REFLECTIONS OF GRATITUDE, WEEK 3

I pause again tonight to reflect on the things for which I am grateful. This has been a week in which I’ve found it hard to be motivated to do much of anything. Perhaps it is the Holiday Season and all the hoopla that goes with it or certain situations going on in my life at this particular time, maybe a combination of all the above.

I am again grateful for the opportunities afforded me this week to share my musical talents with others, for those who have offered me words of encouragement. I am grateful for the passion for music, something that for a while had been lying dormant in me, but is now returning. I am grateful for future opportunities to grow musically.

I am grateful for the wonderful gift of memories-memories of more simple times, of special people who have touched my life in some form or fashion. I am grateful for the memories of holidays long gone, for those who are no longer with us.

I am grateful for friendships. I have a few very close friends who, even if I don’t get to see them in person very often, are such an incredible source of strength for me.

As I look back over the last week and reflect on the things which stand out in my mind for which I’m most grateful, I would have to say that I am most grateful for the prospects which lie ahead of me for the future. For those of you with whom I’ve shared these prospects and changes which are increasingly coming into fruition, I am grateful for your support and encouragement. They mean more to me than you will ever know. For those I haven’t shared with, stay tuned. More changes will become apparent in coming months. I am grateful for the guidance my counselor has been giving me. The future looks very bright.

I am grateful for a week of vacation which lies ahead of me. I am hopeful that it will be a time of rest, reflection and decisiveness.

Here’s my confession: Sometimes it really takes a lot effort to find things for which to be grateful. Life is not always easy, and it is often easier to focus on the negative than the positive. I’ve spent a great deal of my life focusing on the negative. However, it is far more beneficial to focus on the positive events, people and things in our lives.

As always, I am grateful to you, my most faithful readers, for your comments. They mean so much more to me than you will know, and make me feel that my work here is not in vain. Thank You from the bottom of my heart.