The Eve of Thanksgiving

It's tempting to sit and list out all the material things in my life that I'm thankful for, and indeed, I am thankful I have them. But my life would not be that affected if I had less stuff. In fact, it might be less complicated at this stage of the game to actually have less stuff.

I am truly grateful to the people in my life...the ones whom I love, as well as the ones that irritate the crap out of me. The ones I love keep me grounded and pointed in the right direction. The ones who bug me show me when I'm off course, and if I'm paying attention, and remember to ask for help, I can get back on course. I'm not sure I'd walk right up to any of those 'buggers' and tell them of my gratitude; most of them wouldn't really get it. But I can at least acknowledge them privately, here in blogland. It is my true belief that my outer world reflects my inner world, and if I'm seeing something that isn't working or that I don't like, it's just an indication that some subconscious stuff is becoming conscious.

In The Song of Prayer (not to be confused with The Forgotten Song!), Jesus teaches us how to truly pray. If we were to use that prayer consistently, we'd be seeing a whole different view of this world. That prayer is, basically, "thank God."

It's Thanksgiving tomorrow. Thank God.