Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the US. I love this holiday. It's so American. It brings us together. You don't have to think about being politically correct in your expressions; you can say "Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone you meet. Granted, there may be Native Americans who don't relate to this day, but if that's true, they graciously go their own way without making anyone feel guilty about it. Maybe we can all relate to gratitude.
Gratitude should be a derivative of grace if it isn't already. When I am in a moment of grace, I don't have to think about what I'm grateful for; it pours through me and out of me. It transforms everything.
Well, that makes me think. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all were simultaneously in a state of grace? Surely that is the alpha and omega of the spiritual life. The Buddhists would say: No one is fully enlightened until everyone is enlightened. I love that. It makes me feel connected to all the rest of you and it makes my sacred journey a shared one.
How little we know when we're in our rational minds! How easy it is when we are in grace. May Thanksgiving Day be a day of grace. Gratitude will be at the table. Roxie
Gratitude should be a derivative of grace if it isn't already. When I am in a moment of grace, I don't have to think about what I'm grateful for; it pours through me and out of me. It transforms everything.
Well, that makes me think. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all were simultaneously in a state of grace? Surely that is the alpha and omega of the spiritual life. The Buddhists would say: No one is fully enlightened until everyone is enlightened. I love that. It makes me feel connected to all the rest of you and it makes my sacred journey a shared one.
How little we know when we're in our rational minds! How easy it is when we are in grace. May Thanksgiving Day be a day of grace. Gratitude will be at the table. Roxie
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