Oct. 4
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 my
conscience, and my “sister” although not by blood, M
Because I was able, after
weeks of worry (silly me) to come to the right decision about a moral dilemma,
this morning. Breath is deeper than in weeks, and – just played 3 pieces of
Chopin in a row, and well. Have NEVER played these 3 pieces well straight
through before in my LIFE.
Thank you thank you thank you!
· I am so happy and grateful for M telling me AGAIN this
morning – that I am “doing so well. In every area. And glowing like never
before.”
· Because it is true! I am losing weight and inches, and
skin is glowing from within. I am so much more positive!
· I credit:
· J. leaving, which TORTURED me (and still kind of does)
but forced me to either collapse 100% or find myself. I have chosen, after all,
the latter.
· Eating well. Thank you with my heart, 21 Day Fix! (I am
not perfect but WHAT a difference!) And all the pre-steps I took: Weight
Watchers, OA, studying nutrition books, … … …
· EXERCISE! Omg I cannot beLIEVE the difference exercise
is making in my life! Thank you again, 21 Day Fix! Thank you thank you thank
you thank you
· Piano. Oh my gosh. When I am practicing (which is like
95% of my time at the piano), I am totally in. Not in my own head about any
stuff at all. It is SO good for me!
· Needlework (especially crewel work and stamped cross
stitch and needlepoint too a bit) all the years
· Reading so many personal growth (self-help…) books over
the years
· Spending day after day after day doing the readings in
the daily meditation books, and typing them here,…
· GRATITUDES!
· Putting so MUCH into my work for those children!
· My dear birdies I love them so! They bring life to my
house
· NOT giving up
· YOU. Especially EJ!
· The book The Magic. Which I believe I read and followed
in April, and still do the after-things almost every day. Wow. That REALLY
bumped things up!
Changing things up as in:
1.
Telling J how I
really felt late winter/ early spring.
2.
April bought
Nutribullet. Starting putting greens in it every day. Any kind: spinach, green
chard, arugula, romaine, Zen Blend, Spring Mix, … Adding a fruit for sweet and
flavor sometimes. That started changing my health and mood.
3.
June 21 (looked it
up) started exercising. Am not perfect. Have skipped at times… But what a
difference it has made! Have been getter stronger and stronger! It has helped
my: strength, energy, mood, and confidence! AND I’m losing inches! – Starting
the exercise for a week before school got out also proved to me as I’d planned,
that it IS doable during the school year – so I didn’t go back in Sept and
think, “Well that was summer, I can’t do it now.”
4.
Beginning of July
starting doing 21 Day Fix eating plan (real foods, nothing special or funky to buy, can be
omnivore or vegetarian or vegan…just kind of portion control)
5.
Switching coaches.
Which was difficult for me.
6.
Kept my big goal
in mind all summer: Eat well, exercise, and DON’T FALL INTO A DEPRESSION. Even
if that meant not do things to improve house etc. And it workec! I had the 5
days at Lincoln Center, and the one day of paid work, and just kept self from
depression. After last summer, the summer from depressive hell, this was
HUGE!!!!! Planned in advance; kept goal in mind; did what I had to every day
(laundry/ garbage out/ foods/ exercise/ shower/ birds. Didn’t allow self to
stress over all that “should” be done…. Avoiding depression was KEY!
7.
Cooking on Sundays
– but NOT crazily! So it is cooking 1 – 2 things, but like hour and a half in
kitchen total – not insane. Then have things for the week, ‘cause I KNOW that
when come home from work I will be likely to make bad choices otherwise.
8.
Being more OPEN.
Open to life. This is my LIFE. I must
try to enjoy THIS day. Keep the big perspective in mind. Breathe. On minute at
a time. This second is all that really exists.
9.
Mindfulness
meditation with the kids
10.
And a whole year
of exra with it now, working with one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monks! Yay.
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am truly grateful for NOT
having become a coach (21 Day Fix).
Because although there is NOTHING wrong with getting
discounts or making a few dollars to help others on this journey, I LOVE that I
can share openly and wholeheartedly and no one EVER has to wonder “Is she
pushing this because it benefits her financially?” NO! I just want people to
know that this is 100% pure and I will help them for free. THAT is how much I
believe in this!
Thank you thank you thank you!
With all my heart, thank you
for maybe being able to help anyone here.
Because
I am so happy to if I can
Thank
you thank you thank you!
I am truly blessed to have
good books
Because they are so enriching
to my life!
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so happy and grateful
for good movies, including 2 I just
borrowed from my MOTHER.
Because .
I am truly grateful that my
mother FINALLY HAS a working dvd player!
Because she enjoys! Yay!
Thank you thank you thank you!
With all my heart, thank you
for my Nook
Because I love the reading in
bed at night. And I don’t have to use a book light, or hold up a book or turn
pages, or put on a big light and have to get up and turn it offJ
(I don’t read many pages at
ALL at night, so I do not wind up spending a lot on books!)
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so incredibly fortunate
and lucky and grateful for ENOUGH money
Because I am not rich by any
means, but I don’t have to WORRY like where will my next meal come from! That
is VERY fortunate!
And although I pay in a pretty
good amount, I do HAVE health insurance. That is a relief too!
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so incredibly fortunate
and lucky and grateful for hope.
Because it keeps me going!
And like they say, there is
always hope. “Where there is life, ther is hope.”
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am deeply grateful for Life.
It is in and of itself a miracle and I am so happy to have one.
I can enjoy it! I CAN!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Thank you so very much, Thich
Nhat Hanh, and Universe for bringing him here.
Because he has words that
remind me of the miracle of life. And walking on the earth. And breath.
Oh, thank you thank you thank
you!
I am fortunate, and truly
grateful for Leisure time.
Because many people in this
world do not have, had not had it. I am lucky.
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am profoundly grateful for:
Any and all positivity!
Because I remember when I had
literally none!
Thank you thank you tank you!
Thank you, Universe, for my My
Hay House day.
Because I learned so much, and
still use every day! And even have some notes from it! AND – have helped some
others with it!
Oh, thank you thank you thank
you!
And that I was there with my
principal and hubby too.
Because that made it not
lonely, and actually enjoyable!
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am grateful that I went on a
cruise at age 16 with my parents.
Because of many reasons. Maybe
I’ll do a list of gratitudes about it another day. But for one thing, I was on
a cruise! : )
Thank you thank you thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you!
2. Remember The magic by
counting the blessings of yesterday and writing them down. Ask yourself the
question: What are the good things that
happened yesterday? Scan the surface of yesterday until you feel satisfied
that you’ve remembered and written down all the blessings of the day.
1.
Great to kids all
morning! Cheerful and hard working and wonderful teacher!
2.
Gave them good
afternoon too.
3.
Turned things
around in morning! Had had like 3 nights of nightmares
! Awakened feeling, "I've had enough of this!" So - I had one black
coffee with cinnamon (instead of two) and a vegan chocoloate Shakeology with
cup of raw organic arugula, cup of raw organic spinach, and 1 small organic
banana. And ActiVit vitamin. Then exercised. Total body cardio fix. Turned it
around! Oh yeah. If had given in to it, would have only felt worse (and behaved
worse too).
4.
Didn’t have one bite
over yesterday (although as usual really wanted to at night). And felt SO clean
this morning waking that way! It is also motivational for today!
5.
Last minute idea –
since was going to order Chinese food (a rare treat) for lunch and take the
other half home for dinner, asked M to go to lunch together
6.
And we did!
7.
And we have a great
time!
8.
Stayed 2 hours after
work and got so much done!
9.
Getting along so
well with both grade-level colleagues.
10.
L stayed as late
also on a Fri, so I was not alone in the area or the building! So that worked
out well
11.
I was dreading
coming home “to the dark house and so lonely.” So much so that I ALMOST asked a
really bad match for me woman to go out to dinner! I had been a very good
friend to her and it had turned out she was not one to me, and I dumped her
like 7 years ago! We get along fine professionally (because we are both
professionals) but to have come so close to almost asking HER to go out, was
like frightening! But – when I got home, I was NOT depressed! Yay!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you!
J
1.
Thank you, J, for
all the help you give my mother.
2.
Thank you, J, for
all the common sense people help you’ve given me
3.
Thank you, J, for
your compassion to vulnerables
4.
Thank you, J, for
your hugs now
5.
Thank you , J, for
your kisses before
6.
Thank you, J, for
your humor always.
7.
Thank you, J, for
trying to make a life!!!! May you totally succeed! I mean that!
8.
Thank you J, for
helping me with the math years ago
9.
Thank you, J, for
saving me so much money with your good spending habits, all those years you
did1
10.
Thank you, J, for
putting in the kitchen with your bare hands.
Thank you thank you thank you!
Health
1.
Thank you, Breath,
for coming so deeply and cleanly and purely now.
2.
Thank you, Brain,
for being so able.
3.
Thank you, Energy,
for letting me exercising, and even increasing because of it
4.
Thank you, Eyes,
for seeing.
5.
Thank you, Heart
for your strength and fortitude. I have seen the pics and you are so “pretty.”
Thank you.
6.
Thank you, Feet,
for being healthy and strong.
7.
Thank you, Liver,
for detoxifying for me.
8.
Thank you, Blood
for circulating and being clean.
9.
Thank you,
Digestive System, for taking in, and for eliminating!
10.
Thank you, Hands.
For ALL you do for me: cooking, holding foods, comforting a child, typing, holding books, sexual things, driving,
piano, needlework and crochet and knitting and painting and other crafts… Thank
you!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you!
