Today I am thankful for adversity. The decision to write about this subject today stems from a comment that I recently posted on Facebook regarding adversity. I shared the following message with my Facebook friends: I'm finally realizing that part of the reason why I've experienced adversity is so that I would have more than …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #83
Today I am thankful for pictures. They are vivid little (or big) reminders of what we have experienced, whom we have loved (and likely still love), and where we have been. I appreciate pictures so much because one glance at them has the potential to carry me back (figuratively) to the time and place when …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #76
Today I am thankful for beauty, true beauty that emanates from within. The idea of beauty is something that many people struggle with at some time or another as they attempt to discover who they are and how they fit into this big, critical world of ours. We are bombarded by media images of airbrushed …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #71
Today I am thankful for the times when I am pleasantly mistaken about something or someone. As much as we as a society want to give the impression that we never pass judgment on people or things, the reality is that we do. Now, the judgments that we make may vary based on the foundational …
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