On Waking Up Thankful

contributed by Georgina Abella 

Thank You. Thank You for so many things and for so many people I tend to overlook every day. Thank You for the moments I am so happy I feel like I could fly and feel like that moment could last forever - and forever would be the most awesome forever anyone could have.

Thank You for the moments I am so sad I feel like have nowhere and no one to turn to for relief, because when I feel like I am at the bottom and all I can do is look up, I see You and I talk to You and talking to You somehow makes it better. I fall asleep praying and I wake up feeling at least a little bit better. Thank You.

Thank You for the littlest things that remind me You’re there - the sun peeking through the clouds on an especially sleepy day, the rain when it’s way too hot, for food on the table even when it isn’t particularly tasty, the bed or the couch even if they aren’t particularly comfortable, the job I have even if I feel like it’s not for me every other day, the people in my life even if not everyone can be close by or particularly understanding or kind. Thank You for challenging me. Thank You for helping me grow.

Thank You for the love I receive every day. I only ask that You continue to help me see and appreciate this love in whatever shape or form it comes in. Thank You for everything good in me. Thank You for all the good in other people. Most of all, thank You for making us loving. 

I love You and thank You.