Many of you have noted that I have repeatedly said lately, "To turn away from spotting goodness and celebrating - it is the beginning of psychic devastation."I'm serious; I believe that suicidal thinking is rooted in this very act: not intentionally noticing and appreciating the gifts in our lives.
So, I wanted to wait until after the Thanksgiving holiday to note my appreciation for all of you in my life. I don't just celebrate you on holidays. I love the life I have been given, and all of you who share it with me. I am often embarrassed that I have lived this richly in terms of friends, adventures, strengths, and opportunities to do some good in the world.
It seems like I have lived many lifetimes. It is hard to believe all these friends, adventures, strengths, and opportunities can be compacted into one life.
Oh, God, thanks you! And to all of you, thanks a million fold!
May you spend time, real time, today and in the next few days and weeks intentionally noticing all the gifts, friends, stories, strengths, and opportunities to do good that enrich you. May you dance your soul out, and laugh and listen to music. May you care with passion, work with price, and pray with ecstasy and depth.
God looks good in you, as does life itself.
Thanks,
Do well.
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Sometimes it is so much easier to ignor the good, and focus on the bad. I completely see your point of your first paragraph. What's wrong with me? Why can't I get a job? I'm a failure. We don't have enough money to buy healthy food. And the dialogue goes on. Refuting those exact thoughts are hard for me. I feel them often. But I do have to sit back and think and really conciously and intentially appreciate the good in my life. I have a house (soon to be in blue lake!), I have a church family that loves and accepts me (and I have felt it even more every sunday since I found out we were moving), I have been blessed with the unexpected opportunity to stay home with my children and raise them how I want to raise them. I have a loving husband who works extremely hard every day. I am thankful every day for my boys, though I do not always see it. I am thankful for music, and being able to play music for others. and that dialogue can go on and on as well. Thank you, Pastor Rod, for reminding me to remember the good, and to thank God for it. It has uplifted my day.
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