Last weekend, on a pretty miserable weather day, I opted to not hit the mountain bike trails but to rather lie-in a bit. In our house that means something around 7 am. Not wanting to have to endure the internal guilt of not doing my quota of training, I hauled out the indoor trainer and settled in for my morning torture session. Sweat towel in position, water bottle filled and earphones in; hit play on the random playlist and start pedalling. I managed to just close my eyes, got a good pedalling cadence established and seemed to drift away with the music. One particular song came on singing, "I am a miracle," and it just struck me (again) how it is a miracle that I am alive and in fact able to ride a bicycle at all. Five years ago, people weren't saying it but is was in many of their minds that my time had come. At one point I too was ready to give up as well. That was five years ago and I have been able to return to do all the things I was able to do before the accident. "I am a miracle!" I have so much to be thankful for and although I have daily reminders of that event, I often forget, or take for granted, that I am still able-bodied and -minded.
Take stock of what your blessings are and what you should be grateful for. I was reading a book and a chapter was discussing gratitude and how we should make it a daily event to state what we are grateful for. I have tried to implement this with our children at bed-time with moderate success. This is something, that with practise will become a norm. How awesome would a reflection of the day be, remembering all the positives that happened rather than focusing on those 'black spots'? Hopefully, persevering with this bed-time routine, my children will learn to see, and remember, that they have so much rather than expecting more and more all the time.
No matter the circumstances, there is always something to be grateful for. Some days you may have to search a little harder through the fog but there will be days when you won't be able to stop.
Just keep being grateful.
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