Gratitude is the best Attitude

Ah! The glory of a list. It gets everything out of your head and creates some space for new things to come by.

So, here are my lists, the short version in order not to bore anyone :)

My accomplishments for 2009:

• Birthing a beautiful baby girl, naturally and completely in her best interest.
• Raising a baby to 10 months (I am tapping myself on the shoulder for every day that goes by).
• Sorting out my worm farm.
• Creating a lovely creche for my little igrl to spend her day close by.
• Getting a food garden.
• Recycling.
• Buying eco friendly gifts or giving home made ones for Christmas.
• Finding the space of quietness that allows me to be strong without casusing friction or getting dragged into it.
• Starting an exercise routine.
• Planning a family holiday.
• Reading (and finishing) a new Jane Austen.

This is the short version. I have a lot to be proud of and even more to look forward to. Here is that list:

• Generating bonds with those that have a positive influence in my life.
• Starting a kitchen garden.
• Living healthy. Expanding and stabilizing on my exercise routine, eating sustainably, and living lightly.
• Starting (and possibly keeping to) a Vegan Diet.
• Balance.
• Living in awareness.
• Journalling: Gratitude Journal, general Journal and Blogging daily.
• Living frugally.
• Solar Power and a Grey Water System.
• Making birthday cards and gifts en REALLY getting into various methods for being creative.

And lastly, here is my little list of things to be grateful for today. It is just a little list. My diary is a week-over-2-pages diary and everyday I will write a list of things to be grateful for, thereby adding to the list for a week, a month a year, creating one complete list.

I am thankful for:

• my body
• the earth
• friends
• family
• opportunities, lessons and various other methods which I can learn and experience more in this life.
• love. Always Love.
• a garden
• money
• healthy food
• literacy
• talents and skills
• peace

These are my lists for this year, up for revision tomorrow. There is so much to look forward to, so much to be thankful for, so much to feel good about.


So I am looking forward to this year. Not as new start, because I can have one at any moment of my choosing. I am looking forward to this year as one filled to the brim with potential and blessings. One absolutely over flowing with everything I desire and then some.

I wish the same for everyone in this world. At the very least to know peace, love and joy every day of our lives, to connect truly with the wonder that is your inner being and to tread with care and love on the mother that carries us all, GAIA.

Good Journey

PS: God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" ~William A. Ward