To be thankful.

This picture was apparently taken in a cemetery. Funny how it is though, as I think for many of us (though I dare not say it's ALL OF US), it's only when things are taken away from you that you realise that you've failed to be thankful for all the things that you've been given. I've been prodded and poked and very kindly reminded of the fact that I often seem to unthankful for all the things I have. It's always been I want this, I want that (and I think I've hardly ever stopped wanting). I honestly can't remember the last time I've truly felt complete contentment, perhaps it was when I last stood atop on a mountain with the wind blowing and the sun setting that I actually felt this way. BUT, I think that I don't want to feel thankful and content ONLY WHEN i've accomplished a great feat - i want to learn to be thankful always because it is the little things that count.

But i admit (for all my fallacies) that it is hard for me to do so. To remember to give thanks when things are shite. I promise though from today that I will try because I've been given so much more than most people have. I will try to remain an optimist about things. I will try to remember that the miraculous is in those things that I can't see, that I can't actually grasp and stop whining. FOR ONCE. goodness.

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I feel I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in the secret place
Your love is extravagant
- Your Love is Extravagant, Casting Crowns