I am grateful …

By Lisa D. Lenoir

Lists have become my new best friend. They work to keep me focused and on point with various tasks. But this organizational tool is good for helping you to see what’s not always easily apparent.

Growing up my parents used to request I do lists to help me crystallize my blessings and my dreams. My father would say, “Write down all the positives on one side and the negatives on another.” Guess what? The positive side of the list always out-ran the negative.

This Thanksgiving morning I’d thought a “I am Grateful for …” list would be in order.  We need such a missive, especially since Time magazine declared the ’00s the decade from hell.

Good things did happened during those definitive times. We just need to enumerate them, put them in a safe place,  pull them out and meditate on them from time to time. Here’s my list:

1. I am grateful for the Scripture a friend passed on to me: Jeremiah 29:11.

2. I am grateful for my loved ones and friends and their health and well-being. They continue to teach me about unconditional love, sacrifice, loyalty and how valuable their presence enriches my life. We fortify each other.

3. I am grateful for my business colleagues. They help me to grow where I am planted.

4. I am grateful for ever evolving wisdom and knowledge.

5. I am grateful for health in my mind, body and spirit, all being balanced by more natural foods and sunrise Pilates.

6. I am grateful for our environment and nature. They teach me lessons about life daily.

7. I am grateful I recognize how to be grateful.

May you be inspired and thankful for the rest of this decade.

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