“Talk plenty. Think plenty. Give plenty thanks.” – Rev. Joe Hill
Open your closet. Do you see shoes, sweaters, pants, dresses? Now, remind yourself you have plenty. Look out of the window. Do you see a tree? Grass? The sky? Now, remind yourself you have plenty. Look at a child. Look at the children, the ideas yet to come, the experiences to be had, the things that must be learned. Now, remind yourself you have plenty. Look at the sun, the moon, the ocean, the stars. Think of the summer, the winter, the spring, the fall. Now, remind yourself you have plenty. Turn on the water in the sink. It comes whether you say thank you or not. Now, remind yourself you have plenty. Take a look at the newspaper and ask how many trees it took to make it. Now, remind yourself you have plenty. Think of your heart, lungs, kidneys and liver. Now remind yourself you have plenty. Remember that the computer is an attempt to re-create the human mind. You have a mind. Now isn’t that plenty?
*Excerpt from Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color by Iyanla Vanzant
