today on my way to the gym i heard a song that instantly reminded me of my grandson noah dancing at mary's wedding. and instantly i felt happy. really, deep happy. it amazed me too. how that could happen so instantly. what a great blessing memories are. i've always thought shared memories are one of the truly great parts of life. so this year in my focus of seeing the joy in the moment and relishing my life i am truly grateful for the happiness i felt.it was good to feel that complete happiness again. i felt lifted and energized and whole. and being grateful for that brings that happiness back even again.
over the holidays i finally got to hit the gym and re-discovered that i desperately need to be there regularly!! i had been starting to feel that 'slowly sinking into the dark' feeling and so in my typical fashion figured i'd fight it off with junk food. now there's a swell idea. and yeah, that didn't work out so great. (who knew?!) i hope you can hear the drip of sarcasm, but anyway i made a commitment to just tell myself that i have a meeting after school and so i have to leave on time. i take my gym clothes with me and change after school. i have to say (no real surprise here) that i feel SOOOO much better. physically. emotionally. spriritually. all of it.
thank goodness for breaks that give you time to reflect, regroup, and recommit.
as cheesy as it may sound....it was a Christmas miracle!
