Sometimes life does not turn out as planned. This week at work we received the difficult news that one of the women who retired last year had died suddenly and unexpectedly. You could see people processing the irony and tragedy of the death the remainder of the week.
We give thanks when we remember during times of joy. We are not easily moved to thanksgiving during the dark nights of the soul. My summer has been a time to gather gratitude as I have said. I am thankful for all of my life, because it has shaped me and created how I am.
Tonight I went for a long walk with someone I have reconnected with and we were talking about how when I went to Africa, I had prayed that the experience would teach me about poverty and change me. It did. I could have been deeply traumatized by the events that unfolded there but instead I am grateful for what transpired. It has changed me and that is a blessing.
What went wrong in your life that you can still give thanks for?
Peace,
Suzanne
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