Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

I believe that gratitude is fundamental to well-being. I don't believe that positive thinking can overcome every challenge, but I know for a fact that negative thinking usually only makes things worse. So I try to be grateful and count my blessings on a daily basis. Thanksgiving is just an opportunity to put more emphasis on this practice.

So here is what I am grateful for this year:

The usual BIG stuff like:

My amazing husband
My girls who are beautiful, inside and out
All the family and friends who are a part of my life
Living in a peaceful and privileged country like Canada
Not facing the severe hardship so many people in this world face on a daily basis (natural disasters, war, violence, poverty, homelessness, illness, etc.)

And some of the random, smaller stuff that's happened recently that I'm grateful for:

Although Big A woke up at 5:30am on Saturday, she was nice enough to coach me through my Insanity Fitness DVD and even did some jumping jacks and burpees with me.
The disembodied voices I'd been hearing for a few days were not evidence that I've finally cracked up, but were actually coming from the girls' Dora the Explorer Kitchen which apparently needs new batteries.
The girls got along well almost all weekend, and actually played more than they fought. Watching them play and laugh together warms my heart.
The pie Little A made me on the girls' Ipad was virtual and not, in fact, real because it involved both sausage and sprinkles.
After begging me to make them spaghetti and meatballs last week, Big A declared the meatballs 'yucky' while Little A declared the long spaghetti noodles (which Big A forbid me from breaking up) 'too tricky to eat', but none of the food went to waste because Little A ate Big A's meatballs, and Big A ate all of Little A's spaghetti.
We've had some absolutely spectacular fall weather the past few weeks.
Despite the Ontario apple shortage this season, I was finally able to find my beloved mutsu/crispin variety at a good price...and I stocked up!! I adore apples.
My TRX Rip Trainer arrived in the mail.

Oh, and last, but not least, I am grateful to all of you, who give my thoughts, feelings, ideas and ramblings some of your precious time. I appreciate each and every one of you who read my blog. Happy Thanksgiving!

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