I've always struggled to keep up with journal writing. My most successful one to date was written by my mother before I learned to read or write. Since then I've started a handful of them but they always manage to die out after a week or so...sometimes a day. Lack of motivation usually being the culprit for my slothfulness, I have realized I need to get it together and make this time around really mean something. I can't think of anything more meaningful than giving thanks for all this world has to offer. So this being Thanksgiving week, I've decided to publicly give thanks for the things I am grateful for.
These aren't in any order but I do want to begin with technology and the positive aspects it encompasses. I have a love/hate relationship with technology namely, computers and the Internet. I love what it enables us to do: connect with people thousands of miles away, easy access to a host of information with just a few keystrokes, and for the agoraphobic in me, to do a significant amount of my shopping and bill paying online, without confrontation or crowds. What I hate is when my access is limited to a computer at work with more blocked websites than accessible ones, and relying on the kindness of my neighbors hearts. So this is my excuse for writing only two entries in the month and a half that I started this blog- lack of Internet access. And again, it is my thanks for the technology in my life.
My mother sent me a text message a couple of days ago that said, "Just thinking ahead to Thanksgiving and hoping you are going to be with someone who loves you and that you eat plenty of food...I love you :)." I didn't tell her I would be spending the morning at work, but I did let her know that I will be surrounded by people I love very much. I am thankful for my family and friends, who care about me enough to be thinking about how I will be spending the holidays, and those who have opened their hearts and homes to me this past year.
I am thankful for the chance I have to be working at an extraordinary spa with a team I consider my second family (or would that be third, fourth?!)
I am thankful for my health, the ability to begin incorporating new options and ideas into my lifestyle, and I am so grateful for my gym buddy!
I am thankful for TJEd and the opportunity to educate myself and share my knowledge with others. I am on my fifth book of the classics listed for 13 year olds (my starting point for adults beginning TJEd) according to Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens and I am grateful for the opportunity to do so.
Again, I am thankful for having access to the Internet tonight, if only to prevent further embarrassment through yet another failed journal. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this one will be the winner, even if there are a few entries that don't have anything to do with TJEd.
Happy Thanksgiving!
