Gratitude and Time

I've learned that we are created with the capacity and the freedom to determine how we will respond to unexpected  (good and bad) circumstances life brings our way. This is a powerful gift I don't overlook and careful not to take for granted.  Then there is faith and trust, the behind the scences overwhelming force that has allowed me to focus on gratitude for anything and everything despite....

Nothing like counting your blessings changes one's perspective instantly. It's a proven formula that guarantees a lift..granted it is not a natural human response to shift  to this way of thinking all the time.   It takes awakening to the awareness of it's power and realizing how it's been proven in my life time and time again.

I have been journaling all the blessings that has come our way since the tragedy.  Reading each one, I find myself in a deep sense of awe.  My continued trust in God's promises of making my curvy paths straight has made hope alive and well in my life. My portion is to have the endurance for the long haul.

There are so many miracles (I see them that way) that have since been laid out before us.  One of the greatest blessing is having my parents move nearby.  It's allowed for a deeper relationship for the boys and myself with them.  It's allowed me to exhale and have a load taken off my shoulders to simply having some time for myself --time I've lost since...to help re-fuel me in more ways than one.

 I read somewhere that "The proper function of a man is to live, not to exist". Time is a gift and shall not be wasted. I want to use my time to have more pauses to be thankful and in turn engrave the internal attitude of gratitude in my heart and in my mind...especially on the tough days ahead.