Well, I really am excited that it's the Christmas season! I love Christmas! I know I have heard people say that Christmas has gotten too out of hand...that it's all too much, but I think you can make it as big or as small as you want to. I think Christmas is one thing we are all still in control of!! Last time I checked nobody was forcing me to give anyone a gift, or make a certain amount of candy, treats, etc., or do anything else I just really don't want to. I know Christmas can either be the best of times or it can be the worst. Personally, I have really enjoyed my Christmases for the past few years, and I hope I continue to enjoy them so much!! I just love the spirit of the holiday...I love the lights, the decorations, I love the spirit of giving, I love the wonderful food, the parties, and I love the excitement of it! I like getting out my decorations each year and feeling like I'm opening up an old friend. I think Christmas is what you make it, just like life is. You get out of it what you put into it.
I want to do a gratitude journal for the month of December, and I am going to try to log on (hopefully) every day and say something I am grateful for!! Today I am going to start by saying I am grateful for my body. It's not the cutest body out there...but it pretty much works. (thanks Dr. Crawford for the tune up today) It does whatever I make it do, and it is the result of what I put into it. The thing is...it's the only body I am ever going to have. No one is going to feel sorry for me and give me another one! After reading Christopher Reeve's book I always tell myself I can deal with anything as long as it isn't a spinal cord injury! So... here's to health!
3 comments:
Hi Shaley! I totally agree. I couldn't wait to get my tree up...this time of the year just makes me so happy. I love all the little traditions that you forget about that make this time of the year so special. I can't wait to see what you're grateful for tomorrow. Right now I'm praising my dishwasher. I'm sure it saves me at least 2 hours each day! All I had to do is push a button and now I can go to bed.
Ok I am so glad that I read your blog before going to work this morning! I am going to re focus my Christmas experience and not let the commercialism suck me it. So today I am grateful for a good job, a great work atmosphere and the in clinic challenges that let me know that I am good at what I do!
I love the things you wrote about Christmas. I have always loved Christmas, but this year I've been more the "bah-humbug" type. It has felt like one more thing to do in an already chaotic life. Not today...I will take your advice and make it better. THANKS!
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