Thankful

A lot of my friends on Facebook are doing a month of thanks and everyday listing what they are thankful for in their lives. It's nice to see so much positivity, especially after this close election season. I really need to start a daily routine of reminding myself of everything I am grateful for.  I'm thinking about maybe just jotting down a few things every morning. Having a reminder in the first moments of the day to really put things into perspective before I have the chance to take everything for granted. I know when I have done thing like this it in the past, and it really helped to keep the wolves at bay. So here are few of honorable mentions for today - 

  

- Always first, John. He puts up with everything I dish out and continues to not only like me, but also really really love me.

- Dog training. Seeing major improvements in Sawyer's behavior thanks to our intensive new training regiment. Sometimes it can be difficult to actually see hard work paying off during a long process, but we have had some major breakthroughs lately and I can't wait for more!

- My health. I had been felling really run down (again!) over the last couple of weeks, and finally realized that I was once again low in Vitamin D due to the chance of the weather. I'm glad I'm finally reaching a point where I can listen to what my body needs and actually be able to give it what it wants.

- Music. I have been listening to the Dr. Dog station on Spotify as much as possible and loving almost every song. Many are by bands that are new to me and therefore much more exciting to listen to. Having something I really like playing in the background of whatever I am doing really changes my mood. Why did I forget this? I also went to see my friends play on Saturday night and am grateful to know such talented people!

Life is really good right now, and I just want to hold onto every moment for just a second as it passes, and appreciate everything that it is.