Thankful. Grateful. Blessed.

Gratitude and appreciation are like conjoined twins: they can’t get away from each other. Plus, both are needed in order to be whole.

Gratitude is a state of being. It’s feeling good about and thankful for the things in our lives. Appreciation is more participatory. It’s the enjoyment of this goodness in our lives. Appreciation is our actually partaking in the things that we’re grateful for.

The beautiful, the magical, the miraculous.

Gratitude appreciatively says, “Wow, look at this.” Appreciation gratefully says, “Wow, we are this.”

Wholly a holy intertwining.