This week, I am steeped in gratitude. Although I live life with deep gratitude, this week of Thanksgiving as I slow down and spend time with family I am especially grateful for so much - family, friends, home, nature's beauty, health, and (of course) Cool Hand Luke Skywalker. I'm grateful for the many people whose paths mine has crossed and the learning that happens in those intersections.
I often quote Gregge Tiffen, whose private sessions and writing continue to have a profound impact on my life. Reading and reflecting on his Thanksgiving Prayer in a way that personalizes it for me has become a part of my personal Thanksgiving celebration. Thus, I share it with you once again this year.
May you have some time for quiet reflection and for giving Thanks in your own personal, special way.
Thanksgiving Prayer by Gregge Tiffen
Dear God:
I wonder sometimes how you put up with me and all the other people who call upon you only in times of need, but hardly ever in times of celebration.
I am so grateful for your patience and understanding and know that, if I would but try, I could express the same to all that I meet. I am ever mindful of your infinite wisdom and thankful that it expresses in a quiet tolerance that allows me to experience life in my own way.
I am happy in the understanding that, although you hold all knowledge, I am allowed to search and discover in my own way and at my own pace. I appreciate you leaving me to my own devices and methods, so that the thrill of discovery is never diminished or impaired and becomes a lasting part of my personal wisdom.
I thank you for the opportunity that I get every day to grow and expand in mind and consciousness; and for allowing me to make my errors and accept my victories, for in them I find my identity and my reason for being.
Thanks too, for the people who have crossed my path. Some have been warm and loving and some have been hostile, but all have shown me that goodness and mercy comes in all sizes and shapes.
And most of all, thank you for granting me the experience of self awareness. Without that I would never understand the warmth of the sun or the brilliance of a winter's day, nor could I comprehend the wonder of a child's smile.
I know that I don't come to you often enough, to sit silently in your lap, but when I do, there is always room for me there and your comforting arm is always around me. I am so thankful that I am your child, and right or wrong, your love for me for never changes. Thank you for welcoming me back home once again on this Thanksgiving Day.
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