Jaw jaw...

I love my life because I did my yoga and it helped.
I love my life because I have decided to think about what I HAVE done today instead of what I didn´t do...

And now I have to hit the sack..it´s almost 1am here! Tomorrow is work time again!

Humlan,
I just wanted to say Good for you, that you do yoga! I try and try to tell women how good it is for you and it's hard to get them to start!
You did and I can tell you are getting all the benefits from it!
GOOD FOR YOU!
dancer9

Yes, dancer..?

Thanks, dancer. It really is amazing what yoga does for body and soul and mind. And I experience this with just the little that I can do on my own!

I love my life because I have learned alot about thankfulness here on this site today. I am truely very very grateful for that.

I love my life because Christmas Eve is approaching..the day we celebrate here in Sweden. And since my divorce, every Christmas Eve has been a surprise and new experience for me. A new way to celebrate Christmas. I dreaded this day at the time of my divorce..but there was really no need at all. So, I am looking forward to what this Christmas Eve will bring!

I love my life because I am slowly reigniting contact with one of my daughters. That means that I get to see more of grandchildren in a relaxed sort of way. I am so grateful!

I love my life because I saw the Lucia celebration at my grandaughter´s "fritids". It was just lovely! The kids were all around 8yrs old. And they sang: I wish you a Merry Christmas..". I got a big lump in my throat then!

I love my life because my body is serving me pretty well. I do have aches and pains..but it´s working altho a bit rusty. ..and as far as I know, I am pretty healthy.

I love my life because I can still laugh from the heart..all the way up to my face..THANKS, dancer!

I love my life because our little apartment is filled with family and friends.

I love my life because in this life I have whiskey!!! SKÅL!!! from Sweden

I love my life because I know humlan and appreciate her for keeping this thread alive.

I love my life because while returning Pop-Pop's slippers at the mall yesterday, with my grocery list in my pocket, and wanting to shop a little, but feeling pulled to get to the food store, then home...I got a call from my oldest son.

"Mom, I'm going to Wegman's. Do you need anything?"

"Oh honey, do you have a pen and paper? Can I give you my list?"

So I read him my list. He shopped. I stayed at the mall and wandered a bit and felt so free.

It's the little things that thrill me.

I also love my life because my daughter and I spent lots of time hanging out together yesterday. We actually went back to the mall and returned her slippers. Then our family had dinner with another family at a Chinese restaurant. When we got home, she and I retreated to the basement and watched a little TV (a show about the couple that had two children and then had sextuplets!)and worked on a jigsaw puzzle.

She's 20, has a boyfriend, etc. so I have to embrace and appreciate these moments.

I love life this morning because we took a break from church and are just hanging out at home with nothing to do for a couple hours, Woohoo. This is rare.

Dotsie,
I very much relate to the time you spent with your daughter! My son is also 20 and goes to University in another state. It was harder because he recently spend 5 months in India for school studies and I missed and worried for him. He returned and I was able to spend a lot of time this year with him for Christmas. As you said, these times are important because they have their own lives. It seems he was a bit homesick so he stayed with me longer than usual for Christmas and we did things together and laughed until we couldn't stop a couple times like when he was younger. These are the times to cherish, cerainly!
I'm glad that you, too, had such a time with your child. I put my child on a plane back to school but didn't think I'd miss him as much because I caught up with his dreams, his thoughts and opinions!

dancer9
whose other son is in Italy!

I love my life because I got a pretty good salary raise at work. I haven´t really told anyone at home about it..but I have been celebrating it by doing small things for myself: drinking my extra special whisky; buying a round gold candle and lighting it in the evening and by making an appointment at my hairdresser´s to have highlights (slingor in Swedish)put in my hair. And nobody else knows about the why of these small things. Only ME.

I love my life because I had a very uplifting and interesting conversation with my boss about why I got the raise..she even mentioned that she has tried doing things with the kids that she has seen me do..

And I love my life because I watched an exceptionally good Morse this evening, friday evening..complete with my golden candle lit beside me and some special whiskey inside me..putting me into this perfectly wonderful mood that only happens now and again..life was mellow, kind and glowy.