Today I’m expressing my gratitude for this spectacular life. I am sitting here thinking about how my life hasn’t always been a cup of tea. I’ve made some choices that put me in bad situations. I have caused myself harm unintentionally.

I can’t forget about the curve balls of life. Damn, how many times I’ve swung over and over again missing those lessons each time. The hard lessons really hurt because you weren’t expecting them to affect you the way they did. I can think of a million hard lessons I’ve had to learn.

One curve ball was when I lost my Aunt Tessie. What a beautiful, fun loving soul. She was sick with Brain cancer and it seemed to happen so overnight. One day she was healthy and strong! A short time later she was on Hospice and we were all gathered around her in her living room. She lay there in the bed and we all watched her favorite movie,”Ghost”. It was somber but I felt the love in the room. I was happy I had the chance to spend that time with her and the rest of my family. Aunt Tessie died later that night. I know despite the pain and the reality of the sickness, there was peace in her home that night. Thinking about her death still brings tears to my eyes. It still hurts like heck because she didn’t deserve that sickness. Who does? Right.

I miss her and the lesson I learned from Aunt Tessie is to live your life and find joy in every single day. Life is beautiful and I’m so grateful for all the great people and things I have in my life.

I get down on myself and I remember to have gratitude even for the things that bring me heartache and pain. I start thanking God for all the little things and then suddenly my issues don’t seem so bad. I wake up and I have a job to go to each morning. I may not always feel so grateful about going but I go anyway. I’m thankful my alarm went off, I’m thankful for my home, I’m thankful for my family, I’m thankful for my safety. You get the point. Doing this practice allows me to express myself and embrace all the good things I have in my life. Being thankful allows me to see the spectacular life I have and gives me strength to deal with life’s lesson I have yet to learn. Carmadd

“Life is meant for spectacular adventures. Let your feet wander, your eyes marvel and your soul ignite.” -Unknown

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