My Gratitudes for the week of 3/11- 3/17

"Appreciate the great people and things in your life. – Sometimes we don’t notice the things others do for us until they stop doing them.  Don’t be like that.  Be grateful for what you have, who loves you, and who cares for you.  You’ll never know how much they mean to you until the day they’re no longer beside you.  Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you.  Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it to live." M & A Hack

                                                                     

I've been thinking a lot lately of all the people I need to thank. I'd gotten into the practice within this past year where I was sending thank you letters and notes to people for kind gestures, things done, or just for the fact that they had added to my day, and therefore my life--- by whatever acts of generosity or kindness they had displayed. This ranged from a thank you to my dad, for doing something for me I didn't ask him to do, to the girl at Walmart, who went out of her way to explain a photo program feature I didn't know about, on a photo editing program we both used. Well beyond the "requirements" of her job. I was inspired to do this by reading a book called 365 Thank Yous. (To find out more about this wonderful book, as well as a link and review, click on the Gratitude In Books tab).

Unfortunately, I've allowed myself to fall away from the practice and it's eating at me. So it's time for me to commit my list to paper, the list that is in my head mentally, of all I know deserve to be thanked and acknowledged, and start writing those thanks you. I have a lot of people in my life to thank!

My Gratitudes for the week of 3/05- 3/10

Recognize My Work in your daily life. Gradually a feeling of wonder, 

certainty, gratitude- then joy, will follow."

 

This week from Sunday on  through Sunday really was an amazing week. I posted last Sunday's Gratitudes a little early and next Sunday's gratitude will be included for next week's posting. But let me just say there that it was my Birthday Week. This was special for me NOT just because it was my birthday, but because of what my birthday usually means for me. I've never been hung up on the number issue. It's way more complicated then that. Of course it is, because complicated is my middle name don't you know? Seriously I made some major break throughs this year and I am so grateful for not only being able to have them, but because I made them on my own without any help AND, because of the huge difference it made in my life. In the past, before, my birthday was embedded in conflict and pain for me. It would usually start the week before my birthday and all of this angst was felt by me and affected those around me. But not this year. This year was joyful, calm, peaceful, happy and did I say joyful?? Truly. It was the best birthday of my life. I had a truly blessed day and week and I am, indeed, so grateful for that.