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Thankful Tea

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Grateful. Beholden. Obliged. All these words are synonyms to the word THANKFUL. To be thankful is to show gratitude or be relieved. When asked what they’re thankful for, people give the typical answers; life, health, finances, shelter, family, etc. These are all things that most people are thankful for. The unfortunate truth is that millions of people can’t say they’re thankful for these things because they just don’t have them.

What about the ugly things in life? Have you ever thought to be thankful for the not so good things? I’m incredibly thankful for the ugly things in life. Lessons are learned not in the good, but most often in the bad situations. In my struggles in both my professional life and personal life I’ve learned quite a bit about myself. I’ve learned that I am a strong black woman and that I have the unnatural ability to forgive. I’m a quick thinker. I’m emotional and I often times let that dictate my response (working on this constantly). Most importantly, I’ve learned that not everything is as bad as it seems, and if it is, I’ll survive!

For as long as I can remember I’ve always been very hard on myself. I’ve never thought that I was enough. I always thought that someone was better than me, prettier than me, more articulate than me, etc. Of course, there are people (not very many, lol) who are better than me or have more to offer than me, that doesn’t make me any less of a person. God created only one “T” and I am so thankful for her! I am thankful for the hurt and pain I’ve experienced. I am thankful for the denials and the rejection. While the hurt may have been unbearable at times it has helped me to rely on nobody but God to pull me through. There are valuable lessons to be learned in every disappointment and upset. Be thankful for these moments, for without them self-awareness and understanding may not occur.

I’m so thankful for the good things that come my way. Those things that make me feel like I’m the best thing since sliced bread! I’ve experienced stupid crazy love, I’ve had the wedding of my dreams, I’ve experienced pregnancy, I’ve had great health (both physical and mental). I literally thank God all day, every day for my life. I am blessed beyond measure. I have a lot of life and love left to give. I am sure that I’ll experience great and not so great moments, and you know what? I’ll take it because that means I’m still alive to experience life!

As in anything, we have choices. You have the choice to be bitter and complain about life, but what good will that do? Does complaining really get you anywhere? Does being bitter get you anywhere other than alone and miserable or making those around you miserable. Or you can choose to be thankful and learn life lessons along the way. Life lessons are priceless, especially when you’re able to share them with others. Take me for example. In my current situation, I could’ve chosen to be the classic angry black female, fighting him and her and anyone else who dared to question me. But once I got through the initial devastation, I decided to take control of what I could. I decided to be thankful for my situation realizing it could be so much worse. I decided to be thankful for the lessons learned about myself, my faith, and life in general.

The decision is yours! I choose to always be thankful for life, no matter what it throws at me. What about you? What are you thankful for?

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