#ThankfulThursdays 9/8/2022

I’ll be honest. This week, I found myself having one of those perfectionism moments. You know, the ones where even though you have all this great stuff, you’re hyper-focused on the one thing that could or could not be. So hyper-focused that you’re getting anxious and stressed and forgetting that what you have is already SUFFICIENT. It’s enough. It’s more than enough, in fact.

So, I sat myself down, and said, “It’s time for a gratitude moment.” I listed ALL those things that I already had that I was really ignoring because of that one thing I hadn’t heard about yet. That moment helped calm my unfounded worries, helped bring me to the present, and helped ground me.

That’s why I practice gratitude. Because sometimes, we forget just how much we already have. Sometimes, we really are going through a mess, and it reminds us that we have an anchor to hold on to. No matter what’s going on, through loss (there has been so much lately), through trials, through pain, I practice gratitude. It’s my anchor.

8/31/2022

This week, I’m grateful for time with family, safe travels, great Indian food, my thoughtful husband, a good start to the new school year, new connections, growth, and the opportunity to touch lives—and the gift of receiving flowers while I’m here.

9/1/2022

This week I’m thankful for getting the books in the hands of the people who are supporting me, finally getting some books in the mail, seeing a friend I haven’t seen in close to a decade over amazing, relatively healthy food, an amazing panel on health and beauty and working with the lovely @thekimroxie, CEO of @lamikbeauty (if you don’t know, her makeup is IT—catch her on Friday Night Live for special deals), fellowship and celebrating at my book signing and all the people who helped make that a success, and how my kids literally wait for me to tell me all about their day. I’m grateful for unexpected blessings and favor.

9/8/2022

This week, I’m grateful for a long weekend and time with family, a beautiful memorial service for a very special person, singing with a chorus again—masked up and quadruple vaxxed , my smiling Dobe having fun with my kid, youngest K’s creativity, and the time to create this school project with him.

What are you grateful for? I’d love for you to leave a comment or send me a message letting me know!

******#ThankfulThursdays Note******

Gratitude is important for wellness–it can improve mood, tolerance to pain, improve blood pressure, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, and the benefits go on. I have devoted Thursdays to publicly showing gratitude, because no matter what is going on in life, if you’re alive, there is something you can give thanks for.