The Magic Day 23

Day 23

Count your blessings. Make a list of ten blessings. Write why you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.

I am truly blessed to have air to breathe,

because a great deal of factors have to be exactly so to support air for us and we have it! I never have thougth about it; it has just always been there.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for a sick day when I need it and a personal day when I need it,

because I still get paid.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for the law of attraction and I guess really I’m saying what I’m truly grateful for is m knowledge of it now too,

because it is what gives me hope, it is what keeps me more positive, it is what helps make things happen with my intent for my own life.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for all my luck and fortune including my education and job and enough money for food and heat and water and birds,

because as Thich Nhat Hanh says, “You have all the conditions for happiness.”

I am truly blessed to have yesterday morning reading the Five Mindfulness Trainings with M,

Because I got it done – the reading it aloud with someone else – within April.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for water,

because it is necessary for life, and I have good tap water and spring water and water for washing and clothes and dishes and swimming. I am so very grateful for water!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for lunch yesterday with M,

because we were good for each other. And because we had it at school so ate what brought and didn’t get emeshed foodwise.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for my NOT going back and eating more last as I was so tempted to do,

because I am doing what is right for my health, my life, and my figure.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for my elimination systems,

because they are healthy and regular and I don’t have to worry about that.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for my lovely heart that beats,

because it is there doing the job and I don’t have to work at it. I do SO appreciate my heart!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you thank you thank you!

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Will do today's Part II of course. Throughout day.

The Magic Day 22

Day 22

Count your blessings. Make a list of ten blessings. Write why you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.

I am truly blessed to have Medicaid for my mother now,

because she can have the help she needs for the rest of her life, thank God. She can most likely even keep Ma. Thank you on her behalf, God! And self, and J and lawyer An and L and all who helped.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for Ma,

because she does take such good care of my mother and of so many many things.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for my mother HAVING help,

because she needs it – of course because that. And also because it takes so much worry off of me!

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for my car,

because it enabled me to get to my mother’s yesterday, and it will enable me to get there every day for the 2 weeks while M isn’t in.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly blessed to have this magic practice,

because it is making a true difference in my life. It suits me perfectly,; I believe in it; and I feel so much better than I was, already. And I know it – I – will get better and better!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for these days of eating so well,

because I am losing weight; I am emotionally better on these days; and I am not obsessing over it – just doing it. Keeping mindful of calories. For weight. And of greens for emotions. And of protein for energy. But not obsessing, really!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for my falling asleep happily last night,

because it is a beautiful way to fall asleep. Magic rock and all.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for the inspiration in today’s chapter of The Magic,

because it gives me great hope!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for these words of Maya Angelou, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better,”

because these words put it in perspective. Not too dramatic, not too obsessive, just it is what it is don’t stress just keep doing as can... They help me.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for my breath,

because I am fortunate enough to have had the experience of troubles breathing, so I am lucky enough to REALLY appreciate breathing easily and especially breathing deeply, now!

Thank you thank you thank you!

And one more today:

My turning it around yesterday and being able to be truly happy for that person who is newly married and in that state o “all is perfectly set up for my life and world forever.” To be able to have not the jealousy taking me over, but true happiness for her is a tremendous gift. I worked for it and am very very grateful for it!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you thank you thank you!

- And I will do today's Part II also

The Magic Day 21 (and evening update)

Count your blessings. Make a list of ten blessings. Write why you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.

Count your blessings. Make a list of ten blessings. Write why you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.

I am truly blessed to have stopped at health food store yesterday,

because it made such a difference in my feelings and my eating last night and I’m set up for success for today and beyond. Yay.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for sleep last night,

because I had trouble the night before.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for troubles I have had up until now,

because  they have helped me to appreciate the good.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for my voice,

because life was much harder without it, and I don’t know how bad it would be without it and alone, omg.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly blessed to have safe comfortable rides yesterday and time to put gas in the car yesterday am,

because every time that adds to my life. It is a seemingly little daily thing, but I’m not taking it for granted anymore.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for the life of my birds,

because they are sweet and they are healthy, and I think happy enough, and they have each other, and I let them fly, and the add to my life too, the beautiful boys.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for my ability to feed myself,

because I can chew and swallow on my own, and I can even eat healthily now.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for the education my parents paid for,

because I am ABLE to do and to handle and to succeed at this relatively pleasant job.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for never having a devastating natural disaster around here,

because I have never had to suffer that.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for my eyesight,

because  I am able to see the beauty of flowers and buds and trees and grass and birds and doggie and J’s blue eyes and I am able to read and write and drive and work and cook and walk and read music and see paintings – just everything I do or do more easily because I can see.

Thank you thank you thank you!

***I am so so grateful. Because was scared about medicaid things and overwhelmed with meetings and last-minute meetings...about today - did this work (above and below) and feel so much better!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Part II:

  

In advance of day:

Thank you for the magnificent outcome to my ride to work this morning!
***Evening: And now, I can say, yup - it was one of the MOST pleasant drives I've ever had in!

Thank you for the magnificent outcome to my phone call about the Medicaid aides today!
***Evening: And now, I can say, yup - is all fine!

Thank you for the magnificent outcome to my little meeting with L and D today. It goes well, and is short and we get it done!
***Evening: And now, I can say, yup - it went fine and great and all is well!

Response to 3 unexpected things that arise today:

Thank you for the magnificent outcome to the meeting with S’s parents! (just arose in email)
***Evening: And now, I can say, yup - it was GREAT. In fact, it went better than I could have even imagined!

Thank you for the magnificent outcome to the after-school financial meeting health etc which started out so scary and that is what was unexpected, and it went FINE! All is GOOD!!

Thank you for the magnificent outcome to my last-minute decision to stop by my mother's! Oh my gosh I came so close to changing my mind because phobic about all this aides and medicaid stuff but I decided, and I went through with it, and it went GREAT!!!!!

At one point late in day, I actually thought - FELT(!) - my gosh, I really am a lucky person!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!

The Magic Day 20

Day 20

Count your blessings. Make a list of ten blessings. Write why you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.

I am truly blessed to have this feeling of being wide awake,

Because I seem to need a lot more sleep lately and last night was sleepless at beginning, and a lot in middle of night! But I was able to sleep late this morning and am very grateful to be awake now!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for Ezekial bread,

because it is flourless and because it has 8 grams of protein per slice, and because it is expensive but thank God I can afford it.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for yesterday’s walk with the gratitude words,

because it has been good for me and I will do it again. And just like the book said, although I wasn’t feeling better during, I did feel better after.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for my health,

because it IS good enough, and it IS getting better.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly blessed to have talks and dates with J,

because there is hope that we can be together as grown-ups.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for my elimination system,

because it is regular and easy for me.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for my makeup,

because I don’t look all made up, but I look better, fresher with it.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for new starts,

because I am always making them.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for cooking the collards last night,

because Ma gave me two large bags, which was so nice of her, and this way they will NOT go to waste!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for my birds’ health and my care for them,

because it is truly best for both them and me!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you thank you thank you!

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And I will do the heart magic after, too.

Ok What I Did

I took a little walk outside.
I did the second part of today's The Magic
I went to supermarket for self and mother,
put my stuff away,
and went to mother's.
She is under the weather so i stayed longer and didn't go to do French. Visited with her and her aide.
Came home.
Healthy dinner. Protein. Large salad. 1 apple.
Will stay up 2 hours after eating then will sleep.
Tomorrow hope to straighten a little before work.
And of course to do day 20 of The Magic.
The walk felt great.
The practice from today's chapter felt great.
Greens at each of 3 meals today very good.
The visit, while a tad depressing, was great.
I am not at all in the bad shape WAS in.
And - I keep going I keep going I keep the faith... ... ...

Ok. So.

I am spinached
and broccolied
and showered
and dressed
and make-uped
and gonna run few errands
and feeling better than was.
Thank you God, A, veggies, shower, and hope.

The Magic Day 19 (last redo)

Day 19 (redo and really DO)

Count your blessings. Make a list of ten blessings. Write why you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.

I am truly blessed to have discussed losing weight and how with A yesterday,

because there is research about the importance of breakfast, and of not eating late at night close to bedtime. I am incorporating both healthier (less bread intensive for me) breakfasts and 2 – 3 hours no eating before lying down TODAY.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for this magic practice,

because it is my hope, and because most days and nights it makes me feel better.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for greens drinks,

because  I had a rough day yesterday and nightmares last night but am having spinach. And it helps a bit. And I have broccoli for later. That is lucky. Some people are scrounging for food to stay alive and I am very grateful to not have to.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for M.A.,

because we both have things we dread doing and we support each other through. And we share love. And we even wind up laughing. And feeling some hope.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly blessed to have meditation with my students,

because they gain from it and I gain from it!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so happy and grateful for my ability to walk,

because it makes getting around easy AND it makes exercise easy too!

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am truly grateful for J. just writing to me and wanting to get together, I quote here copied and pasted, “Lets find time next weekend, if not before, for a walk or dinner or ...”

because I want time with him and I am growing and am sincere and he is too.

Thank you thank you thank you!

With all my heart, thank you for friendships and honest people who share their journey,

because I feel more a part of something, of the human race, and not just so alone and different and defective.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for hope,

because it is what keeps me going.

Thank you thank you thank!

I am so incredibly fortunate and lucky and grateful for material abundance.

Because I mean, I don’t live in a ghetto; I am not starving; I have shoes… I have a few dollars put away for the future. I have food. I have even a coat this year. I have some luxuries like mani-pedis sometimes.

Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you thank you thank you!

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And I shall do the 100 steps grateful thing too TODAY.

Thank you thank you thank you! Looking forward to it even! :)