This past Thanksgiving has been a life changing experience for me. Over the past few months, I have really lost my will to be happy. I’ve been negative, grouchy… just not my self. But I received the greatness gift on Thanksgiving. Like being struck by lightening, I suddenly remembered all that I am should be thankful for. I know that this might sound silly. But I guess I have never taken the time to really count all that I should be thankful for. There are so many wonderful things about my life. I have a
1. great family
2. a nice house, that requires little maintenance
3. good friends
4. a beautiful, smart, healthy, funny little girl
5. a loving and caring husband… who puts up with a lot of shit from me and still loves me. He is a great father. I couldn’t do all of this without him.
6. A good job with great benefits.
7. My health and the health of my family
8. I still have all 10 fingers and 10 toes…I know this might sound trivial, but it’s something to be thankful for non the less.
9. I live in a good, and safe neighborhood.
10. Although I would rather live on the east coast there are a lot of things to love about Colorado.
a. nice weather
b. low house prices
c. low taxes
d. skiing
11. A great sister who can teach me so much about life and pareting without saying a word… I wish I could be more like her.
12. even though I’ve put on a few pounds over the past couple on months, I’m still in relatively good shape.
The point of my list is that there are so many things to be happy about. If I concintrate my energy to think about what I have instead of what I don’t have…. I don’t have time to be sad or depressed. I need to remember to count every little blessing that comes my way. Live and love like everyday is your last.
Happiness begets happiness. The more happy thoughts you think, the more happiness you will feel. When you’re happy, happiness radiates to others around you.
Why did it take me so long to figure all of this out. AHHH… I’ll just be thankful I figured this out now instead of waiting until I was 80.
Life is good.
It certainly sounds like you have a lot to be thankful for.
You are so right! It is so easy to pick at every little thing that makes you upset, angry … as it spirals down into negative gouchness…. it is so easy!
What happened during Thanksgiving? What was the light? How did it come about? Share the love!
Happy Birthday sweetness!