Gratitude Project Day 6,7,8

Day 6: I am grateful for the chance to rest when I need to. Day 7: I am grateful for the understanding of others, as in not making me drive to another state when I have menstrual cramps that have me dry heaving in my car on the way to work and once at work, curled up in the fetal position on the couch in my office. Day 8: I am grateful for my wonderfully comfortable bed, and for the makers of Aleve, when my body decides it will let it work.

Gratitude Project Day 5

Today I am grateful for the internet. I know maybe that sounds like a silly thing to be grateful for, but it has connected me to so much wonderful information, creativity, humor, and human expression. Like anything else, however, it is a tool that has to be used responsibly.

Gratitude Project Day 4

Today I am going to my mom's to spend the day with her. Her 62nd birthday is tomorrow. We are going to make beer butt chicken (I am providing the beer and the cooker), a really good salad with my grandmother-in-France's vinaigrette (made with Dijon mustard and lots of garlic), and some good crusty bread. Today I am beyond grateful for my mom. As some of you may or may not know, my father died really suddenly and very young (at age 36-he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia and died about 2 weeks later). I was 5 years old when he died, my sister 8. My mother never remarried, and she raised us by herself. Regardless of our issues, of anything I ever did as a rather challenging teenager, my mom was and is always there to support me. She has never judged me, she has always loved me unconditionally, she has sacrificed much to ensure my success, and she has been eternally proud of everything I am and that I have tried to do. She taught me the power of forgiveness, of laughter and finding the humor in painful and difficult situations, of letting go, of finding value not in what you have but in who you are, how to see the good and the best of people, how to truly listen, and the meaning of being a deeply thoughtful and grateful person and finding joy in the everyday pleasures that life gives us, the things most people often overlook.

Gratitude Project Day 3

Today I am I am grateful for the care and support of others. It has been not such a good week either for me or for husband, and I am grateful to have caring, supportive friends ready to offer a hug or an encouraging word, or to verbally tear somebody up(even if they can't, I appreciate their willingness to do so).

Gratitude Project 2012

The Gratitude Project runs from Lammas to Mabon. It entails you being mindful of whatever brings you Joy and you journal "the something" you are grateful for each day between those Sabbats. No repeats - you can be grateful for your spouse/kids/job/friends, but the reason for the gratitude needs to be different for each entry. It can BIG or not, your journal/blog entry can be long or short. It can be on paper or in pixels and public or private. I was so angry and upset yesterday. To make a long story short, it was not a good day--I had to work a double shift and will likely not be able to comp my time this week due to being too busy and behind, and I was yelled at and pretty much used as an emotional punching bag multiple times throughout the day. The day as a whole left me exhausted, angry, and in tears at times. Despite having been in this situation many times before and I'd imagine many times after, it still affects me. So since I worked late and missed my first post for the Gratitude Project, I will start by saying I am grateful for my sensitivity. Despite it meaning that I am easily upset and at times can be overly sensitive, I think it is one of my greatest strengths, as it allows me to connect to people and understand them (and hopefully be able to help them, since that is my vocation). I think it also helps me from getting too jaded, it lets me know that I still care, and reminds me of my own humanity and feelings, because sometimes to do what I do every day, I have to shut that stuff off. Today, as horrible as yesterday was, I am grateful for my job, I am grateful that I am employed, when there are so many people here in our country and elsewhere in the world who are unemployed and cannot find work, who are struggling and starving every day. Hopefully today will be a better day! :)

MmmmmMead...

Rocky Mountain Red Metheglin. Spiced with orange peel, cinnamon, clove, and red zinger tea. May the Force be with you. Should be ready to bottle in about 6 months, and ready to drink next year this time.

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