Quote of the day: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” — Melody Beattie
The weekend flew by like the carousel ponies at Como Park
I live with chronic illness. Sometimes it interferes greatly with my life. Sometimes not so much. After several weeks of doing really great and making great progress increasing my fitness activities and being able to do more that I want to do, this past week has been one of physical challenges and pain.
It sucks when this happens. And it’s ok. It’s a part of my life and my life is good. I am blessed. And I have challenges. We’re all blessed. We all have challenges. It’s how we deal with those blessings and challenges that fills our life with joy or bitterness.
I choose joy and gratitude and beauty and acceptance. Every day, every hour, every minute, every second, I get to make the choice again. This or that? Sometimes I get caught up in story and forget. Mostly I seek to accept what is, follow my heart, and feel great gratitude for each sacred moment.
My heart is chock full of the love and hugs and chaos and tears and tantrums and sweet soft touches of visiting grandchildren this weekend—so glad to have had them with us and sad to see them go.
Wishing you much gratitude and beauty and love this week.
Chaos, laughter, tears, fun!
The Wind blows flowers outside Como Park Zoo
Flower Cheer
Small, capable, busy, trusting hands
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