Tag Archives: Gratitude
January 20, 2013 · 11:10 pm
Things I’m grateful for today:
- Got outside and took a walk in the part with Michael.
- Amazon.com makes returns easy. So I can return the scanner that isn’t working and buy a replacement.
- Beautiful warm, sunny day.
- Listening to the program “Systematic Manifesting” which gives me a different perspective on clearing subconscious beliefs that may be holding me down from taking action or taking inspired action.
- Completed yesterday’s Magic Mojo Money Box program with 3 participants.
- Had the insight that if I continue doing live events, it’s important to find a venue offering food and beverages. I love the Awakening Center and at the same time it’s a lot of work to bring and set up refreshments and supplies.
- When I got home I immediately went through all my boxes, bags and folders and put stuff away. In the past I’ve tended to leave things from my programs scattered all over the house and it feels kind of chaotic. It was worth taking an hour to go through things and put things where I can find them for the next program.
- I organized all the pens, bags, clips, etc so they’re not scattered all over my desk.
- I’m alive!
- Slept nice and late today. That felt soo good.
- Despite eating what seemed like tons of junk food by day yesterday worked out pretty well calorie-wise.
January 18, 2013 · 5:40 pm
Things I’m grateful for today:
- My willingness to look at things and ask “how can this be different and better” rather than sit in gloom and resentment which use to be my M.O.
- Today is a new day. In fact this minute is a fresh new start. Every passing second is!
- The beautiful, sunny weather we’re having today!
- My health.
- I’m married to Michael Murdoch.
- Michael is healthy.
- Matthew Murdoch is my son. I always told people that I “won the baby lottery” I still feel that way about him.
- Gus was very cuddly this morning. I love waking up with him purring loudly on the comforter.
- Inky was also curled up on the bed quietly content.
- Both cats are still young and healthy.
- I’m facilitating a Mojo Moneybox Playshop tomorrow! I love teaching and learning and having fun doing both!
- I’ll be seeing a friend I haven’t been in touch with for a while.
January 17, 2013 · 3:40 pm
So many things to be grateful for today!
- I’m alive!
- My health is great!
- I didn’t have the flu (thought I did because my brother-in-law had it).
- Michael is healthy and doesn’t have the flu either.
- Matt is my son.
- Matt received a bunch of emails from colleges and universities that were impressed with his standardized test scores. I think it’s the first time he’s gotten recognition from the outside world for his own abilities and achievements. He was happy to get the attention and recognition and also said he hadn’t really done anything yet. I’m proud of Matt and proud of how modest he is. It seems like Matt may end up in a leadership role eventually because he has such strong opinions about the way things should work. I wonder how that will show up for him?
- Had a fantastic session with Kristin Luce yesterday. More little monsters and demons to clear out. There were a bunch that popped up for me.
- Kristin really groks what I’m stepping into and I’m grateful to be understood as the leader I am. She’s helping me stay on course in terms of reminding me that being 100% myself and showing up fully in my business is my contract with the universe. If I don’t do it how many people won’t because they didn’t have someone who showed them it was possible.
- Everything I’ve allowed myself to fully receive from George Ira Carroll especially his love and kindness.
- My willingness to follow my knowing rather than my fear.
- My willingness to live in the possibility and question rather than trying to figure it all out.
January 16, 2013 · 5:04 pm
Thank You for:
- The food I’m eating right now for my breakfast.
- The good night’s sleep I got last night. I really need it!
- Gus and Inky slept with me pretty much all night.
- Making me take out some time for rest and introspection whether I wanted to or not.
- Michael and that he’s healthy.
- Matt and for Matt’s health.
- George calling me late yesterday afternoon to check in .. it meant a lot to me and it helped me clear some shit.
- The reminder that EVERYONE no matter how where they are in life still have problems that they struggle with. And that their problems are every bit are painful as mine.
- For the reminder that where other people are isn’t any of my business. Comparisons are stupid.
- For allowing me to feel happy when my friends and peers are successful rather than envious.
- I’ll be talking with Kristin today.
- Thank you, thank you, thank you!
- The clean air I’m breathing.
- The sunshine.
- The beautiful trees I can see through the window.
- The blue sky.
- The clean water that is always available to drink.
- I can pay my bills today.
January 15, 2013 · 5:07 pm
Things I’m massively grateful for today!
- I’m back in Denver, CO!!
- Being able to sleep in my own bed with Michael, the down comforter, and the cats in that order.
- The toddler who screamed and cried non-stop for the 2 1/2 hour plane trip back to Denver wasn’t the spawn of the Devil although she often sounded like she might be.
- I’m not sure who was happier; the cats or me when I walked in the door last night.
- Staying at my parent’s house in Chicago worked out pretty well. Didn’t trip the security system and it was nice have a large house to ourselves.
- Got my dad’s Internet service set up so I had wifi Internet access while I was there.
- My husband’s family were so welcoming and gracious. I genuinely enjoyed being with them.
- The memorial service for my mother-in-law gave me some closure on her passing.
- The beautiful things Mary’s primary nurse caretaker told me about how much it meant to her to be with Mary. I hear so many stories about what a difficult job it is to care of chronically ill people and hearing someone tell me how much the experience meant to them was incredibly heart-opening.
- Had a lot of fun with my brother-in-law’s kids. They’re both really nice, fun kids.
- Nothing creates perspective faster than attending a funeral or memorial service. It’s sobering but it sure reminded me of what really counts in life and in my case in what I do through my work.
January 10, 2013 · 5:09 pm
Things I’m Massively Grateful for Today:
- The push I got from George yesterday that “I’m still holding back” it challenged me to really start asking “How can stop holding back and start being fully all of me?” This really made me think and open up more to what is possible?
- My continued excellent health. I’ve always been someone not prone to getting ill and I tend not to acknowledge and appreciate what a blessing this is. But I know that when I don’t feel well, even when I have a headache, how debilitating it is.
- I’m married to Michael Murdoch. We’ve been together for 20 years, we began dating in 1993 and got married in 1994 and before I met him, I seriously wondered whether I would ever meet a man I wanted to marry and spend my life with. Again it’s easy to forget how blessed I am when it comes to having a life partner.
- My son Matt. He’s 16 and it can be easy sometimes to put him down because he’s a teenager and a lot of the time he’s not the easiest person to be with. At the same time, that prickliness is good because he’s finding out who he is and I’d rather he do it now when he’s naturally supposed to be challenging the boundaries than when he’s 51 like me and it seems to take forever for me to get back to finding what those boundaries actually are. I think “Well you’ll get to live your entire adult life as yourself rather than trying hard to be someone else.” He has so many possibilities and things he can create in front of him and I’m grateful and happy that he can be open to all of them.
- I got to wake up when I when I was 30. So on the one hand my waking up into who I BE has been a 20-year journey that started 20 years later than it might have. But hell better to have those 20 years in awareness than waiting another 20 years when I’m 70. It’s never too late for anything but it’s nice to have more time than less.
- My two cats Inky and Gus. What can I say about them I haven’t already said? Cats are such subtle beings and it’s such a pleasure to simply be with them or to look at them. In particular, Inky is like a small panther and I love watching him walk around and do his thing. He’s sleek and graceful. A small work of art.
- I’d like to come up with a reason to feel grateful I’m traveling to Chicago this weekend. I imagine I’ll come up with something if I keep open to it. I guess there are always small dramas and interesting things to observe at the airport. It’s like a sociology lab and I usually get some good ideas for marketing articles because I can watch “consumers in the wild” so to speak.
- I’ll be seeing Michael’s entire family this weekend and I genuinely like his family a lot. They’re all really smart and interesting and they’re all kind-hearted. The trick will be not spending all day everyday with them which is what Michael is looking forward to doing because he loves just hanging out with everyone.
- We’re able to stay at my parents house which is large and comfortable. The giant bonus is my parents are out of town!! Which means we have it to ourselves and I’ll get to watch anything on want to watch on their big screen TV without negotiating with my dad (negotiations usually fail on my end) and eat whatever we want whenever we want without my mom telling us we can’t eat something because she’s saving it or whatever other craziness is going down.
- The client I was scheduled to talk with today had to cancel so I get the entire morning to myself and that feels like an insane luxury!
January 9, 2013 · 3:37 pm
I’m profoundly grateful for all these things today!
- My willingness to listen to my awareness rather than dismiss it as I used to do.
- I’m grateful for handsome, sweet Inky who is right now sitting in my lap purring away.
- My clients who are so fun to work with and contribute to.
- Having a business that allows me to contribute, have a blast, and make money–all at the same time!
- My husband, Michael.
- My son, Matt.
- My MacBook Air which is like a toy and a business machine.
- GusGus, my fuzzy, crazy baby cat.
- That cats purr when they’re happy.
- Kept off 30 pounds for over a year now!
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January 7, 2013 · 4:12 pm
Today I am deeply grateful for:
- My health – because when I don’t feel well, everything is more difficult. Just a headache can take me out from fully enjoying life!
- The above “Thank You” graphic because it works on so many levels for me!
- My new brand – I’m so grateful to have a brand that feels like ME and that I can really embody.
- My husband, Michael because when I think of him I still feel a sense of expansion and warmth in my heart.
- My son Matt because he was pleased to learn that every day one of the things I remember to be grateful for is him.
- My cat Gus because he’s crazy in a good way.
- My cat, Inky, because he has our back.
- Kristin Luce because she lasers right down into what’s really going on for me.
- My coach, George Ira Carroll because he sticks with me even when I’m not the easiest client to deal with.
- Living in Denver because we have sunshine over 300 days a year and seeing the sun makes me feel happy.
January 3, 2013 · 4:09 pm
Things I’m Sooo Grateful for Today:
- Problems I have with clients. There was a time when I would have been thrilled to have client problems because there was a time when I just wanted to have clients … any clients.
- Inky
- Gus
- Michael
- Matthew
- My health
- My house
- The money we have in our retirement savings.
- Living in Denver
- Yesterday I could pay our mortgage and have money left over.
- Getting a good night’s sleep.
- Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
