GRATEFUL FOR THE BREATHE

I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me my breathe.

We will be at the condo this weekend and I intend to use the breathe wisely.

I will show patience for myself and take a breathe whenever I feel anger coming on.

Thank you Almighty for yoga.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING IN THE MOMENT

I am grateful to the Almighty because I have learned to live in the moment and appreciate it.

I have learned to let go of that which doesn't serve me.

Today I will walk and practice yoga.

I will continue reading the Elena Ferrante series.

I will finish packing because we are going to the condo for the weekend.

Tonight I will play BINGO with Sisterhood.

I am grateful to the Almighty because He sent me to yoga and I learned to accept and appreciate each moment of my life.

I am grateful.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR A NEW DAY

I am grateful to the Almighty for a beautiful new day.

I am waking up to go and walk.

I am healthy.

I am happy. 

I am finished with the dentist.  He put in my new inlay!!!!!

Today I will walk and practice yoga.

I hope to go to the pool.

I will do some errands.

Life is good.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING IN THE MOMENT

I am grateful to the Almighty because I have learned how to live in the moment.

It is true that I sometimes think of the past however,  I try to let is go as a cloud.  Thinking about the past will lead to depression, anger, sadness and ill health.

I had an example of that yesterday.  It was the anniversary of my mother's passing and I was to attend services last night.  I decided as a teachable moment to text the girls so that they were aware of Jewish customs.   The younger one texted back that she thought of my mother as a witch because she had long black hair that she dyed.  She commented that my mother made her clean up.  Nothing was positive and everything was a lie.  BUT, it started me thinking about the past. My life was changed terribly because I had them.  I AM SO GLAD THAT I RARELY  SEE HER !!!

She brought back memories of herself that are better off forgotten.

Today I will walk outside and practice yoga.  I have an Afternoon Book Club to attend as well as yet another dental appointment.

I'm glad that yesterday is gone and here I am in the moment.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR THE BREATHE

I am grateful to the Almighty that I woke up, I am breathing and that I will be able to enjoy the day.

It is really going to be hot and humid today.  It looks like its going to rain.  I will walk and then practice yoga.  Today is a great day to go to the mall too!!

Tonight dinner will be early as I have to say Yizkor in memory of my mother who passed away on the 20th of Tammuz or in English, the 20th of July.

I will be at services tonight and tomorrow morning.

Thank you Almighty for allowing me to get up and breathe.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR GETTING UP IN THE MORNING

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has allowed me to be alive and to be able to appreciate each new day.

I am grateful for being and for the breathe.  I am grateful because what I learned on the mat has become a part of my life.

I'm walking early because of the heat wave.  Then it's off to yoga.  Today I will go to the pool and I will continue to read the Elena Ferrante series.

We will be going to Rachel's for dinner.  My intention is to cheat and have ice cream and cake for dessert.  It's time!!!!

I am grateful for getting up in the morning.

Thank you for each moment.

JOY

I am grateful to the Almighty for giving us the spiritualness of the Sabbath.

I will attend services.

I will be grateful for the joys and successes of my wonderful week.

I will walk, relax and read.

Tomorrow I will go to the pool.  I don't need to be there daily.  I'm very dark already.

I will be grateful for NOT going out east in this heat wave.

Thank you Almighty.

I am joyful.

GRATEFUL FOR BALANCE

I am grateful to the Almighty because by practicing yoga I have learned about balance.

It has been a busy week culminating in a dental appointment to fix the bonding, a color and blow out appointment and then finding out that there may have been a "bait and switch " in our new condo.

There has been a lot of effort this week.  Now it's time for ease.

I will walk, practice yoga, purchase items at Fresh Market and go to the pool.

Tonight is the Sabbath and we are again staying home due to the heat wave.  

Thank you Almighty for helping me.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING A YOGI

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has helped me to become a yogi.

It's not the poses that are important to me.  It's the yoga philosophy.  Every day I hear something on the mat that I can use off the mat in my life.

Today I'm off to the dentist to fix my bonding.  I feel like I live there!!!!  I'm also going to color and blow out my hair.  I will walk and perhaps practice yoga.

I am grateful to the Almighty for my new life.  I use the yoga philosophy daily.

Thank you.

FREEDOM TO LOVE MYSELF AND SHOW COURAGE

I am grateful to the Almighty because He sent me to yoga yesterday.

I walked and then practiced yoga before the dentist placed a second temporary in my mouth. (I have another dental appointment tomorrow to fix the bonding.)

The instructor at yoga spoke of FREEDOM.  She said that we should begin to develop a feeling of FREEDOM FROM FEAR.  I have been doing that.  She then went further to talk about FREEDOM TO LOVE YOURSELF.  A light bulb went off in my head.  What an amazing concept.  She spoke of showing COURAGE also in what you do.

What is he doing while I become balanced from EFFORT and EASE and learn all this?  He is still trying to cause confrontation.  What a waste of a life.

Today I will walk and practice yoga.  My YOGA BOOK CLUB meets today too.  I hope to get to the pool. Obviously yesterday after I took the valium for the dentist I wasn't going to do that.  However, I managed to get the car washed and shop at THE GAP.

I am so grateful to the Almighty for my new life and especially  that I attended my yoga class.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR THE NEW ME

I am grateful to the Almighty for the new me.

You have helped me to face all the challenges in my life.

Today I will walk and practice yoga.  It's back to the dentist for me as the temporary filling fell out.  Thursday we will fix the bonding.  I feel as if I live in the dentist's office!!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for being there for me.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR THE GROWTH IN MYSELF

I am grateful to the Almighty because I have grown so much in the last four years.  It is with the Almighty's help that I have done so.

I had a wonderful weekend.  I spent it doing things that I truly enjoyed. 

I observed the Sabbath in the traditional sense by lighting candles and going to services.  I walked.  I read.   I want to the pool too.

Sunday was the Heart and Sole Race.  Then I want to yoga and to Weight Watchers where I lost two pounds.  I went to the pool in the afternoon.  I read.  I texted the girls.  The older one has moved.  The younger on vacation in Montauk.

A heat wave is happening and I spent the day in the pool.

Where was he in all this?  As usual, trying to get a rise out of me to no avail!!!!

What growth!!  In years gone by, I would have answered him and been off and running.  As he says, his joy is upsetting people.  However his time has come and gone!!!

Today, I'm walking and practicing yoga.

I have a manicure/pedicure scheduled for this afternoon.

Tomorrow I'm off to the dentist again.  My temporary fell out!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for the growth in myself.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR JOYFUL ACTIVITIES

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has allowed and encouraged me to participate in so many wonderful activities.

Today, as is my custom, I will participate in the Heart and Sole race.

I hope to practice yoga.

I hope the weather clears up so that I can go to the pool.  Yesterday, I actually jumped in!!!

I started to drink iced DD coffee!   Really good!!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for helping me to balance EFFORT and EASE too.

Thank you.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR EFFORT AND EASE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga yesterday and in listening to the instructor, I realized that I was NOT balancing EFFORT and EASE very well.

I need to make much less of an EFFORT with him.  It's tough for me to do that because I tend to chat a lot but now that I'm aware of this I will definitely make the EFFORT to correct myself so that I can be balanced.

It's off to services I go.  Then I will walk and head to the pool to relax, swim and read.

What a life!!

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR MY DENTAL APPOINTMENT

I am grateful to the Almighty because my dental appointment went well.  

I still have more appointments to go to fix everything.

Yoga teaches us to live in the moment.  What good did it do me to live in the future and to create illusions about my appointment?  All I did was to create anxiety for myself.

Thank you Almighty for watching over me.

I am also grateful because tonight is Shabbos.  Tomorrow is services.

I am home.

Thank you Almighty for this too.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE JOY IN MY LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty for all the joy that He has given me.

Today is my dental appointment.  There are many teeth that need to be fixed.

I pray that the Almighty will be there for me.

Thank you.

I am grateful.

Update:   There was only one molar that needed to be fixed.  It has a temporary piece in place.  A permanent apparatus had to be ordered.  The bonding will be fixed next week.
          

Thank you, Almighty!!!!

GRATEFUL FOR THE JOY IN MY LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty for helping me and showing me how to create joy in my life.

Each day is a wonderful new day.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR MY NEW LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty for all the joy and goodness in my new life.

I am grateful to Him for making this possible.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR GROWTH

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has helped me to grow and to slowly become the person that I was meant to be.

I saw this all weekend as I did not fear.

I saw this all weekend as I realized that I had moved from "freedom from".............. to "freedom to................"

I am proud of me.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR FREEDOM (Friday July 8- Sunday July 10)

I am grateful to the Almighty for my freedom.

I have nothing to fear.  I can let go of that which doesn't serve me as I heal.

I shall remember this during my weekend in Westhampton.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR FREEDOM (Friday July 8th-Sunday July 10)

I am grateful to the Almighty because a yoga instructor said something that I felt was profound and I'm so happy that I practiced today.

She spoke of July 4th being Independence Day.

She spoke of the freedom of childhood.

She said as yogi's that are letting go of that which doesn't serve us, we have FREEDOM TO GO FROM TO FREEDOM TO GO TO......................................

I so believe in this concept.

Thank you Almighty for allowing me to hear it.

I will practice this idea over the weekend.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING AND THE BREATHE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am happy and healthy.

I am grateful for BEING.

I am grateful for my BREATHE.

Thank you Almighty for making this possible.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR THE NEW ME

I am grateful to the Almighty for creating the new me.

I had a wonderful time in Westhampton.  I stayed in the present and in the moment and enjoyed every second of it.  I let go of that which doesn't serve me so that I could continue to heal.

We are back home now.  The day will begin with walking and yoga. Then there are chores.  I am going for a manicure. Tonight I am having dinner with Sisterhood friends and there is a book discussion.

I am grateful to the Almighty for creating "the new me" so that I can fully accept and appreciate my new life.

Thank you.

I CAN.............AND I WILL (JULY 1- JULY 5)

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has helped me to believe in myself.

I CAN.................AND I WILL................

Have a relaxing vacation at the condo this go-round.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.