Gratitude...

I'm the kind of person who needs to be on the go! I need something to drive me, something to look forward to and someone to be there for me so I can motivate myself to be my best. And at the moment, I really do feel like I'm in a lull… I am slowly sending out my manuscript to literary agents to get an agent, I thought I had a mutual love interest but sadly it wasn't as mutual as I thought and my work has slowed down. This time of year, I usually escape to the other side of the world because work is typically slow, but this year, it hasn't happened. So as I miss all the things that aren't happening - love, travel and opportunity, yet I express gratitude for the little things in each day that make each day special. For today, a fairly lazy Sunday, I was able to:

• Have the time to cook my boys French toast for breakfast and make freshly squeezed orange juice.
• go to bed feeling a little sick, but woke up feeling better
• Have my dog Dexter was snuggling up to me at night
• See the spots on my chin that I woke up to yesterday morning have cleared away
• Have a lovely walk along the beach with Dexter this morning and be able to take some gorgeous pics
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• Be able to breathe in the fresh air
• Be able to touch base with a couple of amazing friends
• Cook my boys some cupcakes
• Have a no-car day
• Enjoy the warmth of my Ugg boots
• Be able to sit down and read some more of the current book (I've been trying to read it for almost 4 months now… I've been struggling with getting into it, but somehow I'm now up to page 167 of 499 and I'm starting to see the light… not sure how this book is considered to be a best seller… well I do - the highly anticipated next novel from an acclaimed author, great marketing and people buying it… just not sure if those buying it are actually reading it and recommending it as it's a really hard read - lots of ideas, history and an assortment of language mixed in).
• See Dexter playing at the park with all his other dog friends
• Love a hot shower (but wish I had a bath)
• Get cuddles, cheekiness and laughs from my boys

And I am truly grateful for all the amazing things that are in my life, so many more fulfilling things that so many people can't experience or have in their lives due to finances, proximity or people in their lives. One day, the things that I feel are missing will come, or be superseded by something more powerful, and that's always something to look forward to, even if there isn't a definitive date.