GRATEFUL FOR PEACE AND QUIET

I am grateful to the Almighty for the peace and quiet in my life.

Yesterday was an awesome day filled with self-care, peace and quiet.

Tonight is the beginning of the New Year, the Rosh Hashanah holiday.

I am so thrilled to be in this wonderful place filled with joy, peace and quiet.  I hope that my prayers are heard by the Almighty so that I might live a healthy and happy life filled with family and friends.

Thank you Almighty for this new peaceful, calm, quiet and spiritual life that you have given me.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR LEARNING ABOUT SELF-CARE

I am grateful to the Almighty because He sent me to practice yoga and through yoga I have learned about self-care.

I am beginning to understand who I am because I now have the space to breathe and to see who I am.  Truthfully, I am liking what I see.  I'm very proud of myself and my accomplishments.

Today I did not attend services.   I was tired from the entire week and I slept late!!!  I was able to do this because I have become aware of the need to take care of myself.  I also am smiling because I am safe in my own home and can rest if and when I want to.  There is no one here to psychologically abuse me.

I ate breakfast slowly.  I read the papers.  I said my prayers gratefully.  I'm going to walk and start reading The Handmaid's Tale.

I am so grateful to the Almighty for protecting me.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR LEARNING TO FORGIVE MYSELF

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga in Elyse's class yesterday and she spoke of forgiving yourself.

I am always hard on myself and this is a lesson that I will begin to follow.

Yesterday was an interesting day.  It was filled with yoga and walking at The Home Depot since it was going to rain.

I also found a laundromat because my washing machine broke.  Karen and I set a date for Wednesday, October 2 to buy a washing machine.

I also had dinner with Gail, Rhonnie, and Linda.

Today I will again practice yoga and walk.  I'm getting my hair blown out too.  I finished reading Eleanor Oliphant and will return it to the library and begin The Handmaid's Tale.

Thank you Almighty for my new life.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR LISTENING TO MY HEART

I am grateful to the Almighty because He allowed me to practice yoga in Margaret's class yesterday. She has been teaching us about the chakras and today she discussed the heart chakra.

Be true to your heart.  Follow your heart.  This is what I am now learning.  I always led with my mind because that way I could be safe and survive.  Now I need to take care of me.  I need to follow my heart and not be so tough on myself and learn to love myself first.

Today I will walk and practice yoga.  I'm having dinner with friends tonight at the diner.

I'm going food shopping for the holidays.  I am looking forward to the spirituality of the Holy Days and being able to enjoy them in my new home.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR A BEAUTIFUL NEW DAY

I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me this beautiful new day.

It is a day filled with all sorts of possibilities.

I will practice yoga, walk, and clean the house. I will do the wash.  I will read and relax.  I will read the newspapers and play with Matzah.

I will live in the present.

It will be a beautiful day.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR THE BALANCE IN MY LIFE

I practiced yoga in Leslie's class yesterday and she spoke of achieving balance in what we do.

That is what I'm trying to do.  I do housework.  I clean.  I shop.  I cook.  I play!!!

Today will be a day of play as it is the second ART TOUR and I am going to the CLOISTERS to see "The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy."  

I'm very excited.  I woke up at 6:15 to get ready!!!!  It is like a work day.  I will write more later.

The trip was absolutely wonderful.   I have friends to sit with, eat with and walk around with!!  The exhibits were wonderful!!!!  The bus ride was so much fun...

When I got home I was able to walk too!!!

I really enjoyed myself.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful that you are with me always.

GRATEFUL FOR HEARING LET'S DANCE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga in Doreen's class yesterday and she spoke of making a commitment to LET'S DANCE.

I took this to means let's enjoy the miracles in my life.

I'm trying to.

Yesterday I had the most amazing day with Dana.

Today I will practice yoga and walk.

Tonight I will be going to dinner with my Mahjong buddies and then we will play at my home.

All of this is a miracle and I am ready to dance.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR MIRACLES

I am grateful to the Almighty because I attended services yesterday as usual.

However yesterday Rabbi Conn spoke of miracles in ones life.  I realized that the calm and quiet was a miracle so much so that I was able to take a nap!!!  I walked for close to 2 hours.  I had wine on the deck with Matzah.  I spoke to friends.  I read my book.  What a wonderful Sabbath it was!!!!!

Today I will practice yoga and walk.  I'm picking up Dana at 12 from Hicksville to go maternity clothes shopping!!  I am truly blessed!!!!

I had a wonderful time with Dana.   This daughter has always been my heart!  We went to lunch at the new X Greek restaurant and maternity shopping.   We went to Starbucks for coffee and hung out on the deck until she went home in an Uber.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful for miracles.

GRATEFUL FOR EARNING ABOUT WAVES

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga in Leslie's class and she spoke about the waves in our lives.

Heaven knows that there have been lots of waves in my life.

Thanks to the Almighty I have survived.

I am grateful.

Today I will attend services at PJC.   I will read.  I will walk.  I will "be"  in my own home.

Tonight is the beginning of the High Holiday season with the Selichot service which I will attend peacefully, calmly and quietly.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR THE PEACE AND CALM IN MY LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty for the peace and calm in my life.

I am able to do so many wonderful things in one day because there is no fear in me anymore and no strategies for survival in my home.  I practiced yoga yesterday as well as did food shopping at Fairway.  I was able to walk, to have my hair colored to scrub the kitchen floor and bathroom tile as well as wash the floors, read and pay with Matzah.  I called friends too.  I was able to be and to breathe.

Today I will again practice yoga and walk.  I need to go to Woodbury Kosher and Trader Joe's. It's before the Sabbath.  Life is peaceful and quiet.

I am grateful to the Almighty for what He has given me.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR THE JOY IN MY LIFE

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

Yesterday while I practiced yoga in both Margaret's class and the Yoga Book Club, I found myself smiling when I think of Remi.

I found myself laughing and having fun when we played MahJong after going out to dinner. The game was held in my home and will continue to be held there.  I am so grateful!!!  You should have seen Matzah's tail wagging!!!!  And without knowing it, I won 2 games!!!!!

Today I will practice yoga and get my hair done.  Nick's going to put more purple in it.

Food shopping will follow.

Life is good.

I am grateful for the joy in my life.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR UNDERSTANDING SPACE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga in Elyse's class yesterday and she spoke of making space for yourself.

I am so grateful to the Almighty because I now can do "nothing" in my home.  There is space for me everywhere just "to be."  I can sit in the Yoga Room.  I can read in the Library or watch television or read in the bedroom, kitchen or deck.  I am so grateful for this.

I had a wonderful time visiting Remi yesterday.  I'm still smiling about this.  He has a wonderful sense of direction and navigated us all the way to Forest Park.  He was not happy with the ambulance....the noise scared him and it moved by itself.  He did love its wheels.

Today I will practice yoga and then participate in the Yoga Book Club.

Tonight is MahJong but we are all having dinner before the game which is in my home.

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

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR SEEING REMI TODAY

I am grateful to the almighty because after I practice yoga and walk, I will be taking Plainview Cab to see my grandson Remi.

I love that little guy!!!

Thank you Almighty for this wonderful visit.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR SELF-LOVE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga in Doreen's class and she spoke of self-love.

I was feeling a bit sad yesterday and that certainly helped me to take care of myself. 

Yesterday I practiced yoga and meditation.  I made it to Level 7.  I'm proud of me.  I went for a manicure/pedicure and had dinner on the deck with Matzah.  I also read my new book.  It turned out to be a very relaxing day.

Today I will practice yoga and walk at The Home Depot.

Todays a really cloudy/rainy day and so I will clean the house.

I am grateful that I m remembering to love myself.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR MY NEW LIFE

Thank you Almighty for my wonderful new life.

Today I will practice yoga and meditation.  I will walk on this beautiful day.

This afternoon I will get a manicure/pedicure.

I will do some chores.

I am grateful to you for my new life.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR REMEMBERING MY STRENGTHS

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga in Leslie's class yesterday and her theme was to remember your strengths.

I have done this all my life with the help of the Almighty.

I have planned a wonderful day today.......services.....walking.........meditation......reading.

What could be better?

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR LEARNING TO LOOK UP

I am grateful to the Almighty because He sent me to practice yoga yesterday and the teacher spoke about always looking up in your life.

That put into words what I try to do each day and I was grateful to hear this.

My periodontal checkup went well and I was able to complete all the errands that I set out for myself.

Today I will practice yoga and Louis will blow out my hair.  Food shopping will follow.

It's a beautiful day and I will look up and appreciate it.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR SEEING LIFE A NEW WAY

I am grateful to the Almighty because I see life a new way.

I don't fear it.  I can enjoy it.

There still are some vestiges of sadness in the morning but I'm working on it.

However I constantly look up to enjoy my life.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANGES IN ME

I am grateful to the Almighty for the changes that I see in myself.

I am no longer split down the middle creating survival strategies to be safe and grateful that I survived to fight another day.

I am one person with one life inside my home and outside of it.

Today a friend, who could never pick me up because of him, is coming to pick me up to have dinner before the Sisterhood Book Club.

We had a wonderful dinner at Pasteria filled with conversation and laughs and then a great discussion at the book club.

I am home now....happy.....healthy and calm.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR FOLLOWING WHAT MY HEART NEEDS

I am grateful to the Almighty because I practiced yoga yesterday and learned that I must follow what my heart needs in order to avoid stress and tension.

Yesterday was an amazing day.  I cleaned the entire house.  I practiced yoga.  I walked for 2 hours.  I read. I spoke to my friends and to my daughters.  I had a drink on the deck with Matzah.  I read. I'm proud of me.

Today I'm going on the first Sisterhood Art Tour of Fall 2019.  I'm really excited.  I am going to the NY Historical Society where I will see an exhibit called LIFE: SIX WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS and another exhibit called: BEYOND MIDNIGHT: PAUL REVERE. I'm really excited.

I had a wonderful day and I thank the Almighty for it.  The exhibits were wonderful and I had friends to walk with and eat lunch with.  There were so many exhibits.  There was one on STONEWALL that started the entire gay movement.  There was one on TIFFANY LAMPS.  There was one on a PANORAMIC NYC.

The bus ride was wonderful.

Thank you so much Almighty.

I am so grateful.  My heart needed to know that I am healed and I am grateful to you because you healed me.

GRATEFUL FOR A BEAUTIFUL NEW DAY

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

I love the peace and quiet of the mornings.

I love my morning routine.

I love the day as it unfolds with chores, exercise, yoga, walking.........

I love the peace in my home.

I love dinner on the deck with Matzah.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR THE JOY IN MY LIFE

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

From services to walking to dinner on the deck with Matzah, everything is calm, quiet, spiritual and peaceful.

Today I will again meditate and practice yoga.

I'm walking.

There are chores to do, newspapers to read and dinner on the deck.

There are friends to connect with.  There is a Yoga Book Club book to compete.

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

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR CLOSURE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I had closure with my abuser.   I went to see his grave and read what I had written.  I walked away.  I'm done.  I will never see that grave again.

On a much brighter note, I went to the F.R.E.E. Breakfast yesterday and had a wonderful time. Peruvian food followed for lunch with a Baskin Robbins 3 scoop sundae!!!!   Today I will start watching what I eat.  I'm going to Dr. Vezza in December.

Today I will go to services, walk and generally relax.

Thank you Almighty for closure.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR A GOOD LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has given me a good life.

Last night I went out to dinner with my yoga friend Marilyn.  We closed Morrison's down.

This morning my friend Frank has created a F.R.E.E. group of BOCES retirees.  We all like each other and have known each other for years.  We are having breakfast in the Celebrity Diner.

Karen and I will be going to the cemetery so that I can have closure with the creature.

I wrote something to say and then will NEVER go there again.

I am grateful to the Almighty because my life is good and moving forward.

Thank you.


PS  The breakfast was awesome.  When I went to the cemetery, I felt nothing for my abuser.  It's closure!!!!!

GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANGES IN MYSELF

I am grateful to the Almighty for the changes in myself.  I am grounded.  I know who I am.

I'm not the same person that I was last year.  I understand who I am and the people in my life.  I write off emotionally those people who are superficial and harmful to me.  I've learned to keep quiet about my life with the girls.  They were not supportive or helpful and I need to move on and I am thankful to the Almighty for looking out for me.

Yesterday I did some many wonderful things.  I practiced yoga.  I walked.  I did food shopping at Fairway.  I saw Judith.  I had dinner with Debbie and Rhonnie.  Then we played Mahjong.  It was a wonderful day.

Today I will again practice yoga and walk.  I'm having my hair blown out today because tomorrow my friend Frank has created a retirement breakfast for all the people that I love.  I'm getting a flu shot and the doggie is going to the veterinarian.   I hope to have dinner with my friend Marilyn.

I am grateful to the Almighty for helping me become the person that I was meant to be.

Thank you!

GRATEFUL FOR ACCEPTING THE JOURNEY OF LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I have accepted His will in the journey of life.

I am so grateful for the many things that the Almighty has given me: daughters, sons-in-law, and a grandson and a grand daughter to-be.  I have had a remarkable career and I have wonderful friends.

The part of the journey with the creature in it was difficult, BUT THE REST OF THE LIFE IS WONDERFUL!   The abusers are gone.

Yesterday I was able to walk and practice yoga.  I had such with Zita.  I went to a really good Sisterhood meeting where I facilitated the SIMCHA CAKE.  I was asked out to dinner for tonight by Rhonnie and Debbie.  I'm going.

Today is also busy.....yoga....meditation.....walking.......and then I have to go to Gutterman's for the directions to the cemetery.  The stone is in and it will be closure for me.  I wrote my thoughts to say at the stone.

Dinner and MahJong tonight!!!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for understanding life's journey and accepting it.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR UNDERSTANDING CHANGE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am beginning to understand the concept of change as something positive in my life.

The Plainview pool season is over and Fall will begin soon with the Jewish holidays.

I look forward to the changes that the season will bring.

Today I will practice yoga and have lunch with my friends.

I hope to walk too.

I need to make a vet appointment for Matzah and change a hair appointment.

Tonight is the first Sisterhood meeting of the year and I'm in charge of the Simcha cake.

Thank you Almighty for the change in season and the new life that I have.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR GIVING MYSELF PERMISSION........

I am grateful to the Almighty because I took the All Levels yoga class at the studio this morning.  It's Labor Day and there was only one class.  Hollie said that I did "great."

I learned that I need to take care of myself.   I learned to give myself permission.  I will do that right now.  I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO BE PROUD OF MYSELF.  I accomplished a great deal in my life and I'm very proud of me.  I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO BE CONTENT WITH MYSELF.

Each day I will give myself permission to........

I walked at The Home Depot because the weather is horrible.  I was not triggered at all by this and I am grateful that I moved forward.

I practiced meditation and am happy to say that I'm in Level 6.

I am grateful to the Almighty for the good in my life.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR THE JOY IN MY NEW LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has given me the best summer of my life.

Friends came to my house.

I went to dinner with friends.

I hosted book clubs and MahJong.

I went to the pool and hung out with friends.

I practiced mediation and yoga.

I read.  I attend book discussions.

Life was calm, quiet and wonderful.  I could breathe.  The abusers were gone.  There would be no more of that.  Even the older daughter and the brother who inherited this can be dealt with by not responding to anything.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.