Gratefulness ...

Today has been such a beautiful day that I'm reminded to be grateful for what I have, not disgusted and defeated for what I don't have. Every day I am reminded that I'm a perfectly imperfect Soul, having a human experience, and moving forward in my Life so as not to get stuck in the muck and mire we tend to create in our own minds and with our own dark thoughts.

This morning I found some crystals that I hung outside the picture window in the living room, so each time the sun catches them, they send shards of rainbows, splashes of bright colors all over the living room walls. How lovely! And, for me, very relaxing and peace-enhancing. Also, I unpacked several wind chimes and hung them outside the same window. I love the sounds of wind chimes. Wind chimes tend to soothe my Soul, relax my nerves ... allow me to access higher realms when I'm attempting to meditate. I love the twinkling, tinkling sounds they generate!

Anyway, I am grateful that I can ride my bicycle, walk, laugh, love, and sing! I'm grateful for my baby granddaughter! I'm grateful for my handsome son and my lovely daughter-in-law! I'm grateful for my family, my sisters and my brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles ... no matter how infrequently I see them. I'm grateful for the fact that I can write, type, think, be ... I'm grateful for my friends, old and new ... I'm grateful for my acquaintances, my ability to play guitar, my ability to write music, my ability to SEE. I'm grateful for my ability to garden, to follow through on tasks ... to be a NURSE. That was the dream of my lifetime ... to become a nurse.

I'm grateful for having learned Reiki and having become a Reiki Master teacher ... for being a massage therapist, a certified hypnotherapist ... for having delved deeply into my own recovery and having had the COURAGE to look at my self introspectively and become aware of my character flaws and admit them ... one can only CHANGE when one becomes aware ... and one can only become aware when one is WILLING to be HONEST WITH ONESELF ... otherwise, we stay stuck in our own sickness. I'm grateful that as each day passes, I have my health. This is so important as we get older! I'm grateful that I've learned over the years that I don't know anything ... we are always constantly learning ... until we die.

I'm just grateful to be alive today. To be here in this place, in these surroundings, able to witness the beautiful sunsets, sunrises, the wind, the ocean, nature ...

Namaste, my friends ~
Kathi