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Jan

Just For Today… Day 1 of 365… Days of Gratitude

   Posted by: Victoria   in Uncategorized

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I am in a space in my life… maybe because of my age… or gaining wisdom… or my heart is wide open… or it could be the path I am on… that of living my life from my soul… but more and more… I am grateful for my life.

For me it is not about keeping up with the neighbors… or trying to impress people… with my house…or what car I drive… in fact I find myself so weary listening to others… who talk about and want to show me their “toys”… as if that means their somehow more special than me… or others.

If this is all they have to account for their lives… then actually I feel somewhat sad for them.

I want to know who they are “inside” and how much they love…and give back… and what they are grateful for.

You know… the simple things in life… what matters.

So… I made a commitment to write and post each day… what I am grateful for… for me… not as a way to say look what I have … but as a way to honor my spirit… and express the gratitude I feel for the life I have lived so far…with all it’s ups and downs…twists and turns… my life has been so good…and I am so grateful.

So… I invite you… to join me on this gratitude journey of mine… and see how this path unfolds. All I do know… at this point… is that my soul is calling me to do this … one grateful day… at a time.

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Laura
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I couldn’t agree more Victoria. Sure, we all have dreams and desires but some people let the “stuff” consume them. Forgetting to be grateful for all of our blessings such as family, health, friends, a roof over our heads, talents etc is a sin.

I am grateful for my journey as well. It hasn’t always been easy and I’ve made mistakes but, ultimately, they’ve made me the person that I am today and I don’t think that I could wish her away for anything. :)

Can’t wait to go on this journey with you! I’m so excited.

((Hugs))
Laura

January 16th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Victoria
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Laura…Thank you for your wise comments… I know there are many other women and men that feel the same way… but haven’t put into words yet…the turn in the world’s economy I feel has made us all question what life is all about…and our lust for material gain… is often at the expense of others.

Like you… I feel dreams are what keep our spirit’s alive…and I also know we have to have money and our physical needs taken care of… but greed and always having to think or feel we have to have more and bigger…at any cost…is what has basically brought us all to our knees… and hopefully we will all wake up.

Each one of us can and deserves a quality life…but moderation and balance… and getting back to basic, resourceful living…that honors and affirms ALL life is a must… and the human spirit and well being of everyone should be everyone’s goal… not always thinking about making another buck… or feeding our egos with yet another bigger… faster something…to show off.

I have a good life… and do not want for anything… and I am so grateful…but I am also as I mentioned seeing what I truly value in life… and it cannot be bought with money… but is something much grander… and far more priceless… and that is feeding my soul… and allowing my spirit to express beauty and compassion into the world.

And I thank you for joining me on my journey…cause I know in my heart…you too…know what matters in life.

Love…Victoria

January 16th, 2012 at 9:16 pm

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