This morning as I woke up, I scrolled through facebook for a few moments. Quickly, my happy and chipper disposition I started out with turned into fear, angst, disgust, and dread. There is so much going on in our newsfeeds right now, in our WORLD! Political unrest and debate, a black dad killed in front of his 4 year old son, police shootings in Texas in protest of the man killed, and West Virginia floodings and the families now left with NOTHING! There is so much turmoil and heartache that it leaves my heart aching for those affected directly! I was going down that gopher hole of fear, and what all of this means for our country, and in turn for our families. So I said a prayer..... and as I prayed, I started listing off what I am thankful for. My list started to grow and grow and grow as I felt PEACE surround me from the realization that there is still so much beauty, love and goodness in the world as well. That goodness comes from being able to hold a baby in your arms and seeing heaven reflected in his eyes. It's being able to laugh and just be. It's the family and love that surrounds you through the mundane and the crazy. It's the beauty of nature and the warmth of sweet memories floating through our minds. If today is seemingly too hard to handle or the weight of the world is on YOUR shoulders, know that in a moment's time you can shift your thoughts to ones of GRATITUDE! (I'm not trying to make light of all the commotion going on around us either, just hoping to help others find peace through it) Prayer is a powerful tool...... so PRAYER + GRATITUDE is bound to change the course of your day! Challenge of the week: Start a gratitude journal. List a couple things that you're grateful for everyday and spend 5 minutes explaining WHY you're grateful!
Have peace this day friends!
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