Oops...!!!

Oh dang...after I made the commitment to post every day for the next 28 days, I skipped two days...in a row!  Wish I could say I can't believe that happened...but I can't.  Sleep won out in this instance and since sleep is something that I struggle with on a regular basis, I decided to let it win and rest when I could.

But, I am back now...and in rare form.  Albeit without coffee in hand yet... :(

I read the 'Day 1...Count Your Blessings' and am ready to do just that.  I will not bore you daily with all the things I am grateful for but I will post the ones that stand out to me daily.

You see, this is the beginning of bringing The Magic into my life.  Everyday for the next 28 days I am to list at least 10 things I am grateful for and then follow them with the powerful words...'thank you'.  There is something quite powerful about those words and I fear I do not say them as much or as often as I should.  Being thankful for the gifts in one's life works the magic of inviting more goodness in...likes attract likes.  It's plain and simple, yet oh so difficult to practice. 

I have found recently with the circumstances in my life, that I have become extremely negative...which for anyone who knows me, is not my nature.  I may be a wee bit pessimistic, but I am overall a cheerful, happy and joyful person.  When that changed, I am not sure...but what I have realized is that negativity invites more negativity...and for the most part everything that has been coming out of my mouth has been negative.  It has been very challenging to find anything recently that has brought me joy...and that has to change!  TODAY!

Today I make the shift!  With the help of 'The Magic' I am focusing on all the good in my life and not the bad.  Because quite honestly there is more good than bad.  So today I begin my list.  Below are the 10 things I am grateful for as I start my day today.  Enjoy and make your own list.

1.  I am extremely grateful to Mark and Shelley for letting me stay at their home for as long as they have...they have been so overly generous my hear t is full of love for them.  Thank You...Thank You...Thank You for your generosity and love!

2.  I am very grateful for my amazing car.  Yep, my car!  It has not had an oil change or tune-up in months, which is highly unusual for me, and yet it still powers on and get me where I need to go and back again with not complaints.  Thank you...thank you...thank you for being the best car ever!

3.  I am grateful for reconnecting with a friend last night and the wonderful dinner we shared.  Thank you...thank you...thank you for a fun evening of guacamole and margaritas.

4.  I am eternally grateful for my amazing children.  Each of them is different in so many ways but they all carry that thread of decency that binds them together forever and makes my heart sing.  I am blessed beyond words for each of them and am so very proud to be their mama.  Thank You...Thank You...Thank You to my fantastic children who make me proud every day!

5.  I am so very grateful to my funny dog...Molly who greets me with such exuberance when I come home at night.  I do not know what I would do without her song and dance routine.  Thank You...Thank You...Thank you for choosing me!

6.  I am grateful for The Ranch for providing me with a paycheck every two weeks.  Thank you...thank you...thank you for making it possible to live in the Bay Area.

7.  I am very very grateful for the amazing coffee I get to drink every morning.  Thank you...thank  you...thank you dear coffee for making my mornings bright.

8.  I am amazingly grateful for the last two nights of glorious sleep.  I feel so much more refreshed this morning thanks to you...thank you...thank you...thank you!

9.  I am extremely thankful for my assistant, Whitney, for taking care of things last night so I could not have to go back to The Ranch after the bridal show, and instead have dinner with a friend...Thank You...Thank You...Thank You.  I appreciate you more than you will ever know!

10.  I am grateful to be alive!  Even through all these struggles, I know there are reasons all this is happening and at some point I will understand why.  So for now I will be carry on with a grateful heart and know that this too shall pass.  Thank you...Thank you...Thank you for my amazing life!

Ok...there you have it...my first list of 10.  These are not in any particular order...they are just as they came to mind. 

Today will be a good day.  Today I am feeling so much for positive than yesterday.  Today I will be grateful for all blessings that come into my life and for those waiting to be realized.

Enjoy the day...I'm off for coffee...  :)