I'm wondering if thankfulness is a springboard to all other virtues. We have received the greatest benefits from God, and from our parents. Now the honor which we pay to God , our heritage and parents, is from being a thankful person. So I ask, is thankfulness or gratitude a beginning to other virtues? Our culture does not give the words virtue and honor much concideration. Try for a moment, contemplating their meaning. If there were a basic motivational drive to be virtuous or honoring, I'd ask how thankful am I.
When I am thankful, I find it hard to be, Angry, negative, depressed, condemning, anxious, unreasonable, evil, mean, Apathetic, Arrogant, Callous, Mistrusting, Combative, Pessimistic, Petty, Conceited, Controlling, Rebellious, Covetous, Cruel, Resentful, Deceiving, Dishonest, Selfish, Small minded, Envious, Fearful, Grumpy, Unsympathetic, Untrusting , to name a few.
Be Thankful today and give Thanks.
We are putting my 96 year old grandma in hospice today. My heart is broken. Aside from when I moved away in college, I’ve lived next door to her and seen her almost ever day of my life. (3 houses on the farm, my parents house, her house and mine). I moved in to this house after college because I wanted to be close to my grandparents. The past few years I’ve been her caregiver - laundry, housework, cooking, etc.
My heart is broken, but I’m thankful that I had 44 years with her as my favorite person. She had 67 years with my grandpa before he passed. She’s had 96 good years on earth and we’ll all have an eternity in Heaven together.
My heart is broken, but I’m choosing to be thankful today.
Be thankful for your families and if you’re the praying type, pray for peace for my family. ❤️
Sorry Fren. It’s never enough time. Prayers for peace and comfort to you and your family.