Thankful for the little things

I have been rather pensive of late and mostly because I have taken several work-related road trips that require me to be alone in a car for many hours. I love driving,..... up to a certain point. The stretch of road between Payson and Cedar is an absolute borefest. I have also started to have an obsession with clouds. I love nature in all it's beauty, especially in the spring. (Imagine my dismay that it snowed today, shouldn't we be done by May?) The result of all this thinking time is that I have delved deep into my soul to examine where I am in life at this point. To examine where I am now, it means I also need to relive my past and make comparisons. I have had some unexpected changes in my social and familial life that was the catalyst that prompted most of this thinking. All in all I would have to say that life could always be better, but I am satisfied with where I am at right now. I think that so often we get caught up in the day to day workings of our lives that we forget to take stock and realize that we have so many things to be thankful for. I decided to share with you some of the things that I am thankful for.

• spring breezes and blooming flowers

• the willpower to give up soda

• supportive and perceptive friends

• modern medicine

• loving grandparents

• a soft bed and warm blankets

• a knowledge of my purpose in life

• tasty delicious meat

• dark chocolate