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 Today I’m thankful for wisdom 

And for I yield to the wisdom of two brains…

Mary Catherine Bateson (Margaret mead’s daughter)

And, who else, but Mark Twain….

Mary Catherine Bateson said, realizing wisdom must be earned 

“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”

And I remember Mark Twain’s words

whenever I think I know all the things I need to know:

‘It’s not what we know that gets us in trouble

It’s what we know for sure…that just aint so.

Today I’m thankful for Native American wisdom on the importance of nature…

and how the wisdom of their elders has been proven true….

They knew the lack of respect for growing living things

would lead to a lack of respect…for humans too.

Today I’m thankful for the air around us

for two simple reasons why…

How it is there to receive our first breath

As well as our last good-bye

Today I’m thankful for the magic inherent in kindness…

We should never take an act of kindness for granted…NEVER!

because the simplest act of kindness

can lead to feelings that echo into forever.

Today I’m thankful for gratitude:

May it be a quality in us we always keep…

and may gratitude be the pillow

upon which we lay our head each night to sleep

Today I’m thankful for our ability to enjoy each moment of life…

everything we taste, touch hear or see….

and may we do our best to enjoy each moment…

before it fades into a memory.

Today I’m thankful for the simplicity of love:

For our path ahead is smooth…

If our purpose in life is

to love

to love

to love

to be kind

to heal

and to soothe.

Today I’m thankful for the wisdom of our elders…

We should thank them ever day…

while remembering:

their wisdom does us no good

unless we heed the words they say.