Day 30:
I'm thankful for this month of gratitude and actually year of grateful journaling.
Day 29:
I'm thankful for my mom's neighbor who cares about my mom's cats so much.
Day 28:
I'm thankful for sleeping and resting.
Day 27:
I'm thankful for the 15 almost-family members who came and celebrated Thanksgiving with us.
Day 26:
I'm thankful for hanging pictures and making our new apartment a home.
Day 25:
I'm thankful for outings with my mom and motorized wheelchairs (even as scary as they are)! :)
Day 24:
I'm thankful for sleeping in, for sweet movies, for Thanksgiving planning, for reaching out.
Day 23:
Grateful for unpacking my books and hanging our paintings in our new home.
Day 22:
I'm thankful for Saturdays with my husband and mom and kitty cats. I'm thankful for visits from friends and art and creative projects.
Day 21:
I'm thankful for Fridays, for vacation time, for my mom's baby steps to get better.
Day 20:
I'm thankful for one of my mom's doctors taking the time to explain to us the process of healing her brain and recovering.
Day 19:
Grateful for family and friends coming to stay with my mom so I could go to work.
Day 18:
Grateful for a day with my mom.
Day 17:
I'm thankful for the Family Medical Leave Act. For the gift of being able to give back to my mom who has given me the world and life. For baby steps. For friendships. For patience. For love.
Day 16:
I'm thankful for teamwork, unconditional support, and having a bigger apartment.
Day 15:
I'm grateful for my family--both immediate, extended and chosen, and for all their love.
Day 14:
I'm thankful for caring hospital staff taking care of my mom, for sunset views from the hospital, for chicken soup that my mom was able to eat, and for being able to visit my cats and my mom's cats.
Day 13:
I'm thankful for the support of friends and family, for my courageous mom who is recovering in the hospital today, for my incredibly loving and thoughtful husband, for a walk around the hospital in the fresh air, and for the beautiful little hospital chapel and its prayer book.
Day 12:
The perfect quote that inspires reflection on gratitude and gifts, from the wonderful site entitled gratefulness.org that sends me amazing quotes everyday:
As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more the good things of life become unexpected gifts that we accept with gratitude. ~Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life
Day 11:
I am thankful for carving out a little bit of time for me to write, soak in the chilly late fall sun, and feel grateful here on my blog.
Day 10:
I am grateful for the continued reflection and wisdom from the other participants at Oprah's event through social media.
Day 9:
I am grateful for the ability to help others. And for having homework from Oprah!
Day 8:
I'm so grateful for a day of reflection, inspiration, reverence, friendship, fun, and learning at Oprah's Life You Want Weekend event!
Day 7:
I am thankful for a break from the powerful sensations of womanhood in order to enjoy and experience the presence and wisdom of Oprah Winfrey!
Day 6:
I am so thankful for gorgeous sunrises and awe-inspiring sunsets.
Day 5:
I am very thankful for a day off to spend with my wonderful mom on her birthday and surprise her with the company of her good friends at lunch.
Day 4:
I am so grateful for Oprah Winfrey, for her sweepstakes for free tickets to experience her Life You Want Weekend Tour in Seattle, and for winning the sweepstakes!
Day 3:
I'm thankful for pretty drives on side streets through valleys and trees.
Day 2:
I'm thankful for our new apartment and the fun memories we shared in our old apartment.
Day 1:
I'm thankful for impromptu belated holiday celebrations at the exact time when I need to relax and rejuvenate myself.
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