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Essay: "Gratitude"

by Michael Jerome McKinney
This October the theme essay topic is about gratitude, which is a very good word, it means the quality of being thankful. My life has not been all that nice, but there are so many things that I am very thankful for, more things than I can ever count. And when I eat food in a way of mindfulness training, I show gratitude of how thankful I am to eat each bite of my food. I am thankful for all the preparation that it took to grow the food I eat every day. I am very thankful for all the preparation it took to clean and cook the food I eat each day. I am very thankful and show my gratitude for the preparation it took to have each one of my meals passed out and served to me. I am very thankful for the source of protein my food provides to my body. I am very thankful that each morning I wake up to see another beautiful day that God has created. I am very thankful for the breath I take from moment to moment. I am very thankful for the eyesight that lets me see each day. I am very thankful for God's whole entire creation, the sun, the stars, the moon, the earth and every thing that comes along with it.