Day Fourteen. Half way. I guess I could say I am grateful for that. Sometimes it is a bit difficult coming up with something that I am grateful for that seems worth writing about and sharing with you. I want what I write to be inspiring. Other times I want it to be funny. There are times when I want what I share to be challenging. Serious is good. Gratitude should have gravitas. It should also have a lesson. Well, at least that is what I think sometimes when I sit down to my computer and start typing. One thing that this exercise has done is to get me into thinking more often about the things I am grateful for. But I guess I covered that when I wrote about be mindful. I have given thanks for the usual, but not written about them. That I think will come. There is so much to be thankful for. I do look at things very differently these days. For instance, when I am fixing something to eat for lunch or dinner, I usually turn on the TV for the news. Currently there are stories about the fight over healthcare, the typhoon in the Phillipines, sex scandals in the government (and everywhere else it seems), and such. I think how very lucky I am to be in a safe, warm house with access to food and water and a place to sleep each night. I am so very fortunate. And I think I am taking these things less for granted these days. For that, I am grateful.
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I am grateful for color. What would my world be like without it? It enhances ever experience, accents every feeling, reflects every mood. It gives life its joie de vivre (joy of life). I know I am so very fortunate to see and feel color. I recently painted the interior of my home. Years ago I had painted everything white, navajo white to be exact. It was a pleasant, neutral color (or lack of color), that reflected who I was at the time. That's not me any more. I am colorful. Yep, me. The inner artist is emerging. No matter how hard I try to supress it, it will out. My living room is yellow, happiness, hospitality, light. My dining room is red, hope, passion, happiness. I hear red stimulates the appetite. My den and bedroom are shades of green. Spring, peace, tranquity. My bathroom is blue. Life-giving, good health. What's interesting is the somehow knew these things innately without studying a chart like the one pictured here. This makes be realize we just need to listing to our intuition when coloring our world. Ultimately, I know that color is indeed one of the things for which I am most grateful. It is one of the ture blessings of life. |
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