Thankful For...

The holiday season is rapidly approaching.  Time to reflect on the things that you are thankful for and for the blessings in your life.

• I'm thankful that I'm alive
• I'm thankful for my family and my friends (including the 4-legged and winged critters in my household)
• I'm thankful that I have my wits about me
• I'm thankful that my only addictions won't harm my health
• I'm thankful for my job - I'm lucky enough to have two of them and I am thankful for the great group of folks I work with at both places
• I'm thankful that I have a home to call mine
• I'm thankful for the beautiful weather - and even the not so beautiful weather because it offers beautiful opportunities
• I am blessed in such a way that I didn't have to change my lifestyle too much considering the life changes that I made recently
• I'm thankful for the hunting season as it allows me the time to reflect on nature and the creatures that God created
• I am blessed with people in my life that understand I'm not the easiest person to get along with but they love me for who I am and they know how to bring me back to reality when I need it most
• I'm thankful for second chances
• I'm thankful for the laughter and the tears
• I'm blessed with a creative flair

Obviously, I could go on and on but I thought I would share some of the things that I don't think about very often...or maybe I think about them too often! 

Bitch On

Trust

Kate reminded me of this today and I thought I would share and expand upon it.

"Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go."

Kate, you are absolutely right when you say that it will not take us where we want to go but where we NEED to go. 

I'm struggling right now with myself and trust is something that I don't do very well.  With myself or others.  Even when I think I can, it never fails that I question it all.  But I think it's because I'm expecting it to take me where I WANT to go instead of where I NEED to go.

My wants and my needs are two different things and I think when I figure that out, things will start to fall into place for me.  I want everything but I need very little...and that is the hardest thing to realize. 

What is it that I love?  That's hard too!  I love sooo many things and find great pleasure in all of them but does that mean it's because I need it or because I want it? 

I love to be outdoors
I love to ride my 4 wheeler
I love to hunt
I love to fish
I love to sing
I love to dance
I love to listen to my music loud
I love to play with my dogs and cat
I love to go on road trips
I love to explore
I love to watch mother nature at work
I love to dress up
I love to dress down
I love to laugh
I love to talk
I love to shop
I love to eat
I love to drink
I love to watch stupid television
I love to play computer games
I love the sunshine
I love the warmer weather
I love the wind blowing through my hair
I love flowers
I love working in the garden
I love my job - both of them
I love to make others happy
I love to ease others pain
I love to listen to others heartbreak and show them the brighter side
I love to help others when they need it most
I love to be silent
I love to be loud
I love to be opinionated
I love to feel important

Most importantly, I'm learning to love myself.

Expressing Yourself via Public Forums

I'm just as guilty as the rest of the folks out there about posting my feelings and such on public forums such as Facebook. 

But what's the point if you have to sensor every thought that comes out of your fingers onto the screen into your status update?  I mean really! 

I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion...doesn't mean that I agree with it or that I'm opposed to it!  It's just that...an opinion.

Merriam Webster defines "Opinion" as follows:

Definition of OPINION

1

a : a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter b : approval, esteem

2

a : belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b : a generally held view

3

a : a formal expression of judgment or advice by an expert b : the formal expression (as by a judge, court, or referee) of the legal reasons and principles upon which a legal decision is based

 

So why are people so threatened by someone with an opinion?  It doesn't mean it's right or wrong. 

 

Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one!