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One of the things I’me grateful for about the Holiday season

as it lingers with us for a while…

is how it reminds me as I look around

there is always a reason to smile.

 Today I am grateful for the moon

as she shines on from high above.

Grateful not only for the beauty she possesses

but for what she teaches us about love…

How she reminds us…

as only the moon can do…

that our love for one another can remain strong

with every change or phase we’re going through.

I am grateful in my life 

How my children taught me how to be a good parent…

How their children taught me how to be a grand parent…

and now I can’t wait

to see how little Violet will teach me how to be great.

I am grateful for understanding respect…

In this life I am completing…

It’s a message Jane Goodall taught

and it often bears repeating…

It is especially important in this time

as a topic for all our leaders to discuss:

When we show our respect for other living things

they respond with respect for us.

I am grateful for realizing

our purpose in the Universe…

is to love, to be kind…and to soothe…

and understanding when we live within that purpose

our path ahead is smooth.

I am grateful for my understanding of freedom…

I’m not sure when or how long ago 

this seed in me was planted

that we are meant to take advantage…

to enjoy our freedom

never taking it for granted.

I am grateful for the simple wisdom

in this African proverb 

that declares:

Happiness in not perfected…

until that happiness is shared

I am grateful 

(heeding the words of Martin Luther King)

when it comes to this life

knowing, exactly, what to choose

exactly what I can bring

To try no matter what happens…

no matter when or how…or where…

to choose love

because hate 

is much too hard a burden to bear.

I am grateful having learned

from many of the great minds 

A lesson I’ll never forget…

How failure is just a success

I haven’t realized yet.