Thankful Thursday

I know, I know, I started the WTF Wednesday and did it one week before disappearing. But, I promise to try and be better now. And I thought we could do a Thankful Thursday? I am thankful for my very calm and peaceful little man and his health. I am thankful for our jobs in this still uncertain economy. I am thankful for my health after all the medical drama I've been through in the past 4 years. I am thankful for my husband of 5 years who still puts up with my ekotional rollercoaster.

I leave you with this and ask what are you thankful for this Thursday?

What a great thought Sylvie - keep it up - I promise to try to contribute to it when I can.

And today is the perfect day for it for me - I was having one of those self conversations this morning - yes I am certifiable about the powers of forcing yourself to remain positive and, more accurately, focused on the blessing on my life.  So your timing was perfect.

Here is a small list of my many blessings for which I am thankful today:

My children - I continue to receive more wisdom from them then I impart to them - recently it has been about how important it is to be aware of the blessings you have - pretty heady stuff for 15 year olds.

My wife - not only is she the love of my life and my best friend, she is the rock that centers my universe.

My health - the decision to have my rny was the best one I've made for my health and I reap the dividends on a daily basis.

Exercise - if you knew me then you'd chuckle about this one.  Recently I had, for me, become a little complacent about it.  I caught myself feeling very "unmedicated" - the word we use to describe how I feel when I am missing the soothing powers that food used to provide for me.  On a particularly bad day, I recommitted myself to exercise and my head has been thankful every day since.

My job - it drives me crazy but given the economic situation of the world and the struggles that I have observed others going through I have to be thankful I have one.

Hope everyone has a great and thankful day.

Edited to add - well once I got over myself for a second - I looked at the pics of your little guy and he's adorable - it's amazing how they can add perspective to our lives.

Thank you Russel! My husband and I think maybe we got somebody else's baby, he's so good and mellow :)

I think those self conversations are very important now and then; who knows us better than us, huh?

You are truly BLESSED! Happy Thursday honey! And I LOVE LOVE LOVE those pix. That made my day seeing all those cute baby shots. I love me some babies! lol (((Hugs)))

Thank you Jilly, we happen to believe he's quite adorable too.

Thank you for those great thoughts.  Oliver is precious.  Love the pics thanks for sharing.

Today I am thankful for celebrating 12 years of marriage with the love of my life Gino. Although we celebrated our 12Th anniversary we are 16 years happily and more in love than when we first fell in love.  That my husband has a job and my oldest daughter too. I am thankful for the Grace of God, if it wasn't for his Grace I couldn't be sharing with you all today. For the health of my children and my four grand children.
I was watching the news this morning and saw that a 3 year old was diagnosed with a rare form of breast Cancer and had to had a radical mastectomy. My heart ached for that child and her Mother.  My mother was a Cancer survivor and I know that we have a risk but I never thought of my babies. So I will be diligently checking for it when I check myself.

Please everyone check yourself all the time even if you are a male or female. Breast cancer is not partial to one sex.


Have a wonderful day everyone!

Cira

Cira, thanks for reminding us to take care of us in our hectic schedules. That is a terribly sad story but I hope the doctors were able to get all the cancer out and that she grows up to be a more confident young woman because of what she's been through.

You are most welcome! 

Yes that is exactly what I wish for her as well.

Sylvie, thanks for posting ! It looks like all of us have many things to be thankful for.  I am thankful for :

1) Family & Friends

2) Hubby & Sons having good jobs.

3) A roof over our heads & warm heat !

4) Life in general !

                                                                                               Julie

I hear ya about the warm heat, especially this morning!