Day 56 - Today I am Grateful For.....

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

What a week?! I am tellin' you I spent so much time this week - focusing on my good work and making sure that the 'things' going on around me were not because I was reacting, but because I was being .... and I have to tell you - it feels ...terrific!

Today I am grateful for.....

• A beautiful morning to write and appreciate my white space.
• The bald eagle who followed me on my walk this morning.
• A rare breakfast at a wonderful locally owned restaurant - we love Christo's on Alki.
• An amazing compliance department to help me get my work on the radio.
• The ability to know that the reaction of others - has nothing to do with me.

.....my wish for you and all you know is prosperity and the good fortune you deserve.

Day 55 - Today I am Grateful For.....

Crazy couple of days...where did the moon go?

Today I am grateful for....

• An early morning with my journal and peppermint tea.
• Time with my fantastic assistant.
• An amazing day of networking.
• Good women who let me know what they can do.
• An unexpected clear Friday.

......my wish for you and all you know is prosperity and the good fortune you deserve.

Day 54 - Today I am Grateful For.....

Had a momentary regression to kindergarten today - I felt like Emily had stolen my crayon....a day that I was really looking forward to in a moment changed - I felt deflated and crushed.

In a previous life I would have spent much time wondering what was "wrong" with me.....instead today I listened to 'input' from someone else - heard very clearly that what they were voicing was not about me - and was truly all about them......and then I let it go.

I reflected on how far I have come. Just a couple of years ago I would have spent hours upon days feeling badly and all that comes with that.....

Tonight I vented - I laughed - I am blogging - and tonight I will be done.

Can you do that? What skills or tools have you picked up that allow you to deal with conflict? Do you have a process for releasing it? (I came home and burned sage....get that icky energy off me!)

Today I am grateful for.....

• Having business wisdom to share with another woman business owner.
• A warm network of professional women to be with and learn from.
• Time to make an outline.
• The skills to recognize what isn't mine.
• Support of friends.

.....my wish for you and all you know is prosperity and the good fortune you deserve.

Day 53 - Today I am Grateful For.....

What a defining day! An entire culmination of a two year adventure arrived today with me accepting an opportunity to host a radio program - that is on the fast track to syndication!

I am blessed in more ways than I could even have imagined.

Today I am grateful for....

• The opportunity to realize a life long dream.
• The support of my husband who says, 'this is what you have always dreamed of...'
• Working on a presentation with a very talented attorney.
• A great day.
• A gift of information about my uncle who was killed in Vietnam.

.....my wish for you and all you know is prosperity and the good fortune you deserve.

Day 52 - Today I am Grateful For.....

I had these fleeting thoughts this weekend of ' how I was going to get all my tasks done' - and then both my significant time commitments today had to reschedule. Yes, I worked from about 7 am until 8 pm - but boy did I get a lot done!

I can now go to bed as soon as I wrap this up and sleep in a bit - still address client needs in the morning and be off to two meetings.

It is such a blessing to do what I do - and have so successfully architect ed this life I am living.

Today I am grateful for....

• An early rainy fall morning with coffee and my journal....(I know I am grateful for my former nemesis!)
• The referrals of wonderful clients.
• The advocacy of clients who are so pleased with a very long term relationship they gladly and regularly refer friends and colleagues.
• A paper boy who wants to know where he should deliver my paper....when was the last time that happened?
• The wisdom to evaluate the intentions of people who I have never talked with who want to participate in some of the opportunities that are manifesting.

.....my wish for you and all you know is prosperity and the good fortune you deserve.

Day 51 - Today I am Grateful For.....

Are you looking through your life like it's a cracked windshield?

I ask only because on Friday I had my car's windshield replaced - and it was LONG overdue. The rock chip that spread and became not one, or two, but 3 spider legs across my front windshield didn't bother me anymore - I had learned to drive with them - leaning to the left or right depending on where I needed to go.

When I got in my car Friday afternoon - the big clear windshield became a very clear (pun intended) metaphor for what has been happening in my life.

I have been working on myself for many years, however with such crystal clear precision for slightly more than two years, and as I drove home I marveled at how in my own life I had been leaning to the left and right for so long - and this big clear windshield was now my metaphor for all the possibilities ahead - with no distractions - just unlimited possibilities.

Today I am grateful for.....

• A quiet morning with my writing.
• Brunch with some girlfriends.
• Making progress on reclaiming our garage.
• Finding the pickles my dad likes on-line in bulk quantities!
• The deep gratitude of my husband.

.....my wish for you and all you know is prosperity and the good fortune you deserve.

Day 50 - Today I am Grateful For.....

Fifty days of conscious gratitude - I have noticed a shift. Have I shifted or am I attracting those who also live this life of gratitude?

When I started this journey 50 days ago I wondered if I would go from expressing gratitude to living or being in a state of gratitude - always - or at least the majority of time. I find myself doing funny things now in certain circumstances where before I would get frustrated or irritated and now I pause and wonder what's the lesson I am supposed to be learning - and spend time being reflective instead of reactive.

I have read through the 245 expressions of gratitude up to today and am absolutely awed by the abundance of riches in my life - the experiences and the people. Few of these gratitudes have been things and I love knowing where there is such richness in my life has very little to do with "stuff" - this makes my heart fill with joy.

This is National Donor Sabbath - the weekend two weeks before Thanksgiving when those who have been touched by organ donation and transplantation have the opportunity to share within their communities of faith the ultimate act of compassion and generosity. Today I want to open a window of gratitude for organ donation and transplantation.

Today I am grateful for.....

• The Kime family of Seattle. In February of 2001, twenty year old Kristopher Kime's life was cut short - Kris was a designated organ donor - his decision to be an organ donor saved the life of my dad. 8 years, 8 months and 12 days later I have the opportunity to tell my dad how much I love him and I get to hear his voice on the phone when we talk each day. All because of the generosity of a stranger.
• LifeCenter Northwest - our regional OPO - the staff and leadership that saves lives every day.
• Witnessing the transformation of a young girl to a young woman as her life was saved when she received a liver transplant.
• The people who have registered their wish to donate AND have talked with their family.
• The opportunity to witness the miracle that is the gift of life.

If you would like to register to be an organ donor, or to get more information - visit this website http://www.donatelifetoday.org/.

.....my wish for you and all you know is prosperity and the good fortune you deserve.