Marco Bombardi

Thanksgiving

Out of the American traditions, the Thanksgiving holiday is the one I enjoy and identify with the most. I truly resonate with what it represents and incites in people.

Gratitude is a contagious and extremely powerful state. Taking time to fully immerse ourselves in it, bathing in the richness of our own lives and feeling the inebriating connection to all that makes it possible allows us to circle the path and return to that center one could simply call home.

In that spirit of thankfulness and gratitude, I'd like to share a small and deliberately incomplete list of things I feel grateful for in no particular order:

I'm very grateful to be Alive, to have Food and Shelter.

I'm grateful for the People in my life; For my Family, old and new Friends.

I'm grateful for my son Luca and the bliss he brings into my life every day.

I'm grateful for all of the Beauty and Pleasure often hiding in plain sight.

I'm grateful for Air and Deep Belly Breaths...

I'm grateful for Freedom and Choice,

For Open Minds and Different Perspectives,

For Access to Knowledge and Intuition.

I'm very grateful for The Sun and Water...

I'm grateful for the Great Teachers throughout history and their Wisdom,

And also for the Everyday Life Accidental Teachers with their magnificent lessons.

I'm grateful for Connecting, Knowledge and Wisdom Dissemination Technologies.

I'm grateful for Each Moment, free of past or future,

I'm grateful for Space...

I’m grateful for Books and Tea,

For Beach Sunsets and Mountain Sunrises;

I’m grateful for Grass, Sand and Snow,

For Campfires, Beach Luaus and Acoustic Guitars.

I’m very grateful for Rain and Waterfalls…

I’m grateful for Morning Workouts and Afternoon Naps,

For People willing to change and grow,

For Precious Intense Moments and Sweet Memories…

I'm grateful for Understanding, Acceptance, Compassion and Forgiveness.

I'm grateful for the Ever-present Peace available even in chaos,

And the wonderful Imperfections of Life.

I'm grateful for Meditation and Heartbeats...

I'm grateful for Inspiration and Creativity,

For Nature, Music and Art,

Humor and Laughter.

I'm grateful for Love and Care.

I'm grateful for Science, Eastern and Western Medicine...

I'm grateful for Pioneers and World Changers,

For the Skeptics and Noncomformists.

I’m grateful for my path,

I’m grateful for YOU.

Have a blissful Thanksgiving with your loved ones.

Be Well.

Marco Bombardi

Gratitude: Practice Daily. Have You felt grateful Today?