Day #11 of Grateful
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It's hard to believe that I am writing this column for 11 days already, I am almost halfway through the project!
At a Tuesday evening meeting, a colleague said: "Roz, what you are doing is really great and inspirational to others!" My honest response was: "For the first few days I felt really odd about it. It seemed like a good idea when I announced it, but doing it was yet another story." I went on to say: "To my surprise, after the first few days I started to look forward to writing. It got easier!" My everyday list is more comprehensive, but contains some very personal stuff.
Like with my artwork, life's events partially motivate my grateful list. I have learned to turn negatives into positives and learn from them. It feels better to do that than to dwell on the negative! We can only try. If we want something, we need to ask for it, people can't kill us, they can only say no! Most of the time you will be surprised by the response!
So let's get to today's list!
Enjoy your day!
Please come back tomorrow for Day #12 of Grateful!
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Day #10 of Grateful
It's hard to believe that I am writing this column for 11 days already, I am almost halfway through the project!
At a Tuesday evening meeting, a colleague said: "Roz, what you are doing is really great and inspirational to others!" My honest response was: "For the first few days I felt really odd about it. It seemed like a good idea when I announced it, but doing it was yet another story." I went on to say: "To my surprise, after the first few days I started to look forward to writing. It got easier!" My everyday list is more comprehensive, but contains some very personal stuff.
Like with my artwork, life's events partially motivate my grateful list. I have learned to turn negatives into positives and learn from them. It feels better to do that than to dwell on the negative! We can only try. If we want something, we need to ask for it, people can't kill us, they can only say no! Most of the time you will be surprised by the response!
So let's get to today's list!
- Today is Veterans Day and I am grateful to live in a free country and have freedom of speech.
- I am grateful I may go out for a walk when I like and roam the streets freely to enjoy nature and/or the fresh air.
- I am grateful for those who fought and sacrificed so I may enjoy living in freedom! As we know... “Freedom is NOT Free!”
- I am grateful and pray for the families of those who went off to war — the sacrifices, fear and worry they experienced! “How brave they all are, and how proud they should be!”
- I am grateful to those who paid the ultimate price so I may live in freedom and be writing this here and now! “I wish the price were not so heavy though!”
- "I am grateful to be an American and live in the greatest country in the world!"
- I am grateful for all the wonderful vets I met on the web when I created my Memorial Day in CyberSpace and Veterans Day in CyberSpace sites. UNTIL THEN... the holidays were just a time of fun and shopping. SINCE THEN... the holidays are a time to be grateful and reflect the costs of my freedom!
- Last, but not least... I am grateful for the friendships formed during my research for the above web sites, as they continue so many years later!
Enjoy your day!
Please come back tomorrow for Day #12 of Grateful!