My Dad always said that Thanksgiving was his favorite day. He said that he just had so much to be thankful for, and that he liked this day very much. I am so grateful for my Dad, he was a wonderful person, a great Father, and a true friend to many. He made his transition close to Thanksgiving in 1998. I am so very grateful for all the wonderful things he taught me about life, he was truly a giving person. There are many others too, people that stand for something, walk in a good way, and help me to become a better person simply be being the example.
There are also people that teach me other lessons, myself included. Sometimes I surprise myself at some of the thoughts I have, or ways that I act or re-act. Progress, not perfection, thank God. Today I choose to be aware of myself as best I can and make choices about the way I live and walk that will have a positive impact on life, and on lives. Yes, certainly sometimes, maybe even often, I fall short, although my intention is always for the best and highest good.

Every day I wake up and the first thing I say is "Thank You" for my life, for life, and just for the experience of being alive. So often my breath is taken away when I realize the profound gift that life is. We are given these awesome bodies, these magnificent minds, and this beautiful Spirit. We are given this beautiful planet, which has just the right conditions for billions of people and countless creatures to exist on. Just far enough away from the sun so we don't boil and just close enough so we don't freeze. The air we breathe, the life giving water, the great food, the sun, the moon, the stars, the rain, all these things working in perfect harmony to sustain this wonderful thing called life.

What a profound gift.

There is so much more depth I could go into on these things, and perhaps someday soon I will. I know that I contemplate such things constantly, and realize that every thing is in some way connected to every other thing. Our bodies came from the earth and will return to it, and our Spirit is eternal and will go on forever. In this moment it is all this (and so much more) I wish to acknowledge and give thanks for. I see that all of life is this profound gift, and that we exist by the ultimate gift of the creative flow of all that is, what I like to call Creator. When I went inside and decided to take an honest at what I truly am, this is what I found, and I see it in all others; good, bad or indifferent. We are of the same life force. We are creators too, each of us creating our lives and every resource necessary freely given us, along with Intuition, Imagination, Love, and vision, our access to divine guidance.

And so it is that gratitude has become my chosen way, and this special time of the year I say a Thanksgiving for all these things and so much more. I am grateful for the experience of life and all it's beautiful treasures.

Love and Gratitude