Being Thankful Period.

Being thankful can be difficult at times as we look at our own lives, often comparing what we do not have, whether it’s a job, Money, a house, nice cars and I Know these are materialistic things and one can easy say well those things DON’T matter.

Of course, a matter, because we live in a world where possessions are proof of our existence, proof we did good things with our life and ultimately are successful. I know we can lose it all in a blink of an eye and often people do, especially with our possessions. We lose jobs, we lose money, we lose cars, possessions and homes leaving us with the most important thing OUR LIVES.

I’ll admit I don’t always appreciate my life and many of you have read my blogs about just ending my life. Within myself I look for the good in life still such as my family, loved ones, friends and coworkers. Yes my co-workers have a significant importance to me although they are often temporarily because people leave jobs, move on to other jobs and they are out of our life.

But I have found having a good co-worker makes work worth it, no longer a dreaded task, but a place where one feels comfortable and people you can call friends. I will say I have not had too many experiences like this although I have been in the workforce for over twenty years.

To me relationships are important and I often strive to create meaningful relationships with each person but its difficult because I will not get to know everyone and there are obliviously people who do not wish to know me in that way.

This has been a year that I truly have tried to see the brighter side of things, to be truly thankful and I am but along the way I became angry, bitter about my own failures this year and I am often consumed thinking of my own mistakes this year with my career after being laid off back in March. I truly say that I will not fully get over this year until I have gone one full year with a job and no issues, which I am hopeful for 2024 not to have any disturbances of having to search for a long time.

This year my finances went through the ringer, my weight loss gains were loss , my mental health deteriorated , my self esteem shot and then the dark voice in my head that was dormant for a very long time came back telling me to prepare myself for the end (The voice still speaks to me daily).

I look around now at being employed with a great company, a company I have strived to be apart of for seven years. A company that is so big it has over fifty thousand employees across the globe, The largest company I have ever worked for.

But within the confines of my department, we are small and mighty with about fourteen of us, all different ages, races, ethnicities and backgrounds. I found it so refreshing to have coworkers who looked happy and spoke together as we are in cubicles hearing and seeing everything. I am hopeful to be here for many years giving me the choice to leave if I ever decide too instead of being laid off.

I find I have a hard time letting of the past, letting go of how I felt years past. Like last year it seemed everything was great, I had a job I liked, customers I liked, co-workers I like I was comfortable. There is probably where a problem lies, I was comfortable.

When I get comfortable, I get bored, but there is something I hate getting in job as I get antsy looking to see what is out there, searching for a new opportunity to grow, which is probably why I have not stayed at a company more than three years, but I hope that changes.

I think we can all be thankful for something, although I know some may disagree. How can one be thankful for a life of pain, of abuse, of severe adversity. I can only imagine what some go through today, much worse than I could imagine such as health issues, some would say financial and trust me I have had my fair share of financial even today, but I have learned to cope, to a have a different perspective with money. Yes I look around I have my wife, my daughter, sister, father , brother in law, friends and lots I do not see.

Each day we must remember there is beauty in life too, yes there are hardships, life is painful at times, but we can learn so much because each day as long as we have breath we can start anew.

This Thanksgiving let’s try to be thankful for what we have. For myself as a believer in JESUS, he commands us to be thankful. As I look through all the Thanksgivings in my life, yes it was filled with food, so many turkeys I can’t even count, but I remember those years with those who are no longer here like my mother, those with my wife, daughter and sister too. Those were good days and I had bad days when the devil himself was alive and made thanksgiving miserable.

I know it’s hard to be thankful at times, but we must. Life is so much better than we are thankful for each breath, for what we have and know for the things we do not have in this life we can grow to live without it and still be thankful, thankful to GOD.

May each out there have a blessed Thanksgiving. Be Safe. Be Happy. Be Blessed!

Here are wise words from our lords in remembering to give thanks.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 3:17 says, “and whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”