Monthly Archives: February 2017

  • Happy Valentines Day  ♥♥
  • Observing many men, young and sold, selecting flowers, candy, balloons…
  • Told one young man that it didn’t matter what he selected, she will love it because it came from him
  • A beautiful sunny and warm day!
  • Smiles and more smiles everywhere we went :)
  • Enjoy your special day ♥

Gratitudes Feb 5-11, 2017

  1. Sun Feb 5, good meeting, sunny day, good meals, progress at work, bed early.
  2. Mon Feb 6, well rested, early to appt, cheerful help from co-worker, conversation with co-workers, good walks, good meals.
  3. Tue Feb 7, progress at work, good walks, good meals.
  4. Wed Feb 8, progress at library, good meeting, good walks, helpful meeting with career counselor, good meals.
  5. Thu Feb 9, well rested, good meals, progress at job expo, progress at work, cheerful help from co-workers, bed early.
  6. Fri Feb 10, well rested, helpful appt for hearing aids, progress at work, cheerful help from co-workers, good meals.
  7. Sat Feb 11, well rested, good dental appt., helpful retail workers during shopping trip, read a little while waiting in line, sunny day, walks to and from work, progress at work, good meals.

Gratitude First

Sunlight on the snow

Listening to books on tape.

Finishing two books.

Mood that dissolved into acceptance.

Letting go of anger constructively.

Tears and compassion.

Figuring out what to say on my own.

Helping others with their lines.

National Pizza Day! Two please!

Earning my computer time with other activities. (My name is M.E. and I’m a laptop addict!)

 

 

I get to make a list

Embracing the” I get to “philosophy instead of” I have to.” Thank you Karen!(and Regina Brett)

Enjoying a cup of coffee from a new mug.

Planning to buy another one so when grand daughter comes to stay she can use it.

Grateful that I can be brave.

Grateful that I can change.

Grateful to recognize alibis.

No should ofs. No what ifs.

Swimming out of the whirlpool.

Plans and organization.

First steps and journeys.

Stopping to buy a good luck charm for speaker at Church Sunday. I think I’ll buy one for me too!

Grateful Day

Grateful for books. Grateful for ones recommended to me. Grateful for libraries where I can find such a variety of choices.

Grateful for sleep. Grateful for this new day.

Grateful that we have food in our house. Grateful that we did our shopping this weekend.

Grateful for the house. I’m dreaming of schemes to repurpose some rooms that are just storage.

Grateful for the fruit I will eat today. Grateful for the water I drink. Grateful for food I choose. Grateful for snacks we ate this weekend.

Grateful for fresh beginnings and successful outcomes.

Grateful for friends. A conversation with a friend who needed comfort.

My life is full and I am grateful.

 

 

THANK YOU GOD….

  1.  

    For our congregation at church having the blessing of knowing our former pastor who passed away in a house fire at his home.  I did not know him as I came after he had left the church but he sounded like a very wonderful man.  May he R.I.P. and God take care of his family.

  2. For being able to get up, suit up and show up for life today.  Again….THANK YOU GOD.
  3. For being fortunate enough to have a roof over my head, food in my refrigerator, and clothes to wear.
  4. For my son and family and my pets.
  5. For being able to see that life can go on, even without my husband.
  6. For the gift of sobriety, without which I could not have come this far.
  7. For being able to walk back and forth to church.
  8. For my employment that keeps me paying my bills and that I GET to go to each week day.
  9. For the beautiful sky outside right now.
  10. For my church family and my A.A. family.  All of whom have stood by me.

Gratitudes Jan 29-Feb 4, 2017

  1. Sun Jan 29, good meeting, productive errands and cheerful help from retail workers, good meals, conversation with family.
  2. Mon Jan 30, sunny day, good walks to and from work, early to seminar, cheerful help from co-workers, helpful info from internet, good meals.
  3. Tue Jan 31, on time for work, cheerful help from co-workers, early to doctor, good meals, progress at work, helpful info from internet.
  4. Wed Feb 1, early to medical appt., progress at work, good meals, helpful seminar, conversation with co-workers.
  5. Thu Feb 2, conversations with landlord and boss, cheerful help from co-workers, good meals, progress at work, helpful info from internet.
  6. Fri Feb 3, early to meeting, sociable lunch, progress at work, conversations and cheerful help from co-workers, good walks to and from work, good meals, helpful info from internet.
  7. Sat Feb 4, well rested, helpful Pilates class, productive shopping trip, good meals, good walks, life is good.

Six more weeks

My   personal prognosticator predicted six weeks of Winter. The fun of waking and deciding what the decision should be.

A dream where I was deciding. Real sunshine there.

Clip art. Dancing and frightened groundhogs. Posting on Facebook.

Only six weeks to Spring. Amazing! Monday March 20th is Carol’s Dance of Spring!

What Winter things do I love?

Homemade vegetable soup today.

Good loaf of bread.

Coming inside from the cold into the warm welcoming house.

Good books, warm bed, hot tea,TV, dreaming of home improvements and vacations.

Embracing today and being embraced!