Thankful

Thankful

I wanted to take this special week and share with you the words to one of my favorite songs by Josh Groban. There truly is so much to be thankful for—Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful
Some days we forget
To look around us
Some days we can't see
The joy that surrounds us
So caught up inside ourselves
We take when we should give.

So for tonight we pray for
What we know can be.
And on this day we hope for
What we still can't see.
It's up to us to be the change
And even though we all can still do more
There's so much to be thankful for.

Look beyond ourselves
There's so much sorrow
It's way too late to say
I'll cry tomorrow
Each of us must find our truth
It's so long overdue

So for tonight we pray for
What we know can be
And every day we hope for
What we still can't see
It's up to us to be the change
And even though we all can still do more
There's so much to be thankful for.

Even with our differences
There is a place we're all connected
Each of us can find each other's light

So for tonight we pray for
What we know can be
And on this day we hope for
What we still can't see
It's up to us to be the change
And even though this world needs so much more

There's so much to be thankful for …

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The Greeter

The Greeter

There is a gentleman--I would guess in his 50s--who greets each and every person as they enter a Laguna Beach church every Sunday. His name is Skipper, and he’s always dressed in a full baseball uniform, from cap to cleats. He gives unconditional hugs and wishes all “a homerun day!” with more enthusiasm than someone who just won the lottery. He’s full of wonderful energy and exhibits the true spirit of Trust Your Journey. Skipper has some special needs but doesn’t allow those needs to interfere with his love of people and enthusiasm for life.

Needless to say, Skipper touches my heart. He makes me realize that all is right with the world, and that I should take time each day to count my many blessings. Skipper is definitely one of those blessings.

“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.”
-- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (1926-2004 Swiss-American psychiatrist and author)

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