3-12-17 Jessica

I usually talk about things I am grateful for, but have mentioned people, like my son Andy.  I'm grateful for Jessica coming into my life and showing me things about myself and seeing the good in me and not giving up, I am truly grateful for her.

3-10-17 People Who Help Me Grow

No matter how old you are, there always seems to be more growing to do.  People come into our lives that show us the way, teach us lessons, make us rise to the occasion, or whatever it takes.  I am grateful for all the people that help me grow!

3-4-2017 Sitting at the Beach

The beach, a few of them actually, are not far.  It was a nice day out, the kind you don't want to waste.  I actually wasn't in the mood to sit by the water but I told someone I would enjoy the day.  I parked on the causeway and set up my chair, sat back and listened to the waves and wind (and some snippets of conversation of the people next to me but completely by accident!).  It doesn't fix everything but you really can't go wrong and it certainly helped, so today I'm not only grateful for sitting at the beach but actually wrote it down this time!

9-27-2016 Chipping Away

When the list seems overwhelming and you're not sure where to start but you somehow manage to get started and cross one thing off of that to-do list, it all suddenly doesn't seem so bad.
I'm grateful for this "chipping away feeling", it's a little bit of hope to keep moving forward.

9-26-2016 Good Fortunes

Sometimes things line up just right, you look someplace and see something you might have otherwise missed.  I saw a dog named Stella on Facebook and Stella needed a home.  Stella looks like a slightly bigger Sammy (both are Rhodesian Ridgeback mixes).  Something good can happen on any given day, it can be little or big or include a new friend with a wagging tail.  I am grateful for these good fortunes.

June 07, 2016 One More Day

Just taking a moment to say I'm grateful for one more day.  My cousin (first once removed) mentioned how my grandma (her aunt) would say this each night when staying at their house.  Always be grateful for one more day, another chance to get it right, make a friend, say sorry, help someone or notice something you never noticed before.

3-30-2016 Forward Post

Every other post I've done on this blog has been about something for which I was grateful that had already happened.  But, this morning I'm about to go out on a limb and be grateful for something about to happen.  On any given morning where I'm not meeting someone for a run and I don't have a specific morning appointment where I have to get to work at a specific time rather than "at some reasonable time in the morning" I can have some trouble getting up and moving.  Eventually I do, although some time goes by wasted, more time than should, I step out the front door to find the morning waiting for me and it's sometimes cooler or more pleasant than it was inside or there are birds chirping or I'm reminded about something and suddenly the whole morning feels better, different, no longer a chore to get ready and moving but something to be grateful for, just by stepping out the front door and moving forward.
And it happens again and again, and for that I am extremely grateful!!