Thankful Tuesday - February on the way out

Another Thankful Tuesday is upon us.  What say you to raising your voice in praise for something or someone who has bestowed upon you a gift?  “So it’s about receiving a gift; that’s the angle?”

“There is no “angle” so why must you try to draw a conclusion?”

“I was just reading between the lines.”

“Well if you haven’t noticed there is only one line of text.  Pray tell, between which lines are you reading?”

Don't you adore when I have conversations with myself?  I’m thankful that such conversations can be entertaining.  You’re thinking about the implications of my asking and answering questions. Please ponder away.  I’m convinced it won’t help my cause.  Licensed professionals have attempted.  They are currently in treatment for their inability to determine how my personalities can be so vibrant as well as so controlling.  It was amusing to watch the therapist trying to determine which of my personalities was speaking at any given time.  I think he was flummoxed when I came to a session dressed as a superhero and I disclosed this was required otherwise my other personality would not agree to attend.  It got worse when the hammer of Thor came hurtling down onto the coffee table that divided the space between the sofa upon which I sat and the arm chair which the therapist inhabited.

Where will you go when you seek entertainment?  Will you discover it within or will you search without?

You know it’s there but you can’t put your finger on it.  I know the feeling.  I’ve tried to deal but dealing only works when you have a full deck.  Remember the earlier conversation between my two personalities?  Do you think that someone is hiding the aces?

All joking aside, try to enjoy every day as if it was your last.  Because you never know.  The song by Tim McGraw about his father – Live Like You Were Dying, may be a tad extreme but there are lessons to learn.  Love like your heart depends on it. Let your internal rhythm spark uncontrollable movement – I think it’s called ‘dancing’.  That’s an awesome way to be thankful.

Take the opportunity.  Once it’s gone there’s no retrieving it.  Why regret?  Is it worth the effort?  Eat a donut, enjoy another cup of coffee, take a second serving of your loved one’s meal s/he prepared for you.  That’s another way to be thankful – show gratitude and satisfy a need.  Isn’t life wonderful?

Have the time of your life.

Love and hugs, Nikki Nicole DeCaro