The long reach
19 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
I learnt today that everyone feels alone and retreats at some time; I’m grateful to know that I am not alone, and that even when I do retreat, I am surrounded by people who love and respect me. I am thankful for authors who challenge me to do better, think better, live better and be better. And I am so grateful for the down days that make me fully appeciate all the great days in between…
Words of wisdom…
20 Jul 2010 Leave a Comment
Today I am thankful for wise words that shout out at me at certain times in my life, and as I look at my children growing up, I have been wondering what more I can do to help their journey be one of joy…and today I came across this piece by Australian designer/speaker/adventurer, Sally Browne…
“Call me crazy, maybe it’s just a dream, but I believe if we all wondered and wandered more often, we might find some real answers, some fulfilment, some meaning. I believe if we encourage each child to wonder and wander until they discover the tiniest positive desire, regardless of what it is, and if we allow them to nurture and grow their dream, and if we enthuse them to integrate their soul and their personality with that dream, then they may become self-found individuals. Maybe they will be intensely different, but not difficult; hopefully, they will be erratic, creative and challenging….but brimming with self-love and wildly excited about life.”
…..What a great philosophy by which to raise our kids….today I am grateful that these words made their way to me.
Just a little thank you
18 Jul 2010 Leave a Comment
If I said ‘thank you’ every day, I know I would be a better person for it…so I end this day thankful that I have remembered to do so, even if it meant getting out of a warm, soft bed to do it 
…
…I am grateful for the rain, soaking into our newly planted rose beds and hopefully filling the catchments for future use and water for food…I am thankful for the holidays that allow us to stop, or go, or do anything in between – but mostly for allowing me to spend time with my gorgeous children and cherished husband, uninterrupted by the busy-ness of work and school…I am grateful for the time spent with my Dad, who visits on a whim and enjoys whatever it is that we are doing at the time – indeed special times…I am thankful for a husband who is talented beyond belief and pretends to love painting the bathroom even when he hates it…I am grateful for this bewildering and fascinating internet that brings people together from all over the world, for whatever purpose they choose…I am thankful for the days that are tinged more with happiness than sadness, and for the rose that just will not die, reminding me of things I will never lose…I am grateful for the strength to do things I believe in, and make the changes that I need to make, for me….and today I am thankful to receive knowledge of breakthroughs in medical research that give us all the gift that we so passionately crave: hope. I am grateful.
Live like it’s temporary…
27 May 2010 Leave a Comment
…’everything is temporary if you give it long enough’…I heard that line in a song today – and how very true it is….
And as it is a few days from the first anniversary of losing my beautiful Mum, I guess these words rang true for good reason. I can’t try to feel grateful that she is gone; how could I ever be happy about such a thing? But I can give thanks for everything she ever gave me…
…like the uniqueness and distinct looks of an Irish heritage, a shyness only to be overcome by the security of good friends (and perhaps a glass of good wine), the integrity and courage to try to live an honest life each day, the humility of one never truly sure of their own worth, the simplicity to see beauty in the strangest places, the fortitude to carry on when things move far beyond the realm of comfort, the wisdom to seek answers in those who have lived the longest, and the legacy of a perfectly imperfect love story on which to base my own marriage…
For all these things I am sincerely grateful, and I say thank you to you, Mum. xox
How time flies…
21 May 2010 Leave a Comment
Wow – how time flies…and what flies within the minutes we let pass by!… I feel somewhat guilty for neglecting this project – and remind myself how good I feel when I make concrete the list of things I am absolutely grateful to have in my life…
Above all, at this very moment, I am thankful that I am someone who continues to read and learn and question and read some more in order to expand my thinking and become a wiser person. Even if that takes a lifetime, well, what better way to mark my days than by the lessons I have learnt?…
Today I am thankful for wise words that shout out at me at certain times in my life, and as I look at my children growing up, I have been wondering what more I can do to help their journey be one of joy…and today I came across this piece by Australian designer/speaker/adventurer, Sally Browne…
“Call me crazy, maybe it’s just a dream, but I believe if we all wondered and wandered more often, we might find some real answers, some fulfilment, some meaning. I believe if we encourage each child to wonder and wander until they discover the tiniest positive desire, regardless of what it is, and if we allow them to nurture and grow their dream, and if we enthuse them to integrate their soul and their personality with that dream, then they may become self-found individuals. Maybe they will be intensely different, but not difficult; hopefully, they will be erratic, creative and challenging….but brimming with self-love and wildly excited about life.”
…..What a great philosophy by which to raise our kids….today I am grateful that these words made their way to me.
a million reasons to say thanks
12 Jul 2009 58 Comments
A single ‘thank you’ can change your whole day…and there is so much to be grateful for.
Being grateful is about seeing things that maybe you haven’t really looked at, listened to, noticed or appreciated for a while, or at all…and once you start, you really can experience a lot of things in a very different light.
This site doesn’t operate like a usual blog; it is just a place where anyone can share their gratitude for the day, whenever you feel the urge.
If you would just like to read other people’s contributions, simply click and tick the box to get email updates and you should be informed every time a new comment is added. (You will not be signing up for anything else in the process.) Your email address is not made public when you write a comment.
…just a few things to remember:
- Please try to honour other people’s privacy as much as possible by not using names (other than your own)
- Stay in the ‘positive’…there’s always something you can be happy about if you really think about it…
- This as a gratitude list; it’s not a forum for giving other people your opinion or advice…so please enjoy!
I, for one, would love to read your contribution.
Thanks a million,
Nicole Papasidero
Australia
PS – You will find comments from 2007, 2008 and 2009 at the top of this page….please browse through and read some of the beautiful and inspiring ‘gratefuls’ that have been written in the past. Thanks.
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