{"id":2761,"date":"2025-06-15T15:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T20:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/?p=2761"},"modified":"2025-06-15T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T20:11:10","slug":"give-thanks-for-a-life-well-lived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/15\/give-thanks-for-a-life-well-lived\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Thanks for a Life Well-Lived"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2761-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a_life_well-lived-720p.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a_life_well-lived-720p.mp4\">https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a_life_well-lived-720p.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>All is well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We rest in the knowing that our loved one is safe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By design, life has come full circle, as the seasons proclaim.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Give thanks for a life well-lived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All is well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We focus on knowing what is truly important:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Love is all there is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The memories of our loved one comfort our hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Give thanks for a life well-lived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>All is well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We reflect on the similarities of death and birth, \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0facing the unknown with faith and courage,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0letting go of fear,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>trusting what is to come.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Give thanks for a life well-lived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>All is well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We find growth in leave-taking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0remembering stories,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sensing the goodness in each other<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0understanding a deeper meaning of life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Every angle of the sunset offers beauty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Give thanks for a life well-lived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>All is well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Letting go of how we think things should be\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>allows inner peace to surround our hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A much greater power knows our loved one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No regrets, only acceptance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Give thanks for a life well-lived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a9 2016 in the thick of things<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; All is well. We rest in the knowing that our loved one is safe. By design, life has come full circle, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2761"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2764,"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761\/revisions\/2764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthethickofthings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}