I don't know what it is about 2014, but since the clock struck 12am on January 1st, I have been oozing with gratitude. It's really cool. Just like I have this new-found ability to appreciate, well, everything.
Tonight, for example, tired from staring at a computer all day (yet grateful for my job!), I wanted to go home and lie on my couch and watch TV. Instead, I was grateful to have a wonderful friend come and take me and Alby (the dog), for a long walk. I felt thankful for the fresh air and the beach and wonderful walking tracks that we have.
She then suggested we knock up some dinner, so while she went to buy some fresh fish, I raided my fridge and found the perfect ingredients for Mediterranean roast vegetables. Perfect. Thankful for the healthy and fresh food in my refrigerator and company for dinner.
You know that new song by Pharrell - Happy - it's from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack - well, I challenge you NOT to be grateful for that song once you hear it. I'm still singing it in my head.
My friend has gone home and now I'm sitting in absolute contentment, writing on my blog, full of gratitude for the avenue with which to share my thoughts. Grateful for the company of my little dog. Looking forward to the last day of the working week and excited to be going to the movies tomorrow night with another fabulous friend.
Do yourself a favour and ask yourself, what are you grateful for today?
About Me
- Jodie
- I started this blog as I entered my 40th year, and now firmly in my 40s, I continue to learn so much about life. I'm learning that life rarely goes according to plan and that there's something new to learn every single day, be it a subtle nudge or a smack in the face.... This is my blog about muddling through my 40s-working hard, writing a book, being an ammateur photographer, trying to exercise and eat well, endeavouring to be the world's best aunt, as well as having fun and laughing out loud every single day.
Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Saturday, September 14, 2013
#21 Where did all the time go?
Not only have I not been finding the time to write, I also haven't found the time to read your blogs..... for a really long time.
I hereby pledge that I will do my utmost to begin re-reading your blogs - one per day. So if you have a blog and the link is not attached to your avatar, please add the link in the comments to this post.
Not only that, but I am also going to comment - in a meaningful way.
Before I do that, I'd like to send a shout out to all of my followers. All 30 of you.
Rocky
Michelle Faithfull
Al Redfern
Lynn Proctor
Christine Harris
Tim
Kerry
Teresa Coltrin
Mare Ball
Sylvia Ney
Ida Chiavaro
Acadia 1997
Sally Stackhouse
Aunty Amo
Donna Gotlib
Betty Alark
Mary Hill
Vicki Paulus
John Ivory
Andrea
Judy
Elli4Him
Bames
The Wicked Writer
Dot Hearn
Heidi Mannan
Rhondi
MOV
and last, but not least, Tim Riley
You'll find each other in the right hand menu.
If you don't hear from me in the next month on your blog, please give me a gentle nudge!
Happy reading.
xo
I hereby pledge that I will do my utmost to begin re-reading your blogs - one per day. So if you have a blog and the link is not attached to your avatar, please add the link in the comments to this post.
Not only that, but I am also going to comment - in a meaningful way.
Before I do that, I'd like to send a shout out to all of my followers. All 30 of you.
Rocky
Michelle Faithfull
Al Redfern
Lynn Proctor
Christine Harris
Tim
Kerry
Teresa Coltrin
Mare Ball
Sylvia Ney
Ida Chiavaro
Acadia 1997
Sally Stackhouse
Aunty Amo
Donna Gotlib
Betty Alark
Mary Hill
Vicki Paulus
John Ivory
Andrea
Judy
Elli4Him
Bames
The Wicked Writer
Dot Hearn
Heidi Mannan
Rhondi
MOV
and last, but not least, Tim Riley
You'll find each other in the right hand menu.
If you don't hear from me in the next month on your blog, please give me a gentle nudge!
Happy reading.
xo
Friday, June 28, 2013
#14 Gratitude
One of my friends, Carla, has been writing a daily Facebook post on what she is grateful for. Just recently, she wrote about how grateful she was to feel well and healthy, stating that it is usually when she is unwell, that she remembers to be grateful for feeling good.
Since recovering from cancer, or more importantly, chemotherapy, it has been relatively easy to embrace feeling good. Even throughout treatment, perspective of what it meant to feel good changed. When you can go days without being able to lift your head off the pillow, being able to move your weary body from the bed to the arm chair for 30 minutes can seem like heaven on Earth.
Imagine what it must be like to fully recover from the damaging effects of chemotherapy! You feel completely invincible and so, so grateful for every second and ounce of energy you have.
This week I had a reminder of what feeling unwell was like. I have been unlucky enough to catch this monster cold/flu that is going around and actually had the whole week off work to recover! Taking time off work does not sit well with me. I don't think I even took a week off at a time through chemotherapy, much less for a common cold, but this week I needed to.
Up until today I forgot what it was like not to have aching bones and joints or a throbbing head. I couldn't sleep and I couldn't taste anything, not that I had much of an appetite anyway. But today, my head felt clearer, and my headache went away with some aspirin and I had a reprieve. What a relief. Oh the joy of feeling (relatively) well again.
I am filled with gratitude.
Since recovering from cancer, or more importantly, chemotherapy, it has been relatively easy to embrace feeling good. Even throughout treatment, perspective of what it meant to feel good changed. When you can go days without being able to lift your head off the pillow, being able to move your weary body from the bed to the arm chair for 30 minutes can seem like heaven on Earth.
Imagine what it must be like to fully recover from the damaging effects of chemotherapy! You feel completely invincible and so, so grateful for every second and ounce of energy you have.
This week I had a reminder of what feeling unwell was like. I have been unlucky enough to catch this monster cold/flu that is going around and actually had the whole week off work to recover! Taking time off work does not sit well with me. I don't think I even took a week off at a time through chemotherapy, much less for a common cold, but this week I needed to.
Up until today I forgot what it was like not to have aching bones and joints or a throbbing head. I couldn't sleep and I couldn't taste anything, not that I had much of an appetite anyway. But today, my head felt clearer, and my headache went away with some aspirin and I had a reprieve. What a relief. Oh the joy of feeling (relatively) well again.
I am filled with gratitude.
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