{"id":204,"date":"2019-11-15T11:05:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2022-10-25T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:55:24","slug":"what-are-you-grateful-for-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"What are you grateful for today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Holidays are coming.&nbsp; I have a question for all of you!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/zzz-looking-at-sunset-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/zzz-looking-at-sunset-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/zzz-looking-at-sunset-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/zzz-looking-at-sunset.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like it or not, Thanksgiving is coming and we are all rapidly approaching the hectic, crazy time of year we fondly refer to as &#8220;The Holidays.&#8221;&nbsp; Often &#8212;&nbsp; we are so busy &#8212; we forget <strong>why<\/strong> we are celebrating; instead, we plow through the days checking things off of our to-do lists.&nbsp; <strong>I&#8217;m just like you!&nbsp;<\/strong> Too much on my plate and not enough time to do it all.&nbsp; Consequently, I am going to make this blog entry short and to the point.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s make an agreement &#8212; all of us &#8212; let&#8217;s decide that we are going to take a minute to BREATHE, relax, and reflect upon what really matters &#8212; <strong>what is really important to us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you grateful for today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My answer . . .<\/p>\n<p>Faith, Friends, Fans and my wonderful Family . . . this beautiful, amazing country we call home . . . my sweet puppy who loves me unconditionally, and . . . I thank God every day I still have good health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your answer?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we go through the next several weeks &#8212; let&#8217;s all try to &#8212; <strong>remember what we wrote<\/strong> &#8212; and put those people\/things FIRST on our list.&nbsp; BREATHE!&nbsp; RELAX!&nbsp; <strong>ENJOY!<\/strong>&nbsp; Because &#8212; those things on our list &#8212; <strong>that&#8217;s the &#8220;good stuff&#8221; in life.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/booksbytesajones\/\"> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/booksbytesajones\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tesa-Jones\/e\/B0758869M3\/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0\">Check it out on AMAZON<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/take2withtesa\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/take2withtesa\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goodreads:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1690353.Tesa_Jones\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1690353.Tesa_Jones<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pinterest:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/cobwebsoftime\/\">https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/cobwebsoftime\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View all BLOG posts at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/category\/blog\/\">http:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/category\/blog\/<\/a><br \/>\n<script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holidays are coming.&nbsp; I have a question for all of you! 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