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"Gratitude is heaven itself."
~William Blake~
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"Gratitude is heaven itself."
~William Blake~
A
MountainWings Moment
Issue Number
13333
The
Rose Garden
===============
There was once a woman, who, after years of work had
grown a
beautiful rose garden. She worked a couple hours every
day;
pruning, cleaning, feeding and weeding. People would
come from
many miles away to see the beautiful roses. The colors
were
vibrant, the flowers were so big, you needed two hands
to hold
them. Each day nurtured and cared for. Her love showed
in her
garden.
After many years, the effects of time took their toll on
the
lady and she was forced to abandon her garden and rely
on her
daughter for care. Her daughter didn't mind. She loved
her
mother and felt it a great opportunity to spend time and
really
get to know her Mother....sort of friend to friend,
instead of
Mother to Daughter.
They talked about many things. They shared their
experiences.
And the daughter learned that there was much to this
great lady
that she hadn't known.
One day as they sat on the patio chatting, the daughter
noticed
the long neglected rose garden and felt saddened. They
spoke of
the garden and the daughter remarked how she used to
laugh at
how her mother crawled around in that garden every day,
talking
to the flowers, babying them like
children.
The Mother smiled with a tear in her eye. She told her
daughter
that observations are often misleading. "You see, my
dear, that
garden is like a life. Let me explain. Each day I would
get down
on my knees and thank God for each of those flowers. I
thanked
God for their beauty, their aroma and the peacefulness
of that
garden. And I took the opportunity while down there to
clean out
those plants.
I got rid of the bugs, the dead pedals and leaves. I
pulled the
weeds so that the bushes would grow healthy and robust.
I saw
that garden as life. Each bush was an effort, each
flower was
the blessing brought forth from that effort. And it was
all
because God gave me the opportunity to try. And, as you
can see,
like life, when the garden is not tended, the bushes
become
wild, lanky and heavily barbed. They tangle among
themselves.
Flowers become fewer and smaller, less aromatic. Until
it
becomes so tangled and overgrown that it no longer
resembles the
beautiful garden it had once been.
When you saw me crawling, I was praying. When you saw me
talking
to the flowers, I was talking to God."
We each have a rose garden. How we tend that garden
will
determine the beauty that it wields. But the thing to
remember
is this: tending the garden cannot happen until we come
to our
knees and get closer to the flowers. We need to take
the
opportunity to talk to God, give him thanks and clean
out the
dead weeds and pedals through repentance.
This is a great time for us. We have recently paid
gratitude to
our military, the people who protect our liberties and
freedoms.
And we have the opportunity soon to take a day and give
thanks
for all that we hold dear.
Sadly, we have forgotten what Thanksgiving is about. A
day
reserved for offering our thanks and gratitude to God,
has
become a day to eat, drink, sleep and get ready to hit
the Black
Friday sales at midnight. It has become just another
day,
differing only by the fact that we have a great big
meal.
When was the last time you got to your knees to tend
your
garden. "Give thanks unto God in ALL things." THAT IS
A
COMMANDMENT, not a request. Take time to think about the
many
blessings you have been given. Approach this Holiday
Season with
"AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE"!
~A MountainWings Original by Robley Martz, Fayetteville,
PA~
I am very proud to say everyone I know is very very thankful and embrace all their blessings
We all try to make Thanksgiving each and every day not just one day.
Above story
Sent to me by my dear lovely friend Havi
I am very proud to say everyone I know is very very thankful and embrace all their blessings
We all try to make Thanksgiving each and every day not just one day.
Above story
Sent to me by my dear lovely friend Havi
Thank you I loved this and you
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
~ A.A. Milne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3W23IZo8eg&feature=share
I love this video.
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Choose happiness today
by taking life moment by moment,
complaining very little,
and being thankful for the little things
that mean so much....¸.♥´´¯`•.¸¸.ღ
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
~ A.A. Milne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3W23IZo8eg&feature=share
I love this video.
¸.♥´´¯`•.¸¸.ღ
Choose happiness today
by taking life moment by moment,
complaining very little,
and being thankful for the little things
that mean so much....¸.♥´´¯`•.¸¸.ღ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dePmC_mE-b4
Very touching
Many have asked if I am on Pinterest
Yes indeed I am
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Very touching
Many have asked if I am on Pinterest
Yes indeed I am
http://www.pinterest.com/jeannec8abc/
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.(,,,,)(,,,,) Your heart is your compass. And if you follow it, It will take you in the right direction.
~ Unknown
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.(,,,,)(,,,,) Your heart is your compass. And if you follow it, It will take you in the right direction.
~ Unknown
