So, this is it.  I’m writing a blog.  Why am I writing a blog?  Because I want to.  I’ve always wanted to write something for public consumption.  When blogs became popular they still seemed to belong to an exclusive club of columnists and experts.  Now it seems everyone has a blog.  So I’m in.

But I’m not a professional writer. I’m not a journalist. Not a novelist. I wasn’t even an English major.   I’m flying without a net.   So please put down the editing pens and take this for what it is. My dream. My journey. My adventure.  And maybe we all learn something along the way.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.


~ Melodie Beattie