What are you grateful for today?

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Comment by wiffledust on July 26, 2011 at 12:52pm

awesome, sherry. it brings us back to the other day. it's a choice. you can let that pain linger and have the rerun of the hurt everday or make space for the love that is coming your way! ....today i'm grateful for whatever force gives me some inner fortitude to deal with some big lions the best i can. ...and determined to get some fun out of the day no matter what!

Comment by Sherry Somach on July 26, 2011 at 12:47pm

Today's gratitude exercise came while I was doing my morning stretches.

I started thinking about people...men in particular...whom I perceived had "done me wrong." I caught myself and sent them off with a smile. My thoughts were/are"why should I fill my mind with hurtful negative thoughts?. I am the one suffering.  Why would I allow someone to have the power to take me away from my joy? Why, indeed?

My gratitude for today is that I have the power to change my thoughts and create space for joy and good thoughts to fill up that space.

Comment by wiffledust on July 25, 2011 at 9:23am

that's beautiful, sherry. i'm going to try it. hugs for you too, maryanne! today i'm grateful  for little fixes. i had my speakers go out on my computer, but a little jiggle brought them back. and i had an air conditioner situation that is going to be fixed with a friend's intelligent suggestion. might sound little, but both make a difference in my day.

Comment by margaret kraft on July 25, 2011 at 9:22am

Today I am grateful for "getting a move on," as Mother used to say.  I woke up before 8am.  That is an accomplishment for me since being laid off more than a month ago--my body has reverted to teenage sleep patterns.  I have a list of things to do, the physical ability to do them, the financial means to get them done, and a beautiful day on which to do them.

Comment by Sherry Somach on July 25, 2011 at 9:13am

Today I practiced an exercise called" the inner smile". You sit , eyes closed, and smile. You think of something that makes you smile. You breathe in, hold  breath, and breathe out....releasing that warm smile energy into your body. Then you smile at every part of you body, in the same manner. The exercise is about sending love to every part of your body.

I am grateful for my body..and accessing my inner smile.

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on July 24, 2011 at 7:25pm

I love all beautiful stories and the sharing of Gratitude :-) Hugs for all!

Today, my gratitude is for being able to real myself back from the "edge" of just this side of going crazy. (Breathing deeply) I am always so thankful that in a nano second I can go from sane to crazy to sane again... I think getting my daughter ready to move is messing with my equilibrium!

Comment by wiffledust on July 24, 2011 at 2:29pm

sherry, i think that's a very cool exercise. i'm so honored you want to do some of it here with us! it IS a choice. it seems so complicated, and it FEELS so complicated, but at any moment it can be as simple as reaching toward feeling better vs feeling worse. ......margaret, that is such a blessing...! and funny too! your loud trumpet playing father sounds very fun to me, and so does hanging with your sister! i'm grateful to hear these stories!

Comment by margaret kraft on July 24, 2011 at 2:26pm

Grateful today for my crazy family.  I went out last night to see/hear my 70 year-old father play trumpet with his rock band.  Yes, I was complaining because my father's music was "too loud."  Then my sister and I got the high score on a trivia game.  She spent the night with my house afterwards.  My father is healthy enough to stay out past MY bedtime, and he is cool enough to play in a rock band with a bunch of guys in their 20's and 30's.  My sister and I are close enough to choose to sleep in the same house even though we live 3 minutes from each other.  I know this is rare, and I don't ever want to take it for granted.

Comment by Sherry Somach on July 24, 2011 at 2:17pm

I am grateful for being able to access my gratitude. I am realizing it is a choice, and the only way to stop negative self talk and spiraling downward.

A friend of mine recently issued a challenge to do one thing every day for 10 minutes for a month and write about it. It could be taking a photograph, writing pages of a novel, etc. I decided to spend mine on actively engaging in getting in touch with gratitude. So, posting here is part of my process.

In a world filled with doubt, fear and negativity, this is a safe haven and a wonderful place to share with kindred spirits!

Comment by wiffledust on July 24, 2011 at 1:33pm

enjoy your buddy, nancy! and thanks for the weather well wishes. i see some overcast that might indicate some much needed rain to blow some heat out of here. keep your toes crossed! ....i'm grateful for soft cotton tee shirts and wonderful music today.

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