Grateful - Hopeful - ALIVE

 

Grateful

To God for life, love, freedom and hope. Grateful for the people I love and those who love me. Grateful for laughter and the light in the eyes of my children when they smile. Grateful for wonder, discovery, learning and growth. Grateful for changes, even for challenges and questions. Grateful for how adversity connects us, stretches us and causes us to grow. Grateful for sunshine, rainbows and flowers. Grateful for wisdom and creative solutions. Grateful for dreams that inspire. Grateful for the work and struggle of pursuing those dreams. Grateful for the times we look around us and see just how much we are surrounded by all we are grateful for. Grateful for the hope that colors the skies of my future.

Hopeful

Hopeful for healing. Hopeful for the restoration of all that has been lost. Hopeful for the reconciliation of brokenness and mending of people once held closely. Hopeful for the silent hidden dreams of those that I hold dear. Hopeful for the dreams I know and see being fiercely pursued and fought for. Hopeful for the light that shines in darkness and overcomes the enemies of fear, confusion, despair, and trauma. Hopeful for the joy of laughter that is free and unhindered. Hopeful for the fullness and freedom of living fully alive.

Alive

Is more than a beating heart, lungs that breathe, and neurons connecting in my brain. Alive is a wonder, a miracle – a gift!  Alive is loving, being loved, and growing with those around you. Alive is being connected and knowing that you cannot do or be everything independently. Alive is fragile and delicate yet strong and determined. Alive is hope that survives disappointment and keeps on going, keeps growing and becoming. Alive is living from your past into your future. Where strength is gained and built upon, from both the rewarding and adverse times. Alive is a feeling, a choice, and a pursuit. Alive is not passive or waiting. Alive is pressing and moving, gaining momentum and never giving up. Alive is celebrating the process, enjoying the journey, and anticipating what is yet to come. Alive is grateful for the past, clean of regret and gathering wisdom from all that has been walked through. Alive is a state of constant change, of being transformed from strength to strength. Alive is living with great intention to get the most out of each day and enjoying it fully.

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