Grumpy to Grateful
Green weed below the water line, needs a serious scrub
Filthy hull and fenders
Leaking dingy
Sand and dust from the desert all over the deck
Shop with only lettuce and soft tomato masquerading as fresh veg
Headache and nausea,
Exhaustion, sunburnt shoulder
Weepy and emotional
Another bad nights sleep
Walk to the shower and toilets like a building site, dusty and dirty
Parcel I needed now arrived in Malta and we are in Gozo
Water needing filled
Bags to be stored
Off soya milk from the not cold cold-box
Brighten up your corner
Some days it’s hard to be grateful, and then I remember Edenlands posts about Africa and I have to pull myself together:
Unlock your gratitude
There’s no where I NEED to go and nothing I HAVE to do today
My children are well fed and have plenty of water to drink
They have great opportunities to study and learn
We are all safe from danger real or imagined
We are free
We have enough of everything we need and more
We are all relatively healthy and able
The sun is shining
We went swimming in the sea yesterday
Mr S is fixing the leaky dingy
No.1 son helped pack the bags away under his berth
No. 1 daughter cleaning out the stinky water bag
My health is improving
I have the luxury of time to feel my emotions
I had my haircut last week and bought some new clothes
My daughter is in seventh heaven since I bought her high heels, and believe me that is good for everyone!
Our boat is sound, safe and strong, she tells the story of her adventures from the scars and dirt she carries.
I had a hot shower this morning, first for over a week, lovely
We’ve got fresh fish for tea bought from a local fisherman
I love my family and they love me, even although we had a fight yesterday.
It doesn't take much to change
Just writing this list has lifted something from me. None of it is real. What seems a burden today may bring joy tomorrow.
Gratitude lists, best written when I least want to, do you write them?
MairiStones
Gratitude lists are fantastic, they put in perspective what really matters and help us focus away from worries, negativity and loss onto the wealth of beautiful, wonderful, joyful things around us. Thank you for reminding me and yes, I do keep a gratitude list on a fairly regular basis.
Lots of love to you, Mairi, and to all four of you!
I think I’m going to be exploring gratitude more over the next wee while, it keeps popping up in my life! Lucky me. XX