Today, I feel gratitude for...: 8.15.11

Monday, August 15, 2011

8.15.11

Today, I feel gratitude for:
- A packed lunch today - which I got to share with two fun coworkers that I don't get to spend nearly enough time with
- Naps!
- Friends that feel like family
- Future in-laws that I really like
- Down time this weekend to rest and relax with S

Dear God, You know what I need - better than I do. Thanks for always giving me exactly what I need, when I need it...and NOT giving me things I thought were so important. Help me to accept ______ as the way it's supposed to be right now...and also, please help me to feel some compassion and love towards ______, because right now, I don't feel very much. My life is good, and I am grateful...but these few little black marks are becoming big clouds, and I need YOU to take them from me. Thanks for doing what you do, Big Guy - You rock! Amen.

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What is this blog all about?

This is a (mostly) daily blog, where I pause to take stock of how good life is, if I am paying attention. A friend introduced me to this practice a few years ago with these guidelines: list 5 things I’m feeling gratitude for today, leave names out - initials only, and conclude with a prayer for the day.

Some very awesome stuff has started to happen now that I am looking at the world with grateful eyes. One side effect of these gratitude lists is that I find myself going through the day, trying to find things that I feel gratitude for.

Prayer had always been tricky for me. I like doing it, but I never felt like I could be "me". I know a little different these days. The God that I know is just happy that I'm praying - He doesn't care what language I use. It's not uncommon for to address Him as "Dude". These lists allowed me to find a new prayer voice.

I’m under no delusions of grandeur - I am not a gratitude guru or a spiritual giant. I’m a very flawed human being, and these lists are my attempt to stay aware of and grateful for the things God grants me, in spite of my flaws. God is working in my life all the time, and when I pay attention, I can see the Big Guy's work everywhere. I hope, by sharing this with you, that you can too!