What I'm Thankful For...

One of the blessings and the curses of

this life is that by the time you

figure out what a wonderful

experience this or that is…chances

are that that point of your life has

swept right through your fingers.

There are certainly times in my life

that I wouldn’t “do over” for

anything, but there are a few

experiences that I ache to re-live.

Not just because I would like to be

young again, but because I would

savor every thought, feeling, hug and

memory. I would take a thousand

more pictures and write a few more

thank you cards. I would like to

think that I would dress for my body

shape rather than for what I saw in

a magazine. I’d be kinder, more

courageous, more spiritual, more

brave…

Emily Dickinson wrote, “that it will

never come again is what makes life

so sweet.”

And this year, I’m thankful that I

finally understand that concept a

little bit better. Most things about

life are temporary. So when things

change, people move on…I’m more

grateful for the time we had with

them, the things we learned, the

memories that we’ll always have…

I'm so thankful for every horrible

and wonderful moment of this past

year. I'm grateful that these

experiences are meant to be

something infinite and

eternal...rather than just a fleeting

moment of time.