It's been awhile since I've blogged. I am in the midst of trying to keep a positive outlook about everything, which is difficult in today's society. I am focusing on how blessed I am with a good job, family, and friends I adore. It is so easy for the negative to slip into our conscience beings. I am a firm believer that we get back what we give. I need to do more giving as I am so blessed in so many areas. I think it is time for me to start my gratitude journal again. It really does work!

It's been quite some time since I've visited my own blog. Time to write again.

It has been quite awhile since I've posted anything. My topic is gratitude. I've gotten away from it but I fee I need to revisit it. I just went through rotator cuff surgery. One day out of my sling and feel such a relief, such gratitude for my health, my mobility and the opportunity to have been able to work from home. I was practicing a gratitude journal then life got in the way. I don't want to forget how grateful I am for the many gifts that have been bestowed upon me from job, family, friends to opefully continued good health.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is such a powerful tool. So much has been written about the benefits of forgiveness I want to experiment with what it would be like if I forgave myself. I would never treat others the way I often treat myself. I would never exhibit such loathing and intolerance yet somehow I have made it OK to have unrealistic expectations and fail to befriend myself for my own shortcomings, weaknesses, and disappointments.

I'm going to give myself a break, cut myself some slack embrace my imperfect self. Starting today I am going to treat myself like I would treat a friend with compassion and understanding and a little less judgement.

"I'm gonna make me love me, Oh yes I will you know I will."

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I am grateful for the dolphins I saw while on a conference call
I am grateful I can be at the ocean in 30 minutes
I am grateful for malted milk balls
I am grateful for quiet Saturday evenings in

Gratitude Continued

I am grateful for the amazing time I had in Italy
I am grateful for the undying affection and love from my dog ZACH
I am grateful for the love and support of the woman in my WFS group
I am grateful for second and third chances

Gratitude Challenge For Forty Days Continued!

I a grateful for naps
I am grateful for Zicam
I am grateful every day we get to reinvent ourselves
I am grateful for the longing, loving look in my dogs eyes even though I've been gone for a week