10) I want nothing more than to be a housewife (to be fair, I already
knew this, but being thankful for cooking, cleaning, taking care of my
husband, wanting to serve my husband, etc. has really reiterated it).
9) I really love nature (I already knew this one also, but the beauty of
it everyday amazes me, and I am genuinely thankful for it. I can't wait
to live in the woods).
8) Thankfulness is far too under-rated and under-appreciated. I can only
imagine what a great place this city and country would be if people
took time to be thankful for what they have, instead of complaining
about it or what they are lacking. I have a whole lot of stuff to be thankful for, and not a whole lot of stuff that justifies complaining.
7) I get really weepy when I am floored by some of the things I am deep-down thankful for.
6) I have a very difficult time being thankful for people. I'm not a people-person in the least (read: AT ALL), and it is something on which I need to work very hard. People are, after all, God's greatest creation.
5) Thankfulness is an active choice, not a passive feeling. And it deserves full recognition more than one day a year.
4) "Blessings" and "being blessed" are a completely foreign concept to most people. Which leads me to think, how can I be a blessing to others everyday? Yikes. Heavy thought.
3) Thankfulness is directly correlated to temporary happiness and permanent joy, peace, and hope. The future can be a scary thing to my little human mind, but if I recognize my blessings now, I
know I will have abundant blessings in the future as well.
2) IT IS HARD. Being thankful everyday and finding things to be thankful for is a mindset change, not flippant decisions. It's exactly like when people start to lose weight- it's hard because it's a lifestyle change, not a temporary solution.
1) The things that I am most thankful for I don't deserve
at all, and are 100% irreplaceable. They deserved to be treasured and
recognized as a gift everyday. Thankfulness helps me see the true value in what is around me.
