So today is actually my birthday. And, for me, it has always been a time to reflect on my life. Mostly, I am feeling grateful for the privileged life that I lead. I love my job. I feel very honoured to work with people who have decided to trust me enough to let me into their most private and vulnerable places in their hearts. Thank you. I don't take your trust lightly. I am also feeling grateful that my body is healthy and that I have enough food to eat. And that I get to live in a beautiful house and work out of a space that has huge windows backing on to a yard where the squirrels and birds and chipmunks fight over the mulberries in the mulberry tree! I'm grateful for friendships and family relationships that go back decades and that we have seen each other through good times and hard times. I'm grateful for belonging at the Y, at my church, at my campground, in my neighbourhood and in this country. I feel blessed to have grown up in a country that is economically stable....for the most part. That has health care and makes it a priority. That has gun control laws.
And I am grateful for the awareness that being able to identify and solve problems is essential.....and so is gratitude regardless of the circumstances. It bouys you to deal with the difficulties.
And while I am, mostly, a fairly positive person, for the next year, no matter what is going on.....I intend to increase my ability to feel gratitude. Anyone want to join me? Email me if you want to join an online group to post daily messages of gratitude.
And I am grateful for the awareness that being able to identify and solve problems is essential.....and so is gratitude regardless of the circumstances. It bouys you to deal with the difficulties.
And while I am, mostly, a fairly positive person, for the next year, no matter what is going on.....I intend to increase my ability to feel gratitude. Anyone want to join me? Email me if you want to join an online group to post daily messages of gratitude.
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