Thanksgiving

thanks·giv·ing ( P ) Pronunciation Key (thngks-gvng)
n.
An act of giving thanks; an expression of gratitude, especially to God: a hymn of thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving- Thanksgiving Day.

What does it mean to you?
My list goes something like this...
I am thankful for my children, my partner, my health
for a job/career that I enjoy
for family and friends that love me.
This list could go on forever...

I am eternally grateful that my soul found its mate. Such peace is not something I have been accustomed to in my life.


Some beleive in destiny
Some beleive in fate
I beleive that happiness
Is something we create

Coming from a cult-like, abusive and traumatic past;
I beleive we must face our fears.
I have learned much about myself in the past 2 years.
A spiritual awakening so-to-speak.
Growing up into learning our sexual experiences, our relationship experiences,and our money making/spending experiences is natural.
Being called to those by trauma is NOT OK!

This leads me to a part of my evolution as a man that makes me beleive...
I owe it first to myself, to my children, and my partner to
LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! above my past.
Sure it will always be a part of the fabric that makes up who I am. So I cannot cut it away... or throw it out. But, I can let the beautiful colors of happiness shine so bright that those tattered yarns of the past fade into the background.

Fulfillment is an amzing thing. It allows everyone to see the real me. But more inmportantly, it allows ME to see the real me. Thus allowing me to love myself. Past, present and future!
By loving myself, I am blessed, and able to bless those around me.
Able to lift the heart of a fellow man who is going through the not-so-great times of his or her life.
How can I love someone as they should be loved, without first loving myself?

Perhaps it would do us all good to start a gratitude journal. Where each day we must list at least 3 things we are grateful for. I know from experience that it makes me focus on the things that should be a priority, instead of wallowing in the thoughts of things that were ugly or out of my control.

Having said all of this, I am thankful for my life as it is today.
For in this experience there is a lesson, that will guide me forward in my evolution of mind, body and soul.

Giving Thanks Always
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