As we prepare here in the U.S. for Thanksgiving this week, I am reminded of SO many things that I am grateful for.
I am also reminded that I need to live my day-to-day life more often with an attitude of gratitude. (or at least remind myself daily of all that I have to be thankful for)
There are many things I SO appreciate right now…among them are the following:
- My Family: The love and support they ALWAYS give me is amazing! In the midst of crisis they have always been there for me and continue to do so. I aspire to always be the sister and daughter that loves unconditionally.
- My Friends: I have never been the kind of person to hang with a lot of people. I am social and don’t have issues there, but my preferences has always been to have friendships that go deep and stand the test of time and location. I have been blessed with a handful of people in my life who I can always count on to be there through the good and bad times. I aspire to be the kind of friend that can always be counted on to be there when needed.
- My Faith: My faith has known a journey over the years and I am so grateful to find a resting place with a Savior that wants relationship with me. He has proven Himself to be BIG and real in my life in more ways that I can count. I aspire to be the woman that he has called me to be in all areas of life.
- My Health: What can I say? What a journey it has been these past few years. You can read about it here at the blog. I’m SO grateful that I am no longer that person that was fearful of living because of my size and the physical limitations that came with being 278 lbs. I am thankful that my health is good and that I have become a strong woman, both physically and emotionally. I aspire to reach my ultimate weight loss goal and to continue in the journey to be healthy and fit so that I can live my life to the fullest each day without anything physical to stop me.
- YOU: Many things (both good and bad) have brought me to this point of creating a place online to share my journey with you and others that may be struggling (and winning!) with their own weight loss journeys. What I have found amongst the people that read and comment on this blog, the people that I Tweet with on Twitter, the fans in Facebook and the members of the forum – is a group of friends! You all amaze me! You have become my partners in a virtual world. You are honest. You are willing to share. You encourage. You listen and you share your lives with me in this little virtual space. I aspire to be a source of encouragement and support for you…to be a friend, someone that understands the struggles that you go through because I have also most certainly been there.
Thank you all!
What are you grateful for today? Please post your comments…I would love to hear!
