Ten Thankful Things
Right before the
new year began, the phrase Ten Thankful Things popped in my head.
Ten Thankful
Things?
What was that all
about?
Almost
immediately, without really giving it too much thought, I began to mentally
create a list of 10 things I was thankful for.
And then I forgot
about it and moved on.
A day or so
later, it happened again.
Ten Thankful
Things.
Okay. I can
think of 10 more. I ticked off a quick list in my mind.
This time though,
I thought a little more about it.
What if I started
EVERY day by thinking of Ten Thankful Things?
For a few days I
did.
And then I
thought, what if I end each day with Ten Thankful Things?
So, for a few
days, I did that too.
It almost became
a personal challenge to try to think of 10 things that hadn't made the list yet.
Then yesterday,
the Ten Thankful Things took on a whole new meaning.
Yesterday, just
when I was thinking Josiah was feeling better, just when I noticed him being a
bit more active and a lot more smiley, things took a turn for the worse.
I'll spare the
details but suffice it to say the afternoon took a downward spiral.
It involved quite a few papertowels, half
a box of tissues, a very large bowl, a bottle of
Odoban, 4 or 5 bath towels and a couple of loads of laundry.
Oh, and there
were some blankets thrown in the mix as well.
In the midst of
the mayhem, Ten Thankful Things popped in my head.
Really?
Now?
Ten Thankful
Things?
I hardly felt
like it was the time, but I played along.
I was thankful
for the large bowl. VERY thankful.
I was thankful
for the tissues.
I was thankful
for the papertowels AND the Odoban.
I was thankful
for the bath towels.
I was thankful
for the washing machine, laundry detergent and hot water.
I was thankful
for the blankets.
I was thankful
for a trash can.
I was thankful
for a fresh change of clothes.
I was thankful
for a husband, on his way home from work.
I was thankful
Josiah would feel better when all this was over.
In no time at
all, I was able to think of Ten Things to focus on that made the situation seem
so much better.
Instead of
feeling frustrated or overwhelmed or defeated, I felt Thankful.
Imagine that.
So this year, I'm
going to try my best to make it a habit.
Start the day
with Ten Thankful Things.
End the day with
Ten Thankful Things.
When the going
gets tough, when things start looking bleak, while standing at the edge of the Fire Swamp
That's when I
will hyper focus on Ten Thankful Things.
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