Thank you, I will have some lemonade!
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Day 13 of the 21 day gratitude challenge – I’m loving this challenge, but wow it is a challenge! I’m not used to blogging so much, but glad (and thankful, of course) that I am.
So the assignment is this – Pick three friends or family members you see regularly. View their actions and gestures through a positive lens, assuming their goodness and witnessing their best intentions. –
Nearly all my family and friends are positive people. Of course they have negative thoughts at times (who doesn’t?), but for the most part they’re positive. When they’re not, they become aware they’re not (which I think is what’s important!). I’m extremely grateful to be surrounded by their light. I think we all help each other shine brighter!
In watching and listening to some of my family and friends here’s what I’ve discovered. It’s enlightening to witness when life gives you lemons. At first there may be some bitterness, some stress and some anxiety but in the end it always works itself out. I’m fortunate (and oh so grateful) that I learned this and grasped onto it a long time ago…so I rarely get stressed. I just sit back and wait for the lemonade! But, I see this happening with people around me (and in myself at times)… A life situation arises (not enough money, not enough time, etc) and at the moment it seems horrible…maybe there’s some bitching, complaining, and just negativity. We all handle stress in a different way. At a point, though, there’s a shift. We see just a little glimpse of light in the darkness and there’s hope. We start to see a little more lightness and the positivity comes back…more hope, more faith, more confidence, more smiles!
I think that entire process is pretty cool. I see it play out in different people and with different situations. For some, the gap between the “horrible” situation and the glimpse of light is wide. It takes a while. And in some (depending on the person & the situation), the gap is much shorter. I’m so thankful that my gap is typically really short, and I’m thankful that I have gotten to witness this and write it down. I think it totally helps it stick. It helps me remember that there will be light, there will be lemonade!
So thank you to my family and friends for letting me learn from you. Thank you for being who you are, for having genuine goodness in your heart and for having only the best of intentions.
I’m thankful for having such positive people in my life. I’m thankful that we all have hope and faith, and I’m really grateful that I’m aware of this!
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Today, I’m grateful for family…my family in particular. My mom drove down yesterday evening to take me to dinner for my birthday. It was a great surprise. She’s such an amazing woman with a heart of gold. She has done so much for me that I can’t even begin to thank her enough. She is truly an inspiration and I have so much respect for her. I’m so grateful to have her in my life. She not only lights up my life, but my kids are wild about their “Bebe” (no, she’s not French).![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=c51b2b3d-72b9-483b-b11f-e1f0a888eb89)
