Funny, as I write this column I am aware
of such uncertainty in the world that I wonder if what
I write will even be valid by the time the paper comes
out? Will there be another major event that shakes
us to the core and rattles our sense of safety? Will
there be another tragic loss of life and yet one more
reason to accelerate a sense of separation and hatred
for others? What if that does happen between now and
the time these words find their way to a printed page?
Would I be any less grateful during this month of thanks
giving for the things I am filled up with at this moment?
I hope not, and therefore, here's my gratitude list
with the desire that you will create one of your own
with great expectations for what the future brings.
I am grateful that I can sit at my window and have
eyes with which to see the brilliant peach in the rose
bloom only a foot away and in the lining of the clouds
bathed by a Phoenix sunset. I am grateful for the mutual
understanding and acknowledgement embraced in a precious
card sent by a friend that said, "Loving you is
a prayer." I am grateful that I understand the
power of that statement and feel it in my soul in every
silent, miraculous connection in my life.
I am grateful for the courage and dedication expressed
by my clients as they travel the road of their own
healing knowing every step they take is a gift to the
world. I am grateful that I have taken my own steps
of healing and can now be fully present, fully aware
and fully spiritually in love with all of them, my
friends and families of birth and choice.
I am grateful for chocolate, especially Carmello, and
having the ability to buy it, taste it, and when feeling
particularly lonely, hold it in my mouth just a tiny
a bit longer than usual. I am also grateful for non-fat
frozen yogurt swirls that come out of the machines
and land like pillows of pleasure awaiting strawberry
blessings. I am also grateful that I don't visit them
or the chocolate on a regular basis because I am also
determined to stay grateful that the Universe is sending
my precious partner - any day now.
I am grateful that I have finally learned before I
left this planet, that life is for living, enjoying
and expressing. I am delighted that I have worn my
best clothes for everyday, I have given up three inch
heels and I have insisted on remaining an un-girdled
woman. I am glad that I understand a car is not a badge
of honor, a title does not make me worth while and
what I have, or don't have, in the bank has nothing
to do with my value. I am delighted that I understand
that the only thing I will leave this planet with is
my integrity and character and the blessings of those
who loved me.
I am grateful that I don't give myself or my truth up to make others comfortable
and even more grateful that others do the same for me. I am grateful for all
the horses patoots who have been my best teachers about who I don't want to be
and every splendid, evolved soul who held me in a space of love so I could discover
what love acted and looked like. I am incredibly grateful for my spiritual family
who let me practice on them until I could get it right. And, I am so grateful
for every challenge and formidable task that tested my strength of spirit and
fired my soul work. I am grateful for every mistake that I have made and every
person who danced with me so that I could make them.
I am grateful for each of you, who through all these years has given me a place
to share my feelings, express my truths and fulfil one more part of my purpose.
Thank you. And, no matter what tomorrow brings, today, right now, take a minute
to be very grateful that we live in a world where despite opposition, you and
I can love the person of our choice, the God of our choice and a journey that
is priceless. Many Thanksgiving blessings to you all.
Dr. Dina Bachelor Evan - Coaching
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