For...!!!

Thank you dear Lord,

for Love... families.... friends.... life.... for violins.... films.... books..... for fantasy.... myth..... legend..... for imagination.... discovery.... wonder..... for the glories, triumphs and woes of being a teenager.... for the selflessness of motherhood.... for genuine tears.... hearty laughs.... burning passions.... for sticking up for what you believe in.... for having the courage to simply believe.... for people being infuriatingly alive.... for dealing with loss.... for taking refuge in things that are bad for you.... for self indulgence.... for self control.... for routine.... for spontaneity.... for music that fills my ears as I walk the busy streets each morning.... for lazy afternoons.... for shopping trips.... dessert.... starlit nights.... cloudy days.... for that wonderful person/persons waiting for you as you get off the plane.... for beautiful sms's when you least expect them.... for walking on wet grass..... for education.... work.... for 15 minute snack breaks.... friday evenings.... for carrying on.... giving up.... failing.... surviving... rejoicing....for bravery.... fear.... releasing demons.... for hope.... mentors....... friendship.... for photographs.... memories.... dreams....

For everything that gives me the strength to get up each day and face the world in all its devastating magnificence....