I am thankful for Thanksgiving in Canada, which comes in October, making it much more likely there’ll be fall leaves and not snow – not yet.
I took a break from the thankful exercise I usually take part in,
(Ten Things of Thankful)
for a bunch of weeks, which didn’t feel good. I’m not sure why I needed a break from the whole thing.
I think it has helped me incredibly over the last three or so years. I have my days of feeling down on life and so I need to work hard for the gratitude I can and do feel.
Writing it down on my blog, keeping track of special occasions and interesting finds in music or in the news or my RIP tributes and the quotes I like to start and end my posts with.
I think everyone should have a gratitude journal, but most do not.
I must focus on the things that are good in my own life, or else I’d drown in the lack of things, those things I always thought I would have or do but don’t.
I am thankful for Canada and for parades and for Santa Claus. He brings magic to the world.
I am thankful for those I’ve met at the six week workshop on telling our stories. I am thankful for the family and the father I’ve been blessed with, when so many haven’t been so lucky. The lack of such things can really mess with a person’s self worth or lessons on what love is – caring more about the other person and their happiness than for your own.
I am thankful 2018 was such a busy year for me and I am thankful for the coming year, the 2019 yet to come.
I am thankful for
Finish the Sentence Friday
and the
awesome bloggers
who put it on each weekend.
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Sorry I’m just now getting to this – we were at a water slide park since Tucker has so much time off for Thanksgiving break. I think a gratitude journal and finding things to be thankful for is really helpful too. I know the times when I feel blah, or anxious, that finding things I’m grateful for lifts me a lot. I love that you mention your dad and family – it makes a HUGE difference. I could write a novel about ways my mom didn’t do a good job but I think for now, I’ll put some of it into a fictional character. Happy Fall, Kerry! Your six week workshop sounds great!