{"id":9461,"date":"2018-11-22T09:48:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T14:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=9461"},"modified":"2018-11-22T09:48:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T14:48:32","slug":"thank-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2018\/11\/thank-full.html","title":{"rendered":"Thank-FULL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Easing my way into the day. Listening to a special Sleepy Hollow on my favorite Philadelphia based member-supported radio station WXPN on Thanksgiving morning. Usually,\u00a0the program is on Saturday and Sunday mornings. At noon, I will enjoy another holiday tradition,\u00a0the airing of Alice&#8217;s Restaurant. I know it by heart, having heard it so many times over the years. By then I will be prepping dishes to take to my bestie&#8217;s house. Homemade cranberry sauce and riced cauliflower are what I have in mind. Lying under the cozy covers, on a chil<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">ly in Philly\/brrr Bucks County day, I am filled with an attytood of grattytood (I am a Philly girl after all).<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>I am thankful for so many experiences and people that tumble into my life on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for my son and daughter-in-law and that they are now ensconced in their new home.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for my increasingly good health.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for new adventures.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for music.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for fulfilling work that touches people&#8217;s lives in positive ways.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for leaps of faith that have me safely landing.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for the growing confidence in my abilities.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful that I have faced challenges with grace and grit.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for knowing that everything is for the Highest Good even if it doesn&#8217;t seem like it at times.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful that I have survived everything that has ever happened to me.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for miracles.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for people who believe in me.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for books.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for love in all forms.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for growing up in a family filled with nurturing.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for synchronicity and serendipity.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful that my parents taught me how to live without them.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for resiliency skills.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for the healing of people in my life who have been injured or ill.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful to look at life through loving and not fear-filled lenses.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for my writing that &#8216;writes me&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for financial abundance.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for my cozy home.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful that my needs are met.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for the reliable car that takes me where I want to go.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for still having my marbles, although they sometimes slip from my grasp.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for The Muse who whispers in my ear with all kinds of creative ideas.<\/p>\n<p>I am Thank-FULL to overflowing.<\/p>\n<p>What lights you up?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arlo Guthrie - Alice&#039;s Restaurant (Live at Farm Aid 2005)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-yLg_bzwvxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easing my way into the day. 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