Friday Five: Attitude of Gratitude
One of the things I’ve been thinking about and practicing lately is to look for things to be grateful for. It is so easy to get caught up in problems and issues. I’ve found it harder to find gratitude in my daily life. Keeping a gratitude journal is one way to be thankful for each day. However, this is a journal that I struggle to keep. A suggestion for this journal is to write three things each evening before bed. I tend to forget. This is my alternative. A Friday Five post dedicated to some things I am grateful right now: Warm October days with blue skies and the trees…
5 Lessons in a Decaffeinated Life
It’s been over a week since I’ve had any of my favorite beverage. Coffee. I have survived but barely. I have struggled with many things throughout the week. Between work, home and my own interests, each thing has been much more stressful due to this major change in my life. My body and spirit haven’t fared well as I have gone through withdrawals. Here are some things that I’ve discovered: 1. My allergies have finally kicked in this spring. I won’t say that it is truly because of the lack of coffee but the timing is suspicious. 2. The 2:00 slump is real. 3. What do I drink all day?…
Coffee Time, Or Not
I created several goals for myself this year. Most are still a work in progress, while some aren’t really working. It will be interesting to see how things end up as the year continues. One of these areas was health. I had in mind to exercise a bit more, find balance and discover what was going on with me, health wise. At this point in the year I haven’t truly achieved this goal at all. However, I have worked on it. The problems I was having, I have found answer to, though another issue has reared its ugly head, AGAIN. It is my belief that many of our ailments are…
