Lately, gratitude for undeserved blessings has been on my mind, as has the realization that so much of what I enjoy in my life is due to the unearned good fortune and privilege of where in the world I happened to be born.
I tried to express some of my thoughts in a Facebook status update this weekend, saying, “Spent a lazy morning under the covers finishing a re-read of one of my favourite cozy feel-good winter books, and am now sitting in my warm office enjoying a hot mug of coffee as huge fluffy snowflakes fall, soft and silent, from the sky. Peace. Beauty. Contentment. I did nothing to deserve these moments, and am grateful to be so blessed.”
I hope and pray that I never take this goodness for granted… and that it gives me compassion for those going through undeserved hardships based solely on where in the world they happened to be born.
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In no particular order, here is my own gratitude list for this moment in time. I hope that after reading it you’ll go on to write and share your own!
- The roof over my head and a house full of comfort, sustenance, enjoyment, and love.
- Hot water for showers, sweet-smelling products to cleanse, and soft towels for drying off.
- My love of reading, nurtured since childhood, and the opportunity now as an adult to revisit some of my most beloved (but long-lost) books in an electronic format.
- Being taught further skills at another great drawing class this week.
- Living in a safe, peaceful country.
- New album releases by favourite musicians.
- Our wonderful friends at our favourite diner, who just celebrated their fifth anniversary of being in business.
- Getting my (free!) flu shot, and having to deal with relatively mild effects for only a short time (far better than not getting the shot and possibly having to deal with the flu).
- So much free time to read, draw, blog, nap…
Now it’s your turn!
How to get involved in the Gratitude Linkup
Note: This linkup will be open for the entire month, so feel free to add as many gratitude posts as you choose to write in November!
- Write and post a gratitude list in your own blog.
- Click the “add your link” button below and share your gratitude post.
- Click “get the InLinkz code” below and add the linkup code to your post.
- Visit and comment on some of the posts listed in the Gratitude Linkup.
P.S. – Here’s some background on why I started the Gratitude Linkup.
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