Thankfulness

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson


As you know expressing Thankfulness is my number one goal.  I've decided that I will make a list each week of things I am Thankful for.

1.) I am Thankful for family and friends.  Even though they know everything there is to know about you, they still love you.
2.) I am Thankful for the sunrise each day.  It's a sign of beginnings, a new day to make choices and to learn and grow as individuals. 

3.) I am Thankful for the earth.  Everything we need to survive is at our fingertips, we just need to remember how to use it.  I am Thankful for plants to eat, for air to breathe, clean water to drink, and being able to afford to buy all the food I need and not have to grow it myself.  (Not sure the not having to grow it myself is actually a blessing and not a curse.....thoughts??)

4.) I am Thankful for a comfortable place to live.  There are many others right now, worldwide, that don't have homes, that don't have beds and blankets and a roof over their heads.  I am very very thankful that I do.

5.) I am Thankful for simple living.  One of my goals is going back to a simpler, more natural and homemade lifestyle.  Eating organic foods, less meat (do we need to eat meat with every meal?), more fruits/vegetables, and more whole grains.  Just simplify, organize, and cut out all the junk.  I want to be do more crafts and make things myself, not store buy every little thing.  I guess just go back to the basics.  More needs, less wants, with a few exceptions.  :D