I woke up with a feeling of gratitude this morning, after a long day yesterday that ended with me purging some of my negative emotions through tears. Ironically, the heat wave that had made me even more irritable for the past four days came to a dramatic end with a huge thunderstorm and bolts of lightening all across the city sky. (Since unfortunately there are no stars above the city, that was the most action the night sky has seen ahile).
Last night, my yoga teacher asked us at the end of class to find two things to be thankful for, the first being something easy and the second benig a little bit more difficult. I was thankful that I brought myself to class and that my instructor helped me find a way to breathe and just "let go." The hard part was being thankful for the challenges I've faced during my time here on my own. There is a new challenge with each day, which comes with something new to learn.
Today is a new day, the calm after the storm and rage of yesterday. I threw on my gym shoes and went for a run. The air was light and breezy and it was nice to hear the leaves on the trees whistling. The icing on the cake was an email that I got in my inbox this morning. It was a Christian email of encouragement that I get every once in awhile and usually only read if I get some extra downtime. But today it was the first email I opened, and it totally spoke to me! It's like God is giving me a little kick or something.
So now I am very thankful for this new day, for all of my blessings, and hopefully for my new attitude toward many new things.
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