In retrospect.....Thanksgiving

I am truly thankful for the pain. Thankful for the names that I have been called thus far. Thankful for the prejudice and racism that have been bestowed upon me. I'm elated to receive the hate from those who cannot stand to see me get anywhere in the test of life. I am overjoyed for those who take my loving kindness for granted. Those who feel they can manipulate me with harsh words. I am beside myself at the thought of those I have loved who have taken and twisted that gift into something so sour. I thank God for those who have betrayed me as a friend. I am thankful for the pain because only after the pain can I truly appreciate those who support and cherish me. Those who offer guidance and show faith. Those who love unconditionally and see the truth in your being. I thank God for the pain because it makes His soothing blessings feel that much better.


TG