I am taking a few moments this morning to jot down what I am thankful for. It is a challenge that my D17 gave to me. She set an app on my phone that reminds to do it each day.
As I sit here and think of what I am thankful for, you came to my mind. A woman that lives across the pond from me, whom I have never met. A wonderful person that has endured many challenges in her life. So many that no one would fault her for being bitter,angry or completely withdrawn. Yet she shares her wonderful story of the journey that she has taken to overcome the challenges and be the person that she is today. But the thing that is even more impressive is that you take the time to reach out to others going through difficult times of their own and you share advice, words of comfort, words of wisdom, and the most powerful is that you show genuine love in what you do each day as you communicate in each post.
Vanilla, I am so thankful for you, and what you have done for me in these past couple of months. You have been a shining light in the midst of the dark fog that I have wandered through. I cannot truly express the gratitude in my heart for what you have done for me and for what I see you do for so many others each day on this forum. I can only imagine the things you do for the people that are physically around you and have the honor of actually knowing you in person. I have had my spiritual challenges in my life, but at this time I am so thankful to God for sending me an angel in my time of need. The Sweet Angel, known as Vanilla in these forums.
I give thanks for my D17 and her wisdom and love. at such a young age she is mature beyond her years and forced to grow up faster, yet she is doing it with poise and courage. I give thanks for my D5 for her unconditional love and joyous spirit. She has a smile that melts any dark cloud of depression that hangs over me, and she is so in tune with me, that she always knows what to say to remind me of my worth for her. I give thanks for the Angel Vanilla being here in my time of need and for the wisdom and peace she shares with me and my family.
"Gratitude opens the door to...the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude." - Deepak Chopra
Me 46 Former W 46 D19 D7 BD Feb 2016 WAW moves out 4/16/16 D final 6/1/2017
It's time for me to start changin' the way I look at the world......and at myself. ~James Howlett aka Wolverine
