i was feeling kind of bummed...

you know those days when you wake up and you are just a little sad, a little down, just a little blue for no known reason? that's how i felt today. it is rare for me to get up without a smile, for i am a MORNING person, which annoys everyone around me....but today i was just a little sad so decided i'd jump into housework - doing the things that i had put off for some time...spring cleaning again really, before the house is finally closed shut for many months to come...maybe that was the sad feeling, letting go of the freshest of air, not waking to birds singing anymore; for they are long gone...and knowing that i have to prepare for this upcoming season...

but as things go - something always comes along to lift up our spirits...so when i took a break to finally check my email after several days i received this forward from my dad, who is always full of sending me inspiring things - and at the perfect time...hmmmmm, has to make you wonder...

and as always, it made everything just perfect again...

"Gratitude is the king of all virtues. Without it...there is no happiness in your life. It's really that simple."

Here's what Melody Beattie said:
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

so now i'm able to snap back into my usual pollyanna by replacing my thoughts of regret with gratitude....thanks dad....

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