Gratitude Monday
Please read to the end - lots of meaning there!
Welcome to Gratitude Monday. Each Monday, stop by & comment on what you are grateful for & how it will impact you to live a healthier life going forward. How it impacts you does not have to be food or exercise related. It can be in any way, shape or form! If you just want to write a grateful comment & nothing else, that is fine too. If your comment is the same as another one, so be it. Everything goes here!
Today I am grateful for the years I had with my mother-in-law, hubby's mom. She was a wonderful & funny lady with tons & tons of spunk! We lost her a few years ago to small cell lung cancer. She had been a long time smoker. You can check out my post on smoking HERE if you missed it. She was in her early 70's but we all know that a person can live much longer if they cut out some of these deadly habits. We are so sad she is gone.
I am also grateful for being able to exercise again! I am still somewhat chipmunky but not nearly like a couple days ago or even right after - YIKES! I did my outside run yesterday but not nearly as long as usual. I wanted to be careful. I also did weights today & so great to be back in the gym lifting!
I am trying out some new gloves from Harbinger & will review at a later date.I was thinking about all this & yes, I was & am still in some pain - right side only. The left did fine with no pain from day one. This was the same when I got them pulled. I was so frustrated & all BUT at least it was just my teeth.
I bring you to The Great Balancing Act. Susan is the blogger that got cancer at 25 & the blogger world had The Great Fundraising Act for her. Well, read her post from yesterday & at the end she wrote this:
"There are a lot of times over the course of the day when I think about where my life has led to. About the cancer. About being home. About maybe never having a family of my own, or getting sick again several years down the road. Yes, I am a pretty positive person, but let’s not pretend I don’t have a lot of things to worry about too.
With all that said, this summer has taught me something. I could have spent my whole life travelling from city to city, looking for something I was never going to find. When in reality, it’s been next to me the whole time. It’s not always about searching for happiness, but rather being still enough to let it come find you. Because when you wipe away the things that worry and scare you, you will sometimes find the beauty in the world you never knew existed.
Not just words for you today, but a gentle reminder for me too "
That just about says it all & puts it in perspective, doesn't it - Gratitude for being here!
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AMEN, Sister.
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I love her blog and she is such a wonderful woman. I have to agree with you, today I am happy to be here.
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Sheri, she sure has an amazing attitude in the face of adversity!
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"Here" is very good.
Glad the workouts went well!
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Thx Cammy & got the OK to go for it! - OH NO with my thinking!
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Hell yeah, grateful just to be here!
And kudos to you for working out, but being CAREFUL to go slow until your mouth heals enough to go back to normal. I suspect working out could boost inflammation a bit, but I'm only guessing.
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Thx Crabby! I willt ry to be careful!
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LOVE that photo! Glad you can exercise again. I'm grateful that last week, when my son had lots of craziness that I won't share, it wasn't worse
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Karen - you have me curious!
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I am grateful for all the people in my life, for sunny (not so hot) days and for free time to sit on my deck!
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Amy - thank you for sharing!
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Yes, we all need to slow down and smell the flowers!
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Sian - in these days it is hard but that is when we need it the most!
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Susan's words are amazing!!! Words to live by indeed! Today, I'm grateful I had a wonderful week off last week, and though I REALLY don't want to go back to work, in my heart, I'm grateful I have a job to go to. Have a good Monday Jody!
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Roz - yup, you are lucky to have it BUT I love how you live life!
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