BLESSED!
I have to share with you how blessed I am and all the wonderful things that have been happening in my life - remarkably right around my 53rd birthday. I don't know if it is because I faced my 53rd birthday with no apprehension or misgivings or because I'm truly learning to stay positive and focused and live a life of gratitude, but some wonderful things have been turning up in my life. I'm not going to question why... I'm just going to be thankful for them and say that there really IS something to this Law of Attraction stuff and "Dream. Believe. Achieve!"... and it is ALL GOOD! And here's the real kicker... I honestly believe if my life can having these blessings and unexpected gifts, yours can, too! How 'bout that? *grin*
So here is a BIG ONE... on my birthday, FITNESS Magazine's The Fit Stop featured the blog and me on their website as a Fit Blogger We Love. When I came home from New York / Brooklyn after spending an amazing day (Mets pun intended!) with my son (more on this in a second...) I actually cried happy tears seeing this:
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I am so thankful for the weight I've been able to lose, for how much BETTER I feel from getting healthier... for all of you who continually inspire me by your stories and your dedication to your wellness! And I had one of those moments when I saw this article... moments when you rededicate yourself to being all that you can be because you know you can do even better than you are now and you want to help others start on their journeys to feel the way you do today. That is what this birthday present brought to me- rededication and thankfulness! So-- thank YOU - Fitness Magazine (especially Marianne) for this great birthday present!
Now let me back-up a bit to remind you that the day BEFORE my birthday I received this unexpected big box of TrueLemon products on my door! I have been enjoying them so much as have a couple of my friends in my office. : ) Another surprise - another thing to be thankful for!
On Thursday morning (my birthday) I set off to Brooklyn to go to a NY METS game with my son, Danny. I just adore my kid - we have the most fun together and our quirky senses of humor are never lost on one another! He has a wonderful job this summer with the Mets organization so was able to secure us some great seats. I have ALWAYS loved baseball from the time I was a little kid and my Dad and I would take long bus rides with the rural American Legion post to NY to see the Mets or Yankees (we were Mets fans)! In 1969 I was 11 years old and remember every moment of the "Amazin' Mets" winning the World Series. So to have my own son working for the Mets, in a job he considers his "dream" is - in itself - a wonderful gift. What parent doesn't want to see their child happy? : )
My son and I were in our seats at Citi Field, in the beautiful sun, having a great time as the Mets begin to come from behind and my son says "Okay, we need to stay in the seats this whole inning...". I look at him with a "huh?!" look and he says "You'll see, Mom..." with a big smile on his face. Remember that I've ALWAYS loved baseball and this (below) is what Danny did for me as a special surprise for my birthday!
My "OMG!" moment at June 2nd's Mets game! :) |
To say I was stunned and thrilled is an understatement. To me, though, the greatest part is that my son knows me so well that he knew this would be better than anything I could hold in my hand or open up in a box... this is a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime ('cause there is only one 1st time this will happen!) moment that I'll tuck into my heart... especially remembering the look on my son's face when he saw me see it! As they say on the credit card commercials... "Priceless!"
After going out to dinner (and - by the way - I walked over 5 miles on my birthday) and dropping my son off at his apartment back in Brooklyn, I headed back to Boston and listened to SUCCESS Magazine CDs all the way home, listening to Maria Shriver, Mari Smith, Peter Gruber interviews that were really interesting and inspiring. I love finding out secrets that successful people have - no matter their field - and have been increasingly interested in how you keep hearing the same suggestions over and over again. (There's a blog post in there somewhere!)
When I got home, I was overwhelmed with all of the Happy Birthday messages on Twitter and on Facebook. THANK YOU! :) I couldn't stay awake to read them all and respond I was so tired from the drive and the busy day... and I wanted to get my 8 hours of sleep in per my commitment to the June JAZZ challenge!
The final birthday miracle (and yes, I'm calling it that because I refuse to think it will be anything but a positive) is a call I received on Friday evening. When I broke off my relationship with my fiance a few years ago now, I moved back to a beautiful rental home in the town I'd raised my son in. When I first saw the home I felt immediately peaceful in it. It is "me". I have changed and grown and become more "me" while living in this home than anywhere else in decades. I have had every intention of being a 'long term renter' and the landlord was happy to have me do so.
Christmas season 2010 |
So... in a few days I had a number of remarkable things take place in my life. I am so blessed. I believe so strongly in searching your heart for what you truly want in your life and writing down those goals, keeping them in the forefront of your mind, working toward them, and that you'll achieve them. And - staying optimistic! If you have negative thoughts creep into your psyche - chase them away.
There! I feel like I've just witnessed in church! LOL But what I've really done is written a thank you note to you and the universe at large for blessing me! THANK YOU! :)
Dream. Believe. Achieve!
Jan / HLG
Dream. Believe. Achieve!
Jan / HLG
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