Four Things to be Thankful For

Just what it says!  Thanksgiving is almost here, so I thought I’d take a quick look at things I should be thankful for.  I picked up three stones and decided I need four things to be thankful for, so I pick up one more and dropped them all together, and got this:

Looks like left to right will work this time.

14-Temperance-Rose Quartz.  I am very thankful that my life is calm and smooth these days.  It has been for a while now, but I haven’t forgotten the miseries of a disorganized and emotionally unpredictable and chaotic existence.  I need to give myself some of the credit here.  My attitudes and ways of dealing with the world have changed along with my circumstances, so that small doses of chaos don’t throw me.  A true blessing of temperance.

And look who’s next!  8-Fortitude-Tiger Eye!  So along with the blessings of mental/emotional health, I have the wonderful opportunity to be thankful for physical health.  I joined a “fitness bootcamp” class earlier in the fall, and I can’t believe I can now do exercises I thought I never could!  I even jogged!  That’s an accomplishment for me.  I don’t know why I ever even thought of starting, but I’m so glad I did. 

5-Hierophant-Orange Calcite.  I’m always thankful for all the opportunities I have to learn and study.  It’s a constant joy in my life, and was, even back when things were not so good!

3-Empress-Malachite.  And of course, I am humbly thankful for the prosperity and abundance I enjoy.  It’s so easy to forget to appreciate that I have a comfortable home, plenty to eat, health and healthcare, and pretty much all the books and decks I want.  Life is good!  Sometimes when it’s pointed out that there are so many people in this world who have so little, it can be a kind of a bummer.  But if you look at it from the other side, it’s not only an encouragement to share with and help others, but also to just enjoy and be happy with what you have.

I’m glad I did a Thanksgiving reading!  What are you thankful for?