Summer is over...long evenings sitting on the beach, picnics, hikes, camping....all memories as life gets back to it's busy pace. School has started again and the girls are running from one activity to another and I am trying to keep up!
I spent the last week feeling somewhat sorry for myself....not attractive, but there it is! The girls were at their dads for his week, my parents were off to visit family in Alberta, I was fighting the cold that is going around (haven't quite won that one yet, but neither has the cold!) and looking around at my house thinking "I need a maid!" Money is feeling tight and Christmas is coming (5 more paychecks)....blah, blah, blah....yep, had myself a good old whine going on.
Then I started getting messages on Facebook....Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! What are you thankful for? I am thankful for.......It made me think. What am I thankful for? There are so many things in my life that are good, why am I focusing on what makes me feel bad? so here goes:
I am Thankful for:
- my wonderful girls who I love so much, am so proud of and are a great pleasure to be around
- my great friends who are there for me, even when I am being a bummer
- my parents who support me in everything that I do and love me anyway
- my sister who is a great friend and understands me as only someone with a shared background can
- my wonderful extended family that I don't get to see enough but know that I love you all
- the fact that I can provide for my family, put a roof over their heads, food in the fridge and send them on the trips that they want to go on
- clean water and healthy living conditions
- a good education
- all the love that is in my life
There is so much more...I could go on for pages, but you get the idea. I have so much in my life that is good that focusing on the not so good seems silly. Thanks for the reminder!
This is really cool....express yourself in any way that makes sense to you. I love that you are writing. Who knows...maybe someone will read what you have to say, and it will impact them in a way that you never expected....the butterfly effect you know....
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ReplyDeleteGet going on that novel that is just waiting to be written. You can do eeet! And it is great fun. Frustration, confusion and lack of inspiration will be there as well, but it makes the final result all that much more satisfactory. I want to read it too.
Well said, I think we are all good at throwing ourselves pity parties. My Holly reminded me of why she loves Thanksgiving, its stress free, only food is involved and no gifts expected. We can all use 'less' instead of more, so that is my philosophy this Christmas!
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