Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

Earlier I wrote on my Facebook status message that a little gratitude goes a long way. That’s something that I truely believe and I believe that when people do things for us, even the slightest something- that we should be grateful. I don’t necessarily think you have to jump up and down or shout from the rooftops how thankful you are, but a simple thank you or an acknowledgement of the amount of effort the person has put into that particular something is more than enough.

Before you ask- or even wonder- I’m not talking about me- In fact, I’m not talking about anything in particular, but sometimes little incidents trigger these type of thoughts. I’m grateful for the little things, sometimes when they have nothing to do with me.

The perfect example of that would be that my best friend went to mom and dad’s to help mom with something that she’s been wanting to work on. I know my friend is busy and I know mom is busy, but I also know that my friend being there gave mom the little bit of inspiration and incentive to work on these projects instead of allowing them to confuse and conquer her. They both had a blast and I am thrilled. My response to my best friend was- “Thank you for taking the time, for making the effort. I know mom appreciates it- but so do I.” For her, it was no effort. She wanted to do it and enjoyed it, but I am grateful.

If you look around- there are many things to show gratitude for each and every day and sometimes- that gratitude may be exactly what someone needs.

I was sitting in church this morning and it really hit me just how blessed I really am. Don’t get me wrong- I don’t feel as though I take all the great things in my life for granted, but I believe that in all that has happened this year, I had really started focusing more on what wasn’t good instead of spending time being grateful for all that was.

Pastor Jenkins commented before prayer this morning about how difficult it is this time of the year for so many people and that suicide rates are higher this time of the year than any other. He talked about how some people don’t have a roof over their heads, heat in their homes, or food on the table. I’ve never had to experience any of those things- and that was the moment that it hit me that when I’m feeling down that I really should focus on what great things are happening in my life.

My blessings are many and I’m so grateful.

Right now I’m going to head out and enjoy the rest of the sunshine that we’ve been given today- plus spend some time with Blackjack (the cat) and MK (the other cat). They’re waiting.