What if you woke up this morning with only the things that you thanked God for yesterday? What would your life look like today? What would you have?
Would you have anything? Would you have your life? Family? Job? Friends? Freedom? What would you have? Look around you right now. Have you been thankful for any of what is around you? Have you voiced that thanks to He who gave it to you?
I’ve seen this image/question floating around
the internet since I started my own Thankful Journey. It always stops me in my
tracks and makes me stop and think, “What was I thankful for yesterday?” Each
evening, I post my Tonight I am thankful
for: on my personal Facebook page. I post things I felt needed to be
exposed. Things that mean a lot to me, but it is not an exclusive list. Anyone
who knows me, or even THINKS they know me, knows that above anything else in my
day, I am thankful for my family and friends. I often do not feel as though
that thought needs to be vocalized each night, because in my days, I profess it
enough. But is it ever really enough?
There are moments in my day, my mind sets off
in a direction of mini panic. Why? I do not know! But truly, it does. I worry
that IF something were to happen to me, would those who mean the most to me
know just how much I cared. And then I wonder, IF something were to happen to
one of my closest loved ones (family and friends), what was the last thing I
said to them? Did they know just how much I appreciated them and loved them? I
take a step back and I go as far as answering myself. Yes. I do believe that my
friends and family know just how appreciative I am of all their love and
support. I believe they know how much I love them. I believe they know just how
real and honest my feelings are because I take the time to express my gratitude. I do not need a 30 day challenge, I've been on a more than 700 day challenge with my Thankful Journey! I do not take a moment for granted when I can let someone know just how much I appreciate them and are thankful for them!
Those of you who truly know me, know I am a
song junkie! I love lyrics! As I sit here typing, I can’t help but be singing
the wonderful Garth Brooks song to myself….. “If tomorrow never comes, will you know how much I loved you? Did I try
in every way, to show you every day, that
you’re my only one? And if my time on earth were through, and you must face the
world without me, is the love I gave you in the past, gonna be enough to last,
if tomorrow never comes. So tell that someone that you love, just what you're
thinking of …..if tomorrow never comes.”
Take some time today to say thanks, to think
about what you do have, not what you don't have. Be grateful.
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