Last year was tough. I
care for both of my elderly parents; my father has Alzheimer’s; my relationship
with my sister is strained; I had multiple surgeries for various reasons; my husband had surgeries the year prior and already has a surgery
scheduled in the upcoming months.
I did a lot of praying this year. Let me rephrase that. I did a lot of pleading this year. Dear God, please make my life better. Dear God, please let my father live forever....please let my father pass quietly in the night...please let my sister come to her senses...please make me better... happier... healthier... richer... please... please... please. Amen! God must have been looking down at me saying, "You again? You don't know what you want and stop begging. It's rude!"
This year, I’m trying something new. I’m done asking, begging, pleading. Instead, I’m giving thanks. I’m going to give gratitude – not
attitude. Admittedly, this doesn’t
always come easy for me. That’s why this
year I’m going to be ‘Experimenting with Gratitude’.
Come join me. But,
hang on, it might be a bumpy ride.
