Happy Thanksgiving! This is my favorite holiday. I love gathering with family and sharing time making beautiful memories around our table of gratefulness. Though it is a time of reflection and counting blessings, it is also a challenging time. Where there is a challenge there is also an opportunity. This opportunity will allow us to live, grow and walk in a new sense of being and purpose.
May you live by faith. We are told faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen. Many live by “seeing is believing.” Faith says, “I believe even if I don’t see.” Faith allows you to take the risks and go after the impossible. It empowers you to leap out of the boat and walk on water. It ignites your soul to have a “never give up” mentality and be intentional about your words, actions and deeds.
May you grow in grace. Grace is unmerited favor. That means it is a pardon just because. Realizing that no one is perfect gives you permission to take risks and even fail. It also gives you permission to be patient with others who fail. Grace is looking beyond another’s fault and seeing their need. We do not always get our “just rewards.” And I, for one, am grateful for that. However, we can give pardons, forgiveness and mercy. These are priceless offerings that will never be forgotten.
May you walk in love. The opposite of love is hate. Hate is heavy and hard to carry. It weighs us down in our heart and emotions. Love, on the other hand, empowers us. It allows joy to flood our souls. It frees us to be more than our weaknesses, pain and hurt. It causes fear to leave and wrongs done to us to be erased. Love is the greatest gift of all.
I invite you to join me in being intentional this year to extend greater blessings and gifts. Do not allow yourself to get frustrated over the challenges. Use this time as a way to start new customs and enhance your relationships through true genuineness. So, may you live by faith, grow in grace, and walk in love. Enjoy this season. It’s a good time to be you!
Peace and Joy,
Angela