One act of thanksgiving made when things go wrong
is worth a thousand when things go well.
John of the Cross
Another disappointment has left me feeling more than a bit scared and uncertain. I like security. I like knowing that everything will be okay - be it a big savings account, a good job, a good report, a promise... I don't think I'm any different than any human being on this planet. So what do you do when things just aren't going your way, the safe, secure happy way? Well, I can tell you one thing, I don't sit around being thankful. It's hard to be thankful and easier to be fretful. I worry and fret and worry and fret some more. And quite frankly, I have found that that doesn't work AT ALL. So I'm going to try to be thankful today. I have SOOO much to be thankful for. My guess is so do you. Be thankful. I'm trying it instead of being fearful.
2 comments:
Is it crazy that you posted this on a day where I'm feeling way too fearful myself? It's been an ugly week of thoughts and I think this is just what I needed to see. Thank you.
I battle fear and those negative thoughts in my head LOTS. I guess that's why I write about it all the time. A friend once told me that when those negative thoughts just keeping screaming in her head, she says out loud, "Thank you, let's hear from someone else now." ha ha ha
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