The Thought Vox

Thanks Giving is a time dedicated to being grateful for the abundance life affords us.

I am thankful every day of my life. Through the best and most difficult times I’ve always had supportive souls around me. I love and am grateful for all of them.

Today, on this special day of gratitude, I want to recognize women everywhere. I’m especially thankful for the women in my life. Those who’ve passed on, those who are near, those too far away; all remain in my heart.

My grandmother was a strong woman who lived through tragedies I can’t imagine facing. My mother is as strong as her mother before her. In my life there have been a wealth of female role models, both familial and from around the world, every one of them leading us toward a better earth. I’ve drawn inspiration and have been shaped by their bravery.

Lately my life has been traveling an uncertain path. I have moments of doubt, and feeling lost. I’ve always had a backup plan – until now. Worry will kill a soul quicker than any substance on earth. I do my best not to give energy to worrying, yet, lately it has been creeping in on a regular basis.

There are times when we have to swallow our pride and say, “This is where I am. These are my thoughts; I need to talk this through.” A few nights ago I called one of my chosen sisters. She’s been in my life nearing three decades and I know I would not have survived adolescence without her presence.

We had a long conversation about both of our worlds and the blessings we have. When the conversation came around to uncertainty we discussed the energy, and unrecognized opportunities, that worry suffocates. We talked about being open to abundance/positivity and the way in which the universe has never let us down.

I came away from our chat feeling more secure than I have in quite a while – more grounded – a part of something larger than myself.

At this time of thanks I give my heartfelt gratitude to all of the women who raised me, to those women who changed the world, and to my sisters: two of blood and many chosen. I can’t imagine what or where I’d be without you.

I dedicate, “This Woman’s Work” to each and every one of you. This song is about different things to different people: Life, death, birth, losing love, the struggle of being a wife/mother, the difficulty of being a man trying to deal with emotions. For me – when I’m feeling lost – it reminds me that we are all in this together and that our “sisters” and “mothers” have left an easier road for us to travel.

“I know you have a little life in you yet.
I know you have a lot of strength left.” ~ Kate Bush