Earlier this week, my fellow creativity coach, Laura Hegfield, had the wonderful idea of creating a special Thanksgiving blog consisting of gratitude quotes from different people in her life. She wrote:

 

“I would like it if all of you special earth angels would write a sentence or two about what you are grateful for in your life…in the moment you receive this message…or the minute you have time to get to it…but be present when you write. Don’t think too much…just close your eyes…breathe into the moment and allow the feeling of gratitude to arise…then write words that flow from your deep well of truth.”

 

Later in the week, a friend of Laura’s asked Laura if it would be okay to do the same thing on her blog. Laura thought that would be excellent. She also thought it would be wonderful if everyone would consider doing the same thing on their blogs, thereby making “a worldwide blogging event.”

 

This sounds like an awesome idea to me. Therefore, I am inviting you to write a paragraph here about those things for which you are grateful and also to ask others to do the same on your blogs. I look forward to reading your gratitude comments.

 

My response to Laura’s request:

 

I am grateful for the wonders permeating my life – my golden retrievers Liza Jolie and Zydeco Ardoin, my friends, my coaching practice, and so many other things. I am grateful for literature, music, theatre, and dance. I am grateful for the ability to learn and the amazing educational opportunities I have had over the years. I am grateful for colors, sunlight, cloud formations in the sky, and beautiful sunsets. I am grateful for mountains and oceans. I am grateful for rivers and the sound of running water from the fountains in my house. I am grateful for the wonderful experiences I have had and even more grateful for the difficult experiences. It is the difficult experiences that have made me stronger and given me the most occasion for growth. I am grateful that I can choose how I perceive circumstances, that I can find the gift in adversity.  I am grateful for Buddhism, God, and my spiritual practice. I am grateful for this precious human life I have been given.

 

Thanks so much Laura for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your worldwide blogging event.

 

Laura Hegfield’s Website Address: (http://www.shinethedivine.com/Site/Welcome.html)