It’s important to give thanks, every day.

And I’ll say the little things you’re thankful for is a big deal.

Being thankful is a choice. Today going to church, I thought and prayed about where I am now with my life.

I felt grateful for what I got, with my loved ones, my work, my possessions.

It got to the point when I was in prayer for the third time, tears flowed down my face.

It’s been awhile since I felt such moments of happiness and thanks.

It’s something I think I should do each day.

The shame gets to us though.

We all have bits of shame. Of our past. Of our actions. Shame tries to put us into a hole and bury us with the rocks and gravel.

Shame would definitely not want us to feel grateful.

I do feel a bit of shame; I have moments where I care about anything that affects my life. I felt shameful for past actions going as far back into elementary school.

The memories come and taunt me, sneering, “What gives you the right to feel good when you’ve done all these awful things many years ago!”

And I fall for it, occasionally.

It’s laughable to think memories of youth should stop us from achieving what we want in life. But it happens a lot.

The answer is to give thanks in all we do. In all we did.

I realized that after praying. Talking to God about how thankful I feel releases the shame.

We should feel thankful as much we can. It brings prosperity internally. It is something no one can ever take away from you.