I woke up this morning and feelings of gratitude washed over me and it reminded me that being grateful isn’t about a date on the calendar. Being grateful is a feeling in our hearts and should be expressed every day, not just today. I often get so caught up in the day to day of life that I don’t take the time I should to just be thankful for what I have.
I have a wonderful husband who supports me to no end. He stuck by me through some of the biggest challenges of my life. He washes the dishes after every meal and even helps with the laundry. He makes me laugh without trying to be funny. He embraces my dreams and makes me feel like anything is possible. Today and always, I am grateful for my husband.
I have a yoga practice that pushes me to new heights physically, emotionally and spiritually. A practice that started as something different, I even wore my heart rate monitor to my first class. It kept beeping and beeping until my beautiful teacher, Laura, asked me to remove it and buried it under a pillow in the lobby. My, how I am grown in my practice. I don’t even know where that watch is anymore. Today and always, I am grateful for my yoga practice.
I have a beautiful home that holds all of the beings closest to my heart. A tiny kitchen in which to prepare beautiful meals and throw away the flops. A home that stands firm in roughest of storms and is my soft place to fall. Today and always, I am grateful for the place I call home.
I have friendships that have proven the test of time and ones that are just beginning to grow. People that have stood by me through all of the changes life has thrown my way. People that have a piece of my heart and people that are burned into my soul. Today and always, I am grateful for my friends.
What are you grateful for?
this is a beautiful post. i am thankful for many of the same things – family, home, yoga, friendships – all the things that keep me grounded when my life is uncertain.
it’s funny, i thought i had lost the watch to my hrm this past august, and i realized it didn’t matter, because i was ready to dedicate myself to yoga and nothing else. last week i was cleaning out my closet, and i found it – and i realized i have no use for it anymore. yoga is about something else entirely.
happy thanksgiving, christie!
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Ah, a girl after my own heart. Yes, I agree with you completely. Be thankful each day. It’s not always easy to remember, but it’s true.
happy thanksgiving!
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Your gratitude is contagious! Thank you for your blog. I find your blog inspiring and hopeful. Have a wonderful day.
I feel like I’m always saying this to you, but wow, what a great post! The pic of you and your husband is so cute. :)
I’m thankful for my family and the fact that we all get along, my new nephew, a wonderful and supportive boyfriend, my parent’s little shih tzu Lulu that always makes me smile, and having a job!
p.s. I couldn’t help but laugh when you said that you wore your HRM monitor in yoga class one time… I did the same thing! It seems so silly when I think about it now!
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! :)
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