If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.

Gerald Good

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Yesterday, I felt as if I spent most of my time picking others’ thorns from the skin of my emotions. The major players of my life were in the WORST moods, and no matter how I navigated, I was pierced with each interaction. Merely flesh wounds, but flesh wounds that I did not earn.

As I lay in bed last night – licking said wounds instead of sleeping – I considered my very anti stance on ‘misery loves company.’ I grew up with two individuals who seemed to find great comfort in ensuring that everyone in the room was just as miserable as they were. The experience left me with a steely resolve to learn how to share my heavy heart without forcing my foul mood.

And then it hit me… I SHOULD BE SOOOO GRATEFUL FOR THAT!!! Instead of feeling hurt or frustrated, I should be grateful for the experiences that helped shape my maturity in this area. The quote, “There but for the grace of God, go I” comes to mind.

It’s so easy to play the “woe is me” card, but I’m certain there are countless times when I say or do something and thoughtlessly ruin moments in someone else’s day. That’s a devastating thought, but it helps bring gravity to whatever lofty emotions I may have [because trust me, I DO NOT have this much maturity when it comes to my anger.]

So, today, I am grateful for the joy within and my daily desire to share as much of it as possible. And I’m grateful for every caustic interaction and word of wisdom that helped shape this quality.

I don’t know how to harness joy, yet I have an abundance! I don’t know which experiences will cultivate my emotional growth, yet they happen every day! HOW AMAZING IS THAT??!!! I’m not even sure if the word “grateful” is enough to convey my heart’s song this morning.

My cup runneth over.

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“I am grateful for a renewed mind. I don’t think the same. I don’t look at things the same.”
-Chaunte

*LOVE THIS SO MUCH 🙂

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