Sometimes, when things go wrong, despite our best and well-meant intentions, all we can do is be grateful for new beginnings and to continue striving for kindness and growing stronger in love. Life happens and sometimes it can get messy. Recently, my unconditional love has been questioned as my tough love was not wanted, welcomed, …
Tag: Gratitude
Forgiveness & Gratitude
I believe wholeheartedly that forgiveness leads to gratitude and vice versa. When we are grateful, we are more apt to be forgiving. And when we forgive, we are grateful for so much than we could imagine ourselves capable of. There are so many correlations between forgiving and being grateful, and one can only reap the …
Giving the Gift of Love
Good news! I survived Thanksgiving without any food maladies. I couldn't be happier or more grateful. It was a quick holiday of family, food, and festivities --- and just like that we're heading from Thanksgiving toward Christmas. In doing this, I'm striving to hold onto that feeling of gratitude for all that I have and …
Thanksgiving Evolved
When I was in grade school, I used to think that we continued the tradition of Thanksgiving each year to keep the memory of the first one celebrated by the Pilgrims alive. Now that I am older and look back at the Thanksgiving celebrations I've shared over the years, I can see that Thanksgiving has …
Kind World
There's a world of kindness in every day. It greet us in ways we least expect. The co-worker who offers to take our mail down the hall for us. The driver who lets us in their lane once we've discovered we're in the wrong one. The shopper in line with 10-15 items who lets us …
Virginia Alice Crawford 