Finding My Grace...

Each day is a new beginning. A new chance to do what we want with our lives. Yesterday's mistakes are history. Tomorrow's triumphs aren't here yet. Today is all we have.

As usual, I woke up this morning feeling hopeful. I am not a negative person, most of the time. I am on a journey today. A journey to find my grace. By grace, I mean a generous spirit, given to tolerance, willing to accommodate, and fully capable of forgiveness.

Today, I will give more than I get. I will err on the side of kindness. I will forgive others without fail, and I will forgive myself for my own failures. I will look for the best in those people I see today, and I will find my own goodness, too.

Grace is not hard to define, nor is it elusive. Other things just seem to get in the way. Not today.

Today, I will find my grace....

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is a day to think about all the things that we are thankful for. Better yet, we should be thinking about them, and thankful for them, every day.

Of course, I'm thankful for my family and friends, for my good health, for the things that I have enjoyed in my life, and for each day that I am given.

Though I am not thankful for the sad times, I am thankful that I have found the strength to survive them. Why? It is part of life. No life would be complete without some measure of sadness. Some times of sorrow.

How else would I know how lucky I am? What would be my measuring stick? Highs are not highs unless there are lows, too. So yes, I am thankful for all the tears I have ever shed. All the love I have lost. The loved ones who have left this world. The strength I have found to survive the disappointments.

Life in balance. Lived fully. For this, I give my heartfelt thanks.