Pleased to be thankful
Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Deb Plunkett in Grins
Yesterday one of my favorite bloggers shared with his readers a lovely post about gratitude and introduced the TweetsGiving movement, which is aimed at creating a groundswell of thankfulness by encouraging everyone to express their gratitude for the good things in life (using the hashtag #tweetsgiving, for you Twitterinos).
Gratitude is something many of us are often lacking when we’re immersed in the daily grind; it’s easy to focus on the things that annoy you (guilty!), or dwell on what may be coming up short in your life (yep, done that, too). But, the truth of the matter is, usually when you sit back and look at things objectively, there is so much for which to be thankful.
So, in honor of Turkey Day and TweetsGiving, my (somewhat incomplete) list of the things in my life for which I am truly, deeply appreciative (apologies in advance for the cliche and predictable nature of this list – I seem to have misplaced my creativity today and put sap in its place!):
- For having the opportunity to be both working and an at-home mom (no matter how much bitching, whining and complaining I may do, I actually love every minute of it and couldn’t possibly do it any other way)
- For my wonderful, amazing, smart, healthy, happy little girl – such a blessing
- For my caring, patient and loving husband – he’s definitely one in a million
- For all of the people who taught me what I needed to know and gave me the confidence to start my own business (I think you all know who you are!)
- For my own mom and dad, who raised me well so I can raise my daughter well (sidenote for my ‘rents: I’m sorry for ages 13 through 16 and thanks for putting up with me!)
- For each and every mistake I’ve made in life – who would we be without all our eff-ups?
- For laughter
- For friends
- For this blog – it’s better than therapy, I swear
This list could go on forever… but I’ll spare you all (for now).
Happy Thanksgiving and please feel free to share your thoughts on the things for which you’re thankful today. Cheers!
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Kathleen Caron
16. Dec, 2009
I both smiled and cried while reading your
“thankful for” list. It is rewarding to know I have done something right by my children.