This morning I woke up to the sound of rain, It was probably 4, 4:30. It is needed here in San Diego as it's so dry, this high desert beach town. I am pleased to share with you that just in the last few days as I start making my list of gratitude known, and you write back and tell me how it moves you and share what you are grateful for, that my darkness lightens. My heaviness feels lighter. As I encourage and inspire, my outlook changes.
Here is what I am grateful for today:
I am grateful for the rain. We experience it with such rare occurrences that it is like a gift from the heavens. A day to snuggle deeper under the covers and listen.
I am grateful for an education. Even without a degree from an accredited university I have knowledge that allows me to make decisions. I can read. I can write. I have a vast vocabulary and am not opposed to asking for a definition when a word is used without understanding the meaning. I have the freedom to seek information, to research and inquire. I have been schooled in the art of many vocations. I am grateful to be a woman who has the freedom to use my intelligence.
I am grateful for the resources I have. I have a computer and even though my internet connection is dial up and slow, it sends me to wherever I want to go. I am learning patience instead of drumming my fingers because the website I wanted isn't broadcast on my screen in nano seconds.
I am grateful for the ability to inhale aromas. Whether it is coffee that my husband brews every morning, the smell of fresh rain or even the offensive reek of an over used cat box, I can appreciate this sense that can instantly change my mood.
I am grateful for my pets. I have three. A big guy, Klauss; who's a rottweiler/German shepherd and is 9. A little mutt named Gracie who is 9 mo. and a hyper springboard. Then there is Cali, a fat cat who is feisty and will bite and scratch even when purring. They all cluster around me now, on this rainy morning in my office. They adore me and follow me around the house waiting for the next scratch and petting session.
I am grateful for being protected. Today is the 68th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. I was not there. I have always been safe. I am an American. I am a civilian. I haven't had to sacrifice anything for taking my liberty for granted. I am grateful to the anonymous soldier that I am now writing to, Corporal Stephen Arxer, a 19 year old young man who is in Afghanistan via New Jersey. Thank you Cpl Arxer, for protecting me, I am grateful!
I am grateful because I have been blessed with optimism. I do tend to see the world through tinted glasses and peer at cups that are more than half full. I smile quickly and forgive easily. I have been hurt and frustrated and scared and fearful, yet I know there is always something beyond those emotions.
I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to change my destiny at the height of my career. Three years ago I was making a 6 figure income. Two years ago today the mortgage company that was my family for 5 years, SBMC Mortgage, closed their doors. I have survived. I have learned valuable lessons. I have been fortunate. I have been creative.
I am grateful that my words make you smile. I am grateful that even if you don't type out what you are grateful for, maybe you start thinking about it and will do it tomorrow.
I am grateful that I am loved. I feel it. I know it. I want you to know it, too!
Please forward this to your contact list and include the 10 reasons that you are grateful today. Take a moment to find a soldier and write to them. Express to them why you are thankful. Even if you're sitting in a virtual parking lot on your way to work and cursing the rain, the bills, the need to shop for Christmas presents and everything else that is on your to-do list. There are reasons to be grateful. You are breathing!
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