Those really horrible times caused by hateful people in your life, be thankful for it all because the people and the pain you went through taught you the best lessons: Forgiveness, and that you are worth and deserve so much more.
The beautiful days and kind people all around you, be grateful for it all because without those days, and special people, life would be dull without the sparkle.
When tragedy and sadness invade, hold on tight with the knowledge that you will get through it all. Don’t let the joy of living rush out the door. You will learn that you are stronger than you ever imagined, and you will know for sure what is really important in your life.
Every day is filled with learning lessons about yourself and life. Some of it is hard and hurts to the core. Embrace it all and say, Thank You, for the rich journey you are traveling on.
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Life as a Garden 
Such profound thoughts Michele. Bravo. 👏👏👏
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You’re so sweet Alan 🙂 Thank you so much.
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incarceratedshadows, I absolutely agree – thanks much, Michele, for sharing your wisdom ❤
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I appreciate that very much, da-Al. Thank you.
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Such a wonderful post and a great perspective to take, learning from life & taking a graceful, thankful approach even through the tough times.xx
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Many thanks Caz xx
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Indeed. Great post as usual. Hugs.
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So glad you like it Elizabeth. Hugs.
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Beautiful. What I needed to read this morning from a glum and grey Ireland. Thank you 🙂
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You are very welcome 🙂 I share your weather here in the Pacific Northwest.
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Poor you 😉
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Love this- finding ways to be grateful for all of it in life!
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Hi, Elysha 🙂 I’m so glad you enjoyed this.
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thank you for being
the best you, Michele!
so much to forgive
& hopefully
enough time 🙂
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David, you’re so very kind 🙂 I think there’s always time to forgive and forgiving takes time too.
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Beautiful 🙏🏻
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Thank you Karen 🙂
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And thank you, Michele, for the reminder. xox
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Much love Pam 🙂
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Back at you, sister. ❤️
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Beautiful thoughts to start my day. Thank you so much for the reminder. To be honest, in my whole life I have met just a handful of really hateful people. Two or three, may be. The other unpleasant people didn’t qualify 😉 Life is better than we sometimes think 🙂
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That’s so true Inese. Life and the people in it are sometimes better than we actually think they are.
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“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living.
If you see no reason to give thanks,
The fault lies in yourself.”
– Tecumseh
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That is very beautiful Pazlo. Thank you so much.
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I agree!
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So nice to see you Kendall. Thank you 🙂
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Thanks Michele! Welcome!
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It all teaches lessons. Sometimes we can only be grateful when we’re way passed it. I hope that one day I can be grateful for all life has brought. If you are, I’m grateful for you. I know I’m not. But, it’s something to aim for.
Love and light.
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Life sure is one lesson after another isn’t it? And being grateful is something wonderful to aim for. Sending you hugs and beautiful days with much love and joy, Eliza.
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I seem to be seeing this message a lot these days. It’s what I wrote about in my last post about a source of life. How bad is here. Maybe it’s for us. Still not really sure what I think. Just seeing this message since I wrote it. And it’s strange that this post of yours even showed up now – was scrolling through to see which posts I missed and really this is from ages ago.
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It’s interesting isn’t it how when you write something or have a thought going in your mind you find it everywhere. Life is all one big lesson and the best way to live is by our Spirit and not the ego.
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