Day #3 (of 5) of my thankfulness quest #1 I am thankful for my home. As we have grown through our relationship, Pat (hubby) and I have repeatedly renovated and sold our homes, buying and selling upgrading to bigger and better homes each time. Thinking we needed the biggest home on the best street. We finally got that and became slaves to an enormous house and yard. I was so unhappy. I never had time to create. Ever. In the three years we lived there not a single thing. It was like my soul was slowly wasting away. Eventually we decided Enough! Life is far to short for this. We sold the house and bought our lovely little cottage; it too needing renovating. We have turned a sad little run down shack into a lovely, warm, almost alive with love...home. We realised its not about having as much as you can possibly afford, rather its about having just as much as you need. After a long and busy day, arriving home stepping through our front door makes me feel as though our home is embracing me. Hugging me and welcoming me home. Its changed me forever, and I am very thankful for that. 🏡 #2 I am thankful for acceptance. Learning acceptance has given me back my Mum. The relationship we shared when I was a teenager was fraught with pain. We were completely different people and warred with each other Constantly (when we did talk). Over the years we related on a purely obligatory level and I missed her terribly. I felt lost. I had a yearning for a relationship with her, but I wanted her to be a storybook Mother and couldnt understand that she was only human and struggling with her own demons. One day I just woke up and realised, life was just too short. It was time for me to grow up and realise that while I was expecting perfection from Mum I didnt expect it of myself. I suddenly realised, It was okay to accept our frailties and imperfections. My mum adores me and I her and so what if were not perfect? Nobody is. Over the years we have become very close. I missed her so much and now I dont have to miss her any longer. I love you Mum. I am so very thankful for you. ❤️ #3 lastly for today, I am thankful for my spirituality and weirdness. I dont go to church but I do deeply believe in God. I combine my trust in him and my own personal instinct to guide me through my day. When times are tough, I soldier on and trust that this too shall pass. I firmly believe that you get out of life what you put into it and that the way we treat others is the way we will be treated. I prefer to see the good in people and give them the benefit of the doubt. Yes, I have been burned occasionally because of that trust, but I see those occasions as a learning experience and carry on. The weirdness in me? Im highly superstitious. If I drop a knife on the floor Ill barricade the kitchen until someone gets home an can pick it up for me. I read my stars before making important decisions. Never bought a house without consulting my numerology chart. Yes, Im a weird, superstitious, slightly flaky, spiritually untuned nut job, and yes, I am very thankful for that. 😉💕
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:29:19 +0000
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