I have to admit I was in a funk for much of March. Not quite as upbeat as usual. Pressures from work, family, friends going through difficulties and for a little while I forgot that the reason I have these problems is because I have so much to be grateful for.
I have work that I can do from home and I know I am making a difference. I’ve already heard how excited people are that the next declutter group is coming in a couple weeks. My husband has less hours and less money coming in but he still has a job and he is in the car manufacturing business. That’s practically a miracle here in Michigan.
My teens are healthy, smart, kind and creative. And with the lovely weather we’ve been going on more hikes and bike rides together.
I have wonderful friends and we support one another. And I love seeing people pull together through hard times.
I am living my values which is not always easy, but very fulfilling.
What are you grateful for?
Dear Beth – I have only just started and alrady I am succeeding. Just read your old blog about getting decluttering loved ones possessions. Just realised your bereavement and am so impressed with your coping ability. Witnessed again, in this recent comment.
I write from the UK where ‘fashionable’ everything is big news; face shape, hair colour, coffee flavours (ugh) and something called ‘pulled meat’ will have to look that up on Wikipedia.
Your down to earth and sympathetic advice are like a pep pill. I was buried in a de-cluttering project which rendered half the rooms difficult to move in and out of. Just seeing daylight now thanks to you. A long way to go but I have lost the feeling of panic. Today I am leaving it all behind. The sun is shining,I’ve got shrubs to plant and I am off to leave my poetry entry at my local literature festival cometition.
Thank you, thank you. Love and best wishes
Thank you so much Gabrielle. And you are doing great!