In 30 days I turn 30, and as I
reflectively head towards an important milestone of my life, I am made to
remember the many stones that have built this edifice that is my life and I
choose to be thankful for it, every piece of it. The mistakes, the hurts, pain,
disappointments, betrayals etc. I choose to look for/at the silver lining and
see the beautiful lessons each situation and experience has taught me, and how I
am so much stronger today than I was yesterday.
Day 1: Today i begin a journey that allows me to look at the positives and
my many blessings for the last 3 decades. A way to keep me accountable for my
moods and level of praise as i get ready for the next phase of my life. My life
is mine for the taking and for the living, and i choose Joy, gratitude, Love,
grace, giving, Family and Friends...#30for30
Today i am thankful for my family,
Nuclear and extended. For the events that made me trade being the second child
out of four to being the 1st child out of six. For the pain that drives me and
makes me strive to be better with each waking day. For the 5 smiles that serve
as motivation to push beyond the boundaries of my personal weaknesses. I am cos
they are, i smile when they smile, their successes make mine even sweeter, and
even when we fail, together we stand knowing they make us stronger. For the
Unconditional love shown me by my parents, one that reminds me of what Christ
did and who he is. Their arms spread wide welcoming me home in their minds and
also in flesh. Despite my many flaws, they still care. They are the wind beneath
my wings, trudging me on even when i drag. For this and many more may i be
truly thankful...#Familyislife#Familyislove#Godislove#Galatians6vs2#30for30#day1
Day 2: Today i am thankful for my friends. As
i look back at where God has brought me from and to where i know he is taking
me, i see the footprints in the sand dunes of time and i cant help but be
grateful that he gifted and blessed me with the best of friends anyone could
have asked for. Many of these angels on earth have been added to my family cos
they truly are family. They have sorrowed with me, rejoiced for and with me,
prayed me through some crazy tough times and also talked some sense into me
when i needed it. I have been told the truth in many ways even when it was a
bitter pill to swallow, and they have believed for me when i was too scared or
weak to Trust. I cant begin to explain how touched and grateful i am that
despite my stubbornness and hardiness, that my friends have weathered the storms
of life with me. They have looked beyond the humanness of my being and lended
me their hands, shoulders, heart and smiles regardless. And to crown it all up,
they make me accountable for my thoughts, decisions and actions. God sure
handpicked my own special pack and for this, may he make me truly
thankful...#Friendsforlife#Accountabilitypartners#Destinydrivers#Proverbs18vs24#John15vs13#30for30#Day2
Day 3: Today Im thankful for Salvation. The
assurance of freedom from sin, guilt and shame.The guarantee of love
unconditional, the promise of heirship and oneness with God, as well as a true
understanding of the transformative power of Christ and what he did for me on
the cross. My journey thus far has not been hitch-free, its been tumultuous at
best, but each new day brings with it a revelation of what lies ahead, a
confirmation of Gods promises to me when i accepted him as my lord. Im grateful
for the times when i felt so detached from him that living hurts, and for those
other times spent with him communicating as friend with friend. All the varying
experiences have beautified my journey making me better like gold passed
through the fire of life, its beauty hidden by the ore and impurities that
abound, but made manifest by due process and in time. For this all serving gift
i have been given and for the fruits that the world may see, make me truly
grateful...#Salvationrocks#GodisLove#JointheirswithChrist#John3vs16#30for30#Day3
Day 4: Today i am thankful for Mentors. These
special set of people whose life has inspired me and made me aspire to be a
better me. I am thankful for the nuggets of wisdom and the characteristics i
have imbibed by watching them, speaking with them and just seeing their lives
played out. I am reminded because of them, that i can be anything i choose to
be, and that Impossible means nothing. Many of these folks have been silent
propellers of my destiny but their influence is far reaching and enables me
dream today more than i did yesterday,
and give me the clarity i need to see through the cloud of smoke that
may muddle my vision. For all of these people and the many more still in my
future, Lord make me truly thankful...#Mentors#Impossible
isnothing#proverbs27vs17#30for30#Day4
Day 5: Today i am thankful for my Faith. The
substance of things i anticipated even before i was seemingly able to acquire
them, The evidence of Gods faithfulness in the my life even when it was not
apparent. The knowledge of who i was and where i would be long before my
physical environment and circumstances allowed for it. I am a product of Faith.
As i cast my mind down memory lane, i cant help but see how far i have come
despite the many challenges that existed and continue to exist. I also am
tremendously thankful for the doggedness that having faith has taught me. The
Knowledge and definiteness trusting and believing God brings and the sweetness
of the manifestation of the things faithed because i count him faithful who
promised. For the mountains scaled through faith, for the valleys endured by
faith, for the rivers crossed and fires ousted by faith, Lord make me truly
Thankful...#NowFaithIS#Hebrews11Vs11#30for30#Day5
Day 6: Today i am thankful for Life! It is
easy to loose track of how blessed one is when the focus is on 'seemingly"
unanswered prayers or things that did not or have not worked out yet,
forgetting the most important thing of all, Life. As i chitchatted with a very
good friend last night, i was reminded of my potentials and the many
possibilities the future brings with it. The true reality hit as i lay awake in
bed in the wee hours of the morning, my mind cast back on my journey thus far
and i was reminded that i could only be worried about a future i can occupy, a
future i can experience, a future of adventure and bliss made possible only
because i still breathe. So today in reverence and bowing in obeisance to God,
i am thankful for the last 29 years and the 60 plus more i have i front of me:
After all there is more hope for a living dog than a dead lion. For Life and
all it has brought and will bring with it , Lord make me truly
Thankful...#LivingisfortheAlive#youngandfree#Ecclesiates9vs4#Possibilities#30for30#Day6
Day 7: Today i am thankful for my mistakes
and lessons learned. As i cast my mind back on all my flaws and the results of
the poor decisions i made, i cant help but see how they helped me traverse
certain situations encountered at a later time. As hard as some of the lessons
were to swallow/ handle, i was/ am better off for them. My life has not been
perfect and never will. I have hurt folks in the process, i have said things i
should not have, and have done many a things i am not proud of. I however am
because of those mistakes. I navigate life with the knowledge that i am not
perfect but strive to be a better me. So i give thanks for the many mistakes i
made and the wisdom i acquired from each one. Lord for my past mistakes and the
future ones, help me appreciate in full the beauty that lie within. Make me
truly
grateful...#Mistakesarelifelessons#wisdomgivers#proverbs24vs16#philippians3vs19#30for30#Day7
Day 8: Today i am thankful for my failures.
The almost had/made it experiences, seemingly wasted opportunities and fall short
of expectation/goals feelings. I am not one to say i have never failed, i on
the other hand, have failed many times. I see a string of failed attempts at
meeting goals set for myself in a timely manner, i see periods of mediocre and sub par performances that made
me hide my head in shame, i remember the looks on the faces of many as they
wrote me off, thinking i was done. I however am thankful for my failures,
because they were a preparation for my destiny. They gave me perspective and
allowed me refocus and re-strategize. They also taught me that i was not as
fragile as i initially thought, but that my core was bulletproof, fireproof,
waterproof, you name it. My make-up is that of a Maverick, My lexicon excludes
impossibilities,My fragility encases my resilience and i have immeasurable
power. If i had never tasted failure, i would not have the drive to want to
succeed as much as i do. More so, my failures make me human, they make me bound
to the that dreamer in some other sphere of the world whose destiny is
intertwined with mine, they make me usable to help someone else who has failed
like me, but has not found the strength to accept it and move on yet. So today
i am thankful for the many chances i have been given and the many more i will
have to ensure that i die empty, leaving a mark in my
world...#Failuresaresuccessindisguise#bulletproof#titanium#Kime#focus#Proverbs24vs16a#Philippians3vs13#James1vs2-4#30for30#Day8
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