Being blessed.

[aubkabob]

Even with Thanksgiving looming, I hadn't thought of thankfulness that much lately, until my yoga class on Monday. The instructor talked at length about thankfulness in a variety of ways and told us to think about things during our practice and meditation that maybe surprised or inspired us today

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[msanborn]

*lovies you* I've got a lot of things to be grateful, thankful for too even when other things are falling down. I think it's how we decide to handle these blips in our cosmos that makes us who we are, those that can see and appreciate the good (as in what you wrote), or those that remain bitter and never see the beauty in life.

*hugs on you*

[aubkabob]

There are some people that see EVERYTHING as a negative, like a coworker who bitches about what's wrong with her drinks that someone bought FOR her as a gift. ("I SPOSE I can drink it. It's cold, so it'll be difficult to manage." or "It isn't what I asked for, so I don't want it.", etc.) I often wonder at what a miserable existence people like that must live, as it seems like they can see NOTHING as a positive.

Many, many moons ago, when I was in my teens, I was one of these people. I worked many years to change my school of thinking around, and it has made me an infinitely happier person because of it.

P.S. - I've missed you dear!

[msanborn]

What gets me, is exactly that - I have people that have longed for certain things and then once they have them, they complain about every negative aspect of what they now have instead of appreciating the fact of 1. getting what they wanted and 2. weighing and appreciating the positives instead of the negatives.

*hugs you*

[aubkabob]

This is also why said coworker doesn't get invites to parties. I had a boyfriend that broke up with me when I was a teenager because of my radiating negativity. I never want to be that person again - not just for inner peace's sakes, but also for the sanity of those around me.

[msanborn]

I can totally understand that. I broke up with Zack because of all of the negativity and I've been so much happier now and more of my friends want to spend time with me because I'm happy and not miserable. It's so much to be said for just not being so glum all the time.