100 Days of Gratitude - Day 38

I am grateful...

1. That I got up at 6:00 to start a new Ayurvedic daily routine.
2. For a peaceful morning meditation.
3. That I had my last post op this morning and I am approved for full normal activity!!!
4. That I chose an afternoon meditation instead of a nap. 
5. For a conversation and reconciliation of sorts with someone from my past who played a very important role in my life.  
6. For the love I shared and the lessons learned with this person.
7. For a great lunch with someone cool and the excitement of new opportunities.
8. For basil ice cream, delicious! 
9. To have had dinner with a friend when I didn't want to be alone.
10. That I have the luxury and pleasure of coming home and getting into a bed tonight.    

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100 Days of Gratitude - Day 37

I am grateful...

1. For such a beautiful day. It's perfectly warm and the breeze is on point. It feels like summer.
2. To find a note of encouragement given to me a while ago while looking for something else. It was exactly what I needed to put a smile in my heart this morning. 
3. To sit on my couch, looking at the bay, doing some editing, while Derby sat beside me. 
4. To have some work!
5. That I got out of the house just in time to walk to the water and watch the sunset, something I haven't done in far too long.
6. For the luxury of an afternoon nap. 
7. That tomorrow is, hopefully, my last post op appointment. 
8. To myself for being authentic. As my life moves forward, the decisions I am faced with have more weight. I recently had to make a decision that was really difficult for me. As Ghandi said, "To believe in something and not to live it is dishonest". I believe that there are certain things I (and we all) deserve, and I couldn't make decisions that didn't support that belief. That does not mean it was easy. It's still hard for me to deal with every day. I'm grateful that I am attempting to be the most authentic me I can. 
9. That I made a new girl friend who emailed me to say she can tell I am a strong willed woman. What a compliment! 
10. For Derby Blue, my constant companion. 

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100 Days of Gratitude - Day 36

I am grateful...

1. To see a little girl dance with excitement when picking out her new glasses.
2. That I'm the only one in my family that doesn't have to wear contacts or glasses.
3. That I got to help SiennaJane and Everett water the plants.
4. To play with the kiddos and that Sienna asked me to stay for dinner. "We have plenty a food!", she told me. Such a little cutie.
5. For little 3 year old toes.
6. That I asked everyone in my family if they would do something kind and they all said yes without hesitation.
7. For hugs from my mom.
8. For music that recognizes the pain in me. 
9. For Rumi and his eternal wisdom. 
10. To be snuggled by Sienna. 

100 Days of Gratitude - Day 35

I am grateful...

1. For a beautiful day. It was the perfect combination of sun and breeze. 
2. For a free iced tea provided by Honest Tea just when I was thinking "I wish I had an iced tea."
3. That I ate ice cream for breakfast...and lunch.
4. That it has been almost 6 weeks since my surgery and I will do yoga this week!! 
5. That when I didn't know what to do, Kellie did. 
6. For clean clothes and clean sheets. 
7. For moments of light in the darkness. 
8. To know that someday my life will be lived in light with fleeting moments of darkness.
9. That I have a home and a room and a bed and clean water. I know I've said this before, but I hope I never stop being grateful for it. Today I drove by a Hooverville in my own town, a tent city for homeless people. 
10. For the health of my parents. 

100 Days of Gratitude - Day 34

I'm grateful...

1. For SiennaJane 
2. For Aliah
3. For Ryan
4. For Hilary
5. For Edie
6. For my mom
7. For Derby Blue
8. For Stephanie
9. For sleep
10. For Anne Shirley

100 Days of Gratitude - Day 33

I am grateful...

1. For 3 good hair days in a row (extremely rare). 
2. For kind and loving words from my aunt Edie.
3. To see the beauty of how someone else sees me. 
4. That I got out of bed for a coffee meeting after only 3 hours of sleep.
5. For painkillers when absolutely necessary. 
6. For the peace and rejuvenation of sleep. 
7. For Derby Blue.
8. For photographs, both taken by others and by my own mind's eye.
9. That though I wasn't able to sleep, a sense of calm remained inside me all night and morning long. 
10. That what I know is only the beginning. 
11. That my biggest responsibility today was taking care of Derby.
12. That I know this migraine will pass eventually. 

100 Days of Gratitude - Day 32

I am grateful...

1. To my best friend for saying that I handled a difficult and emotional situation really well. 
2. For the chance to catch a bit of sleep this morning since I didn't get any last night.
3. To get an invite to a networking group lunch.
4. To connect with new people. 
5. To myself for getting out of bed on a day that I wanted to hide under the covers, putting on heels and make up, and most importantly, a smile and positive attitude. 
6. That I put off making a phone call, for whatever reason, until today. Because when I called today I got to talk to the person who most needed to hear form me. And it was a really cool moment. 
7. For some new work.
8. That I didn't get a ticket when I left my car for too long without putting change in the meter.
9. For Derby Blue, my little snuggly snuggle bug.
10. For Zac Efron.