I have always tried to be positive, to show gratitude for all that I have. It is something that is a part of who I am. This past month I have been slipping a bit and need to recommit myself. There are many things in my life that I cannot personally control. I can try to remain healthy, but when illness hits, there is nothing to do but ride it out. When some kind of adversity hits that is beyond my control, I must also do the same. When I feel down, there is nowhere to go but up. When I feel hurt, it is up to me to get rid of those hurt feelings and think of someone else, someone who is in worse circumstances, then go and do something for them. My feelings and the way I look at things are truly the only things I can control.
So, I feel that I need to strive to pick myself up. I need to remember back to when I was ill, when I thought that I would never be able to do anything again without my oxygen, and then realize how far I've come. I need to go back to writing down the simple things I am grateful for. I remember sometimes it was just that "the sun was out." Yet what a miracle that is! It is hard to get rid of the negatives and focus totally on what is good in this life.. yet there are so many things that are good.
1-The beautiful snow
2- A warm house
3- A comfortable bed
4- clean sheets
5- feather pillows
It's a start.
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
~Melody Beattie
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