I Am Thankful For What I Have

I got this on a birthday a long time ago in my 20s and wanted to keep it for its beauty in the message. :)

Granddaughter
Nobody
can give to the world
what you have
to give.

Nobody
can smile your smile,
laugh your laugh,
shine your...

But at the same time, I need a little more than what I have. I need more than what I'm getting out of life. While I do appreciate and love the gadgets I have and all of that, there's more to life than just materials, you know? I'm...

I got this in a birthday card from my 20s that I saved for the beauty of its message and I just wanted to share it here. :)

For a wonderful daughter
You mean so much to me

If I could gather up
all the smiles, laughs
memories and...

I got this a long time ago for a birthday in my 20s and kept it for the beauty in its message. :)

For a special daughter
with so much love
today
and always

There are no perfect words to name
the feelings deep inside
That having such a...

I got this card from my stepdad's mom a long time ago in my 20s and kept it because of its beauty in the message. :)

It's your birthday -
time again for you
to make a few wishes
and blow out your candles.
And it's time for me to tell...

I got this card a long time ago in my 20s for my birthday and I just kept the card for its beauty in the message and am sharing it here. :)

Today is your day, Daughter

It's a day
to look back
and celebrate
all the ways
you've grown...

I am so luckyTo have grown up in a loving familyTo have found a lifelong partnerTo be in a loving mariage of 30+ yearsTo have given birth to 2 healthy children who are now great adultsTo have lived in 5 different countriesTo share my...

Each day, I am thankful for
nights that turn into mornings,
friends that turn into family,
dreams that turn into reality,
and likes that turn into love.

- I got this from a friend who reposted from someone else.

I am going through a divorce, and painful as it is, I still manage to wake up everyday feeling grateful. I think this experience has taught me to be more aware of all the good things that are still in my life. Divorce doesn't take...

I say thanks for what I have. To many - I have a GREAT life!!  Sometimes, I think a few things here and there could be tweaked (to be better) but I am very lucky. I have my famly. friends, health...

And it isn't a whole lot, either.  But, you know, I think it's a lot more than many people do have, so I'm looking at the glass as being half-full.  Bashing myself for what isn't right or what's missing never helped me in the...

I am thankful for a lot.
I'm alive.
I'm a survivor.
I can breathe.
I can move.
I can talk.
I can see.
I can look around.
I can smell.
I can taste.
I can chew my food.
I can swallow.
I can smile.
I can cry.
I can laugh.
I can touch.
I...