Thankfulness Thursday - Compassion

(art journal page - Prayers for Haiti - 01/13/10)

Today, I am so filled with gratitude.

I am grateful for all I have, from the cozy shelter I live in,

to the running water I use to wash my hands,

to the food on my plate,

and every other thing I am so fortunate to come in contact with each day.

I am also so very grateful that my dear, dear, loved ones

are all safe and sound today.

That I can pick up the phone and hear their voices,

and tell them I love them,

and be heard.

And on this day, when the world is so full of sorrow, strife, and devastation,

I am so grateful for our ability to show compassion and love to one another.

The outpouring of love, and prayer and whatever help each one of us is capable of

for the people of Haiti and so many others in the world,

gives me hope

and makes me grateful

that I am here

to witness it

and to participate in it

in whatever way

I can.

And when I forget, and start to feel overwhelmed, inadequate, or helpless, I turn back to this quote from Edward Everett Hale, that helped me so much yesterday :

"I am only one.

But I am one.

I cannot do everything

but I can do something.

And I will not let

what I cannot do

interfere with what

I can do."

and get back to doing what I can...

(you can go here to see some ways that you can show your gratitude for all that you have today...)

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