Gratitude List 19/03/2018
For too long had I not wanted to have a good sincere look at myself. Understandably so, I can’t say I’m proud of my past. It was far easier to forget, deny, surpress and blame others.
Just under a year ago I was encouraged to do an inventory. I was told to honestly and morally scrape the bottom of the barrel. I did. And although I was warned this could be an emotional task, I took each learning curve as a huge positive. I came to believe that my past is a place for reflection and not for residence. I was gathering some tools to help me deal with the roller-coaster that life is. As a good friend regularly suggests, I hopefully have another 40 years to be the best person I can possibly be.
More recently, I have been topping up this work by doing a mini inventory each night. By answering some simple questions, I gain substance to my prayers and focus for the following day. Today I am grateful for….
A guiding hand.
The courage I had to take the initial plunge.
Self-honesty.
Putting things down on paper by hand. There’s some magic in this.
Being thorough.
The release. No better way of explaining it.
The serenity I get as a result.
The humility.
The tools I am acquiring.
Things I could’ve done better. I can learn from them.
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Way to go, when I scrapped mine, many taught I was crazy and shameless. But look at what is on the other side: “Self-honesty.
Being thorough. The release. No better way of explaining it. The serenity I get as a result. The humility. The tools I am acquiring”.
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