“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others”. – Cicero
He comes inside the morning, flying with the heavy snow. Spirit of an effervescence warming, dispersed with no place else to go. In the gloom of all his essence, in the place’s memories go. He awakens me in his presence, revealing to me what I should know. He stands me by the hours, ticking clocks in hallways bare, colder in November, he tells me something of which I care. I travel in a nightmare, I speed my moving with special care, I go beyond the frozen tundra to the bosom of all time that’s shared. A ride that goes always, sending my soul into gray, and what is always there. A reminder of all that’s present, of beating hearts and taken dares. Before I leave all with abandon, I look around me at all I share.
For by thanks this life is glory, in gratitude believed, not with such a perfect setting, but in much I have received. For a man that feels so broken, terrorized in so many ways. My life has been made more than a token to stand in all of G_D’s light and be okay. For by grace to understand it, what is in my heart alone, a simplified yet complex commandment. By reason on its own.
She turns in all directions, bringing in a newborn day. She spins in apparitions, G_D is much the all to which children pray. In all this I wonder the mystery, shrouded in a darkened place. Why it is that I’m awakened by the signal of a cold embrace. Should not there be a forgiveness, a warming in my tears. An atonement in emotion going back for backward years. A relevant salvation, an its okay, that makes it clear.
But nothing ever happens that way, not for me anyways. Life is life when it’s lived to a fullest in the dark snowy morning on a cold November day. The continuum of the minutes, the seconds of breaths relayed, to know that all of G_Ds judgment and compassion is not past or future delayed. For the past holds much sadness. The future much angst that no balm can sooth. But by thanks there is the moment, and that is where G_D knows you.
For by thanks this life is glory, in gratitude believed, not with such a perfect setting, but in much I have received. For a man that feels so broken, terrorized in so many ways. My life has been made more than a token to stand in all of G_D’s light and be okay. For by grace to understand it, what is in my heart alone, a simplified yet complex commandment. By reason on its own. – 11.28.2019 – דָנִיֵּאל
Daniel Swearingen 
Fantastic Daniel. Happy Thanksgiving. 🙂
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Thanks much Scott, wishing you and yours a great holiday season.
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Same to you Daniel. 🙂
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Shalom my brother, your gratitude is going to be well received by Hashem. For you it is instinctual, a part of your spirit. Den
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Thank you Dennis, it’s a wonderful compliment. I am fortunate to know people as yourself in this forum. Shalom Daniel
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It has been the will of Hashem that we should be here my friend. I do enjoy your thoughtfully written blessed words. Shalom, Den
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“By Thanks” speaks to me Daniel. It is a great “Thanksgiving” ode.
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Beautiful, Daniel. Thank you for sharing your gratitude with us!! much Love, jen
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Dear Daniel,
This is so fitting, I am thankful to have met you and so many other wonderful writers through this forum. Thank you for this.
❤
Ruby
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❤ this Daniel. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Happy Thanksgiving, Daniel!
Very beautiful song.
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Your writing is splendid. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Daniel, I am a bit late in reading this wonderful piece of yours of yours. I hope you and your family had a blessed Thanksgiving.
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My young friend, you have hit on the most crucial aspect of a sound life. Gratitude. Well done. Bill
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Daniel, “By Thanks” contains a beautiful truth, our thankfulness in life defines all our relationships. Thank you for writing this amazing piece.
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Well written Daniel, you always make me think with your deep prose. Very fitting for this time of the year.
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Great words my friend, and the Tori Amos rendition of “Thank you” is dynamite.
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Well written, “Happy Thanksgiving”.
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Just getting started with my catch up reading from last week. Daniel is is another winning post straight from your soul. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
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Well put Daniel, happy holidays to you and yours.
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Well written and very timely for a season filled with much more coldness than need be. 😉
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❤ this. Happy holiday…
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A very lovely piece Daniel. Your words helped me to review my own life and to be thankful for much of what I have. Thank you. 🙂
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Daniel this post is a great “Thanksgiving” piece. The best or my favorite falls at the end. “or by grace to understand it, what is in my heart alone, a simplified yet complex commandment. By reason on its own.”.
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Happy Holidays Daniel, “By Thanks” is well received in my heart. 😉
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This is great!
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