Tis the season for thankfulness and gratitude.  

With thanksgiving behind us and the solstice and warmth ahead there is so much to be thankful for.

We had a wonderful thanksgiving at home.  It was very relaxing just my partner and me.  Even though we are together all the time, when we prepare dinner for a holiday together it makes it so much more special. He gives me so much to be thankful for.

After Thanksgiving pasted, I felt a shift in the energy from everyone around me.  The feelings of thankfulness and gratitude left and stress and fast paced days quickly engulfed the world around.  I understand that for many people the holidays are a stressful time because of all the societal pressures, but that is not the meaning of the holidays.  This is supposed to be a time of rejoice, gratefulness and happiness.

In my quiet moments of the day, I like to reflect on my life and how I have grown into the woman I am today.  By paying attention to my thoughts and directing them to positives and happy thoughts, I can focus my mind on what I chose to.  I am only human and sometimes I need to help direct my mind to the thankfulness and happy thoughts.  I have a list of some quotes that help reset my thoughts and get back on the right track!

If you are feeling the pressures of the holidays and society, try reading some of my thought provoking quotes to help you redirect the way of your mind.

• Making one person smile can change the world, maybe not the whole world but, their world.
• Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.
• If you really want to do something, you will find a way.  If you don’t you will find an excuse.
• Be happy. Be yourself.  If others don’t like it, then let them be.  Happiness is a choice. Life isn’t about pleasing everybody.
• No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day with a thankful heart.  Someone somewhere is wish for a life like yours.
• The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
• When you choose to see the good in others, you end up finding the good in yourself.
• No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow your progress is, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.
• Smile, be happy, be who you want to be, you only have one life to live.  Live it!

If you are feeling down, just read some of these and maybe you can change the way you are thinking.

Namaste.

Anita

My two week vacation is over and I am back to reality.  It was such an incredible trip that really helped me find myself on an even deeper level.  I am so lucky to have a friend that is so similar to me that loves to do the same things I do.  She had a great time as well.  It was the perfect little vacation before the holidays start kicking in.

We spent 10 straight days hiking and practicing yoga just the two of us.  I am lucky that she knew where she was going because I think I would have gotten lost.  She had hiked the same mountain range before, but we took a bit of a different route this time.  Practicing yoga in remote areas where it is just you and nature is unexplainable.  There is something so magical that focuses you into your practice and places you in the exact present moment.


We spent the other days exploring around the park and discovering the natural beauty of the world around us.  I was sad leaving my friend and my vacation, but I was excited to come home to see my partner.  The 10 days we spent hiking I didn’t have any means of communication so I wasn’t able to talk to him for a while.  It was so great coming home and seeing him!

I was starving by the time I got home and as excited I was to see my partner I went straight to the pantry to get a snack.   To my surprise, my partner hadn’t gotten any groceries since I left.  He ate nearly everything in the house.  I could only laugh because I had a gut feeling that this would happen.

Instead of unpacking and getting my laundry started we went out to get some food and stop at the store to hold us over until we can go to the markets tomorrow. 

I think my partner felt a little bad there wasn’t any food for me when I got home so he took me to one of my favorite restaurants and treated me like a queen.  It was so great to sit down and tell him all about the trip and find out how his weeks were.  After dinner we stopped at the store and picked up just a few snacks and breakfasts foods.

As much as I loved hiking and camping I am really excited to sleep in my own comfy bed.  It was such a great trip, I think I am going to have to plan a longer trip with my partner so we can have some time to connect with each other and nature.  I am wiped out from the trip, off to bed I go.

Namaste.

Anita