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The
Thanksgiving Holiday is behind us, but there’s no reason why we can’t continue
to give thanks. What are you thankful for? You can always find something to be
thankful for. Today, I am thankful for my faith, family and friends.
I have
challenged my family to find one thing each day to be thankful for. In this
challenge, each of us will create a Gratitude Jar. Every day we will write a
note listing something that we are grateful for.
After one year,
we will dump the contents from the jar and count the slips of paper…counting
our blessings. Instead of creating New Year’s resolutions that fall by the
wayside in 2016, why not create a Gratitude Jar?
Below is a
poem to give you a bit of encouragement.
Be Thankful
Be thankful
that you don’t already have everything you desire,
If you did,
what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful
when you don’t know something
For it gives
you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful
for the difficult times.
During those
times you grow.
Be thankful
for your limitations
Because they
give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful
for each new challenge
Because it
will build your strength and character.
Be thankful
for your mistakes
They will
teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful
when you’re tired and weary
Because it
means you’ve made a difference.
It is easy to
be thankful for the good things.
A life of
rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also
thankful for the setbacks.
GRATITUDE
can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way
to be thankful for your troubles
and they can
become your blessings.
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