thankfulness

i love that we have a reflective holiday that celebrates our thankfulness for all that we have been blessed with. i have been blessed by so many events, opportunities, and interactions this past year - some joyful, some painful - that all fill me with such overwhelming gratitude for having had those experiences.

i'm especially introspective today as i also turn a year older. my bearings have righted themselves a bit more each day this past year as i have invested in my passions and as i have listened to myself closer and more carefully. i am so grateful for my "north" or my priceless friends and family who steer me homeward when i go astray. for me, today offers a dual purpose...this holiday allows me to be thankful for so much, but it also serves as the threshold through which i can pause, reflect, and then walk on - taking all of this year's lessons with me as i enter a new year of my life.

i just have this feeling of thankfulness now...for what's to come. i'm just thinking that 34 is going to be a very momentous year. i'm sure there'll be some alterations, some growing pains, some mountains and valleys - but then, i'm thinking there'll be some belly laughs and opportunities to catch my breath in pure wonder. i just can't wait...

thank you, for coming along for the ride thus far. i hope you'll stick around. but just so you know - i'm one of those people who scream and laugh hysterically or cry on roller coasters! who knows how i'll behave through all that the next year will hold? (smile)

blessings to you,
dana