I want to see them for what they truly are: Opportunities and times to learn.
Wonderful to hear you say all that.
Scott
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Hi Scott
I am so glad that you didn’t let the stroke win and that you continue to grow and get better from it.
Interesting your view of rose-colored glasses as blocking the truth. I don’t see it that way. To me it is a way of finding the silver lining in everything.
Thank you for always visiting and blessing me with your opinions! 🙂 ♥♥
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different viewpoints always welcome. I had never heard rose-colored glasses used as you do either! Thanks for all you input as well.
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Of course my view of it is different, I am viewing it with rose-colored glasses 🙂 ♥♥
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Very funny, young Lady.
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I loved it. Sometimes we do fail to remember that everything and everyone around us was put into our life for a reason and that if we find gratitude in even the smallest of things, we can alter our perspective of life and take control over our feelings, emotions and hence mirror a better world for us. Loved this, because I, too, needed some perspective
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That was very well said!
It is indeed all about our perception and perspective of events.
Finding gratitude in all things seem to be the key to a happy life, and yet it is so easy to get overwhelmed and forget that.
Thank you for the insight and sending you blessings! 🙂 ♥
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Sending much love,
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Thank you for the love and sending loads more ♥♥♥
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Happy Thanks giving. You are very right in what you are saying. Also it is always important to listen to your body. I just got a wake up call too. We need to think of ourselves and yes be thankful for what we have. All the best from Ute xx
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Thank you Ute!
Indeed we have to listen to our body and heed those wake up calls.
I will have you in my prayers! ♥♥
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I really like your blog. A pleasure to come stroll on your pages. A great discovery and very interesting blog. I’ll come back to visit you. Do not hesitate to visit my universe. See you soon. Happy Holidays.
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HI Angelilie, Thank you so much for your visit and compliment.
I will definitely visit your universe, specially since it is in French 🙂
Many blessings in the new year! ♥♥
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Great post! Being grateful for all the little things around us is a key to happiness. I have uploaded an article on my website written by my daughter titled things to be grateful for – https://authorjoannereed.net/things-to-be-grateful-for/ – Feel free to check it out!
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