Hello to all. Hope you are all well and safe. It is a chilly and frosty morning here. I have been out and fed everyone, and the fingers got cold!
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the time change? Yeah, I have. Still do. Gosh, I am now up an hour earlier according to the clock. (Kitties want, what kitties want, and when they want it! They don't go by the clock). Then it is dark so early now (and not time for bed) - the day just seems so long!
At least it is a sunny one today. Sunrise was lovely. All is well.
I know we are now approaching the time of the year that many do not like. HOLIDAYS! Not everyone has family, or somewhere to be, or someone to be with. Many have bad memories. Days are gray and cold. People get all stressed out. It is said the be the 'saddest' time of the year for many.
Maybe, just maybe, we can all focus on the little things that makes a day better. Maybe, just maybe, we can all find something to be thankful for every day.
You can hibernate - but still find something each day to be grateful for.
Small things - add up to a big thing! A happy heart!!!!
- Support a good cause in some way
- Donate time
- Donate things you no longer use - maybe a woman's shelter or a homeless shelter
- Donate old towels or buy food for an animal shelter
- Connect with your spirituality
- Handwrite a letter to someone
- Slow down and appreciate your surroundings - your pets, nature, a kind neighbor, a sweet stranger, a tasty meal, a warm bed, another day!
- Create something
- Reward good service - give a bigger tip or give a kind word
- Keep a journal or a list all month - write something each day
- Focus on gratitude = If you focus on gratitude more and more, the negative seems to melt away
- Hug more, say I love you more, smile more, just BE more
Don't be pressured with tradition. You don't have to have a traditional meal - eat whatever you like. You don't have to decorate. You don't have to spend a fortune - it is more about the 'meaning of the seasons', and the people.
The earth is beginning to quiet, so should you. You don't have to be stressed and panicky. Just do what makes you happy. It is OK!
I am so thankful for all of you - you make my life better.
Have a wonderful and special day.
Thankful. Grateful. Blessed.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, the time for Mother Earth to rest in the northern hemisphere has arrived. And so it is for us. I marvel at the recorded history that humans would rise and rest with the sun and the moon. Is it because they labored all day with the sun that their bodies could rest as much as 14 hours with the moon?
For the first time ever last year, we went to a buffet eatery for Thanksgiving dinner and then a movie. It was great fun. The staff were positive and upbeat, other diners pleasant. We had long talked of doing it and at last we did! I highly recommend doing it once.
Happy Tuesday everyone. 💗💗
And we all are thankful for you and appreciate all you do. You are the type of person I would like to have for a friend IRL. Compassionate, trustworthy and smart!
ReplyDeleteEcclesiastes 3:1 says "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven." We see this with the change of the seasons. I think this refers not only to the weather changes, but the changes in our lives. Elle brings up a good point about people working and resting with the sun and moon.
I especially like your comment about slowing down and appreciating your surroundings. IMHO, people need to slow down and smell the roses. Rushing about can cause stress and that in turn affects your interactions with others. Have you ever looked at the faces of people who are in a hurry and are harried? Scowling and unhappy.
We were in Gordon Food Service down the road yesterday, and the young man who was working the register was so nice and professional, that I told him what a nice young man he is and his mom and grandma should be proud of him.
Today I am grateful for the sunshine and mild temps. The sun shining in the windows gives a glow to the house. I am grateful for a washer and dryer that function properly. I am grateful for your blog and the ladies who read it and comment.
Enjoy your day!
We are thankful for you and your blog!
ReplyDelete