What Am I Grateful For This Week ...

It is almost the end of the day in about 2 hours' time and I finally managed to gather my thoughts together for the week. It has somehow been hijacked by my temper that still needs a fair bit of wrangling in. I blew my top twice this week and the latest being this afternoon when I shot at lo kong! Haizzz ... it just rocks my whole equilibrium whenever I lose it. I will have to clear the air later with lo kong after he returns from the Shape Run that's being held at Putrajaya tonight.

Anyhow, gratitude is a great reminder not to take people, things and situations for granted. I am grateful that there is constantly an inner voice that reminds me to practise restraint the best I can.  I am guilty of taking lo kong for granted and today is one fine example. There's just no excuse to lose my temper no matter what!  In the quietness of my solitude, I make this my prayer of thanks for the people who play an important part in my life each day, especially for my lo kong and son;

God of Love,
I thank You for the people in my life
who are easy to love.
I thank You for my family and friends
who understand my actions,
who support me in my decisions,
and whose presence can lift the burden of a thorny day.


Help me with those who are difficult to love.
When they come at me with criticism
and wild expectations,
when they ignore me
or try to bend me to their will,
let me recognize their flaws and their dangers.
But then let me remember Your attitude towards them,
and lead me to see them
in the light of Your love.

Amen.


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