Gratitude Day #30: The End Edition

Wow - have I really come to the end of this little journey? And did a 30-day journey really take me almost 60 days to complete? My next posting will be an ode to my good friend procrastination.

I've been grateful for many little things along this path, and it's been testament to the fact that the things in life that really strike us and make us feel happy aren't always the big things. Maybe if we stop searching for the BIG happy things in life and focus on the little things that are always around us, never failing to shine, we'll slowly figure out how MUCH there is to be happy about.

But I'd be remiss if I didn't say, on day #30, that I'm also so, so very grateful to have BIG things in my life, too. The thing is, it's hard to even say how grateful I am because it's immeasurable. It's way too big for words on a screen.

To have friends and family who love and listen and support is such luck. As it turns out, I've got the greatest people in my life. It's almost like I got to line up everyone in the world and hand-pick the best ones.

I've also been really lucky to have had the opportunities I've had in life. Everyone has challenges, but really, mine have been pretty small. I've never been hungry, homeless, debilitated, injured or truly sick. I've never lost a child or a parent or a good friend. I'll take the sadnesses in my life any day because I know how grateful I am that they aren't worse.

My gratitude for these big things so huge it really feels like awe.

So, I will hereby end this string of posts by saying thank you, thank you, thank you to those who have contributed to the things, big and small, that have made this little corner of the world shine brighter.

Thank you.

Gratitude Day #29: The Blog Edition

Along the way, I've realized that I'm also very grateful for this blog and for the couple of you out there who check in once in a while to read it.

Thanks.

Gratitude Day #28: The Stack of Books Edition

Almost nothing makes me happier than a stack of books waiting to be read.

And I especially love it when people I love share their faves with me.

Gratitude Day #27: The Shocker Edition

I'm grateful to be able to shock and stun my friends and family by telling them that this weekend I have a column on faith in our town's paper.

Yes, you heard me. Faith. Me. Writing about it.

I just wish I could see your jaws hanging open.

I'm writing about this little journey of gratitude that I've been on and that you have all witnessed.

I'll post a link if it's accessible in the on-line version of the paper.

Until then, you can all marvel at my newfound standing as a spiritual guru. And at the fact that clearly our newspaper will let anyone in.