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Be grateful that some things didn’t work out the way you once wanted them to…
Sometimes the things we didn’t get lead us to the things we needed all along
I came across a great quote yesterday while flipping through my Instagram, it said,
Be extremely grateful that some things didn’t work out the way you once wanted them to.
And I am grateful to @yourtango for articulating this concept even if I couldn’t.
Holiday time is certainly one for reflection and with Thanksgiving around the corner, we literarily are supposed to give thanks, I mean it is right there in the title.
Be thankful. Give thanks.
And I do, often. In between the occasion vent sessions and self-pity. I try to make a concerted effort to let those in my life know how helpful they are how much I appreciate them. But what I often forget to do is actually take the time to give thanks to people who weren’t so kind.
Sounds weird right?
Yet this quote reminded me of times in my life where things were excruciating, the pain was something I thought would never pass. Loss. Heartbreak. Illness. And then I somehow managed to…
