Today I am Thankful
Today I take a few deep breaths as I sit here and write. I am trying to not let the outside pressures enter my soul as I have been working so hard lately to keep my shit together. I am trying to be thankful so I will remind myself why this is true.
I am thankful for my husband
I have been with my Hubby for over twenty years and for the most part we have a great marriage. He is great to sit with at the end of a long day and blow off some steam. He has my back and has supported me through some of my crazy business ideas. He gets on my nerves sometimes but I KNOW I get on his too. A bonus is he loves to cook while I love to eat.
I am thankful for my children
I have four beautiful and healthy children, all of whom I love with my everything. I am struggling with at least one of them on what feels like a daily basis as I now have three teenagers and one who thinks he should be a teenager. I know they all love me but I wish they could understand just how hard it is for me to say NO and to be a parent, especially when I see I have upset them.
I am thankful for my business
I run a small business and love love love what I do. I get to wake up every day and plan the way I want to work. Everyday brings a new challenge and everyday I get a buzz trying to solve each one. I need to market myself to get more clients and grow my business and this requires throwing myself out of my comfort zone with the strong possibility of getting rejected. What I have struggled with is when a client is not paying you for your hard work and your family is relying you for support.
I am thankful for my health
I have never been in a better place in my 40 plus years. I was a sickly child suffering from a rare form of cancer in my jawbone, bulimia and suffering from severe bouts of tonsillitis for years. Today I have the most amazing personal trainer who not only looks after my physical health but supports me mentally too. I have surrounded myself with people who actually care for me – just because I am me.
I am thankful for my family
I am from a big family (three sisters and a brother) with lots and lots of cousins, aunties and uncles. It doesn’t matter if I forget to call someone. It doesn’t matter if we haven’t seen each other in a few months. No one judges me in my family. We support and respect the fact that we are all busy but we all still love each other.
I am thankful for my friends
I am lucky to have friends for different occasions. Some friends support my mental health. Some friends support me through lots of laughter (and often a few too many wines). Some friends support me when I really need them while others support me when I am screaming for help.
What are you thankful for?
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I’m thankful for so many things. Gratitude is such a huge part of my every day. It really is the secret to happiness. xo
It looks that way Leanne. We race by so quickly wanting more or what we don’t have but forget all the good stuff we do.
Beautiful. I have been thinking of returning to regular gratitude blog posts as it was such a wonderful part of the past. Right now I am grateful for my health which seems stable for the first time in ages.
Such a fantastic idea to actually look and focus on what we have.. changes the mindset pretty quickly.
Lovely post – teens are hard and at times can drain you (or your joy) in ways you couldn’t imagine, and then flick a switch and you’re bursting with pride and love for them…
OMG that is my life. As we speak my 13yr son is emailing me from school all upset over maths. Teens are something I never really expected (not sure what I thought it would be like but not this)
Teens are a challenge but they are also amazing, aren’t they?
Yes yes yes. Three of my kids caused me emotional stress last week but then the hugs, the talks, the love comes back and I feel better.
It’s amazing how much we all have to be thankful for when you take the time to look. I am blessed with so much, even my difficult teens 🙂 Life is good! xxx
LOL you have a love a difficult teen.
Beautiful post 🙂 I’m thankful that the kids are entertaining themselves right now so I can have some time reading blog posts 🙂
My list would be much the same though I haven’t had to tackle the Big C.
It’s amazing how life can throw you in a different direction
Some days it’s hard to keep yourself together and be thank ful. But if we all take a little time for ourselves, our few can become many xx
Very well said Beck