I think most people think of gratitude
as the blessedly good luck they’ve had
but is blessed and lucky the same?
Are you only thankful for the role
of dice that landed as a paying pair
for the poker cards played
that were winning hands
or when the Rolette wheel’s ball
landed in a compensating place?
Why not include the bad gambles
the poor choices and risks taken
the debts that left you bereft?
Didn’t they all steel your resolve
put muscle on your back to shoulder
the fear of a new direction?
We’re all a conglomeration of successes
and failures so don’t just be grateful
for all the gifts Santa brought you
Be glad for the ones He didn’t
the ones he made you work for
and even then didn’t deliver
until they arrived and
you no longer needed them
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