Today, I feel gratitude for...: 8.10.11

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

8.10.11

Today, I feel gratitude for:
- MY NEW RECYCLING BIN!!! (I have been waiting for a week for it to get here - I am hoping to be a trendsetter in my neighborhood and get EVERYONE to recycle!)
- Seeing 4 cops on the way to work - and not getting stopped by ANY of them.
- A fabulous dinner (complete with crab cakes!) cooked by my beloved fiance last night
- Friends that "get it" when I need to talk out some of the crazy stuff in my head
- Being brave enough to buy a bikini for my honeymoon

Dear God - rock on with your bad self, dude. You are pretty amazing. You provide strength and/or comfort when we need it. Help me to be of service to You and Your kids today. Please protect S as he travels today for work, and provide some relief and comfort to D today as she juggles more than any human should ever have to. Amen.

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What is this blog all about?

This is a (mostly) daily blog, where I pause to take stock of how good life is, if I am paying attention. A friend introduced me to this practice a few years ago with these guidelines: list 5 things I’m feeling gratitude for today, leave names out - initials only, and conclude with a prayer for the day.

Some very awesome stuff has started to happen now that I am looking at the world with grateful eyes. One side effect of these gratitude lists is that I find myself going through the day, trying to find things that I feel gratitude for.

Prayer had always been tricky for me. I like doing it, but I never felt like I could be "me". I know a little different these days. The God that I know is just happy that I'm praying - He doesn't care what language I use. It's not uncommon for to address Him as "Dude". These lists allowed me to find a new prayer voice.

I’m under no delusions of grandeur - I am not a gratitude guru or a spiritual giant. I’m a very flawed human being, and these lists are my attempt to stay aware of and grateful for the things God grants me, in spite of my flaws. God is working in my life all the time, and when I pay attention, I can see the Big Guy's work everywhere. I hope, by sharing this with you, that you can too!