That's the phrase that has been stuck in my head since I woke up this morning...prepare to be grateful...the day before Thanksgiving. It's curious because I believe I am so grateful every day.
But yet there is that phrase that doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. :)
So here is my "takeaway" from it this morning. One (me) needs to be watchful...watchful and aware and alert to what life presents. The people we meet along the way. The experiences we have and be prepared ahead of time to be grateful as they unfold.
I have been the poster child this last year for heartbreak, upheaval and chaos. I am also the poster child for friends, family, faith and moving forward in spite of it all...or maybe it is because of it.
But the fact is when you are looking at something face to face, nose to nose it is hard to feel space for gratitude. It's really hard when you seem just to be struggling to breathe.
I have said many times I want the" long view" so I can understand how it all fits together...because I do believe it does. Most of us don't have the luxury of that. That's where faith comes in.
Faith in believing that everything does happen for a reason even when you can't see or feel the reason. And gratitude for every experience...because it's those experiences that shape us. Help make us who we are.
So...because life continues to unfold in amazing ways each and every day...I need to prepare to be grateful each and every day. For everyone and everything. There is a challenge in there but one I choose to accept with as much as grace as I can muster.
I get that...now maybe that phrase that has been stuck in my head for several hours can take up residency someplace else. Like maybe your head!! LOL