GRATEFUL FOR A NEW DAY

I am grateful to the Almighty because the Almighty has seen fit to grant me a new day where I am healthy, happy and safe.

Thank you Almighty.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING ALIVE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am alive and can enjoy each and every moment of every day.

Today is the Sabbath and also the second day of Shavout.

I will enjoy the peace and quiet of each moment of this day.

I will read.  I will pray.  I will use my deck and my lounges.  I will walk.  I will read. I will FaceTime.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING IN THE MOMENT

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am learning how to be in the moment and appreciate it.

I feel myself breathing.

I notice creation.

I am calm, and peaceful in my new life.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR THE NEW ADVENTURES IN MY LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty for the new adventures in my life.

Last night Freddy came over to pick up his paycheck.  We had wine on the deck and talked until after 9.  I don't know what to think but I certainly like thinking about a new adventure.  It moves me forward.  

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR NEW ADVENTURES

I am grateful to the Almighty for the new adventures in my life.

Yesterday Freddy called to pick up his paycheck.  He came over at 7:00.  We had wine on the deck and things moved in a fast and interesting way after that.  I'm not sure what to think but I certainly like thinking about new adventures.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

I am grateful to the Almighty for the new friends and neighbors in my life.

My little block has changed and all of us have become very friendly.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR ENJOYING LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am enjoying my life.

There are times that I feel sad.  There are times that I remember something horrific that the creature did to me.

However most of the time I am enjoying my new life and my new memories.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR MY INTELLECTUAL STRENGTH

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

It has allowed me to become the person that I am and I'm proud of me.

Yesterday LaLa Land was on television and I watched part of it while I was cleaning the house. I found myself crying at some parts because I saw myself in the female lead and I saw the promises that were made to me by the Creature that were false.  We had two definite set of goals and his were false.

Had I allowed myself to be emotional all my life, I never would have achieved my goals.

I am glad that the Almighty made me the person that I am.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR MY LITTLE FAMILY

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has made me the matriarch of my little family.

I get FaceTime calls from the girls during this horrific pandemic and I have the change to interact with Remi and Madalyn.

Remi calls me Zoom Grandma.

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

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR A QUIET SABBATH

I am grateful to the Almighty because my Sabbath was calm, quiet, spiritual and peaceful as it should be.

Gone were the strategies.  Gone was the psychological abuse.

It was replaced with quiet prayers on this Memorial Day Sabbath in the midst of the Coronavirus.  Reading, playing with the dog, talking to friends, FaceTiming with Remi and Madalyn.......all was done peacefully.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR THE MOMENT

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am living in the moment and breathing in the beauty of each moment.

I am free!!!!

This is Memorial Day Weekend and I'm going to enjoy every moment of it!!!!!

Gone are the "should we go to the condo?" Or "should we not go to the condo?"

Gone is my fear and anxiety of him.

I am free!!!

Thank you Almighty!!!!

I am grateful!!

GRATEFUL FOR ANOTHER NEW DAY

I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me another new day to rejoice in.

Yesterday Freddy and his son Danny came to set up my deck furniture.  What a joy that was to see.  They will be back Friday to Power Wash and other things..... I was able to walk 2 hours and 20 minutes.  I FaceTimed with my little Remi and am now sending him doggie videos.  I love that little guy.  My book is really good too....The Plot Against America.

This morning I've already rearranged the deck furniture.  I will be speaking to Judith and heading to Trader Joe's.  I hope to walk with Margie.

The jury is still out as to what I will order in for dinner.

I am grateful to the Almighty for my health and my new life.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR THE JOY OF LIVING A HEALTHY NEW LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty for the joys of living a healthy new life.

Yesterday I actually weeded my Zen garden and I walked for 3 hours and 15 minutes.

I wanted to see if I could weed the garden.  I walked by myself because it was beautiful, serene and quiet.  I was able to meditate too.  I then walked with Margie later in the day.  I FacedTimed with my little Remi.  What interesting conversations we have!!

I made black and blue tuna for dinner and absolutely loved it.  I'm allowing myself the joys of cooking for me again.

I am grateful to the Almighty for the joys of living a healthy new life.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR THIS NEW DAY

I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me this new day to experience and appreciate in health and happiness.

Life is calm and quiet.

Life is peaceful.

Today I will walk.  I will read.  I will call friends. I will sit on my deck.

Thank you Almighty.

I am so grateful for the new normal in my life.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING RESILIENT

I am grateful to theAlmighty for making me a resilient woman.

I survived all of my traumas and as Andrew Cuomo said in his news conference today.....I AM BACK BETTER THAN BEFORE!!!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you!!!

GRATEFUL FOR THE PEACE IN MY LIFE

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

It's Sunday morning.  The windows are open.  The birds are singing. A breeze is floating in as I type. The bed is made. The wash is in the machine.  Matzah has been fed and is already outside with his water bowl. My chair is outside.  I've already texted and cleaned up the kitchen.  I've showered, brushed my teeth and done my meditations.  I brought the newspapers in and filled Matzah's dog food container.

Life is peaceful, quiet and beautiful.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR A PEACEFUL SHABBATH

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am having a peaceful Shabbat.

This is a wonderful gift that I didn't have while the creature was alive.  I had to have strategies for survival at all times.

Today I woke up.........said my prayers.....ate my breakfast.....called 2 friends.......sat in the sun with Matzah and even received a FaceTime from Remi.

Life is good.   It's peaceful and quiet.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR ENJOYING THE THINGS THAT I CAN CONTROL

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am learning to love as well as appreciate the things that I can control.

I have to thank the Almighty for sending me Judith because in our discussion yesterday I learned this.  It came out of talking about Hilary and how she would like me to come by limousine to Queens to watch Remi to give Izzy relief with no concern for my health.

I am grateful to the Almighty for sending people into my life to help me learn about myself.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING ME

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has allowed me to really see who I am during this time of Covid 19 and self-quarantine.

I have been able to see what happened to me and who I truly am.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR CALM AND PEACEFUL MORNINGS

I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me calm and peaceful mornings.

This morning I awoke at 6AM.  The sprinkler was on so I went to check on it.  I opened the garage at 6AM and looked around.  I saw the quiet of the morning and the stillness.  There was no one around.  I remembered how I would get out of the house by 6:30 to avoid the creature ruining my morning by satiating himself with "good morning Ellen!!  How are you sweetheart" and then staring at me ominously  and ignoring me.  It was necessary to leave that early to avoid all that.

What did I do today?  I set about emptying the dishwasher, preparing Matzah's food and then went back to sleep.  I got up at 9:30 ready to start the day!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for my wonderful calm and peaceful mornings.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR PEACE

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

I did many chores in the last 2 days from changing the sheets/laundry to cleaning the entire house.  The weather was terrible and it seemed the way to go.

I watched two very good television programs too....from the first episode of I Know This Much is True to a program on the history of Asians in this country.....part two is on tonight.

I read.  I talked to friends too.

Today is a beautiful day.  I have already put my chair outside to read my newspapers and get some sun.   I will walk later.

It's a peaceful morning....the beginning of a peaceful day.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING IN THE MOMENT

I am grateful to the Almighty because I am living in the moment and really enjoying it.

Today I will clean the house because because the its pouring on and off outside.

I will read my book, the newspapers,  watch the news on television and talk to friends.

I started a new limited series last night on HBO called.....This I Know Is True.

There's another series tonight about Asians tonight that I hope to watch.

I picked up hair color at ID and Facebook with Lori and Nick will show me how to use it.

Last night I had a beet, walnut and goat cheese salad from Pasteria and I gave myself an MZ Wallace bag for Mother's Day.

The girls FaceTimed me and I got to see Remi and Madalyn.

Life is good.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR LIFE'S NEW PLEASURES

I am grateful to the Almighty for the new pleasures in my life.

I very much am enjoying FaceTme with my grandkids during Covid 19.

I enjoy sleeping late and just "Being."

Today is Mother's Day.  I FacedTimed with the girls and Remi and Madalyn.  I bought myself a new MZ Wallace bag.  I'm enjoying the moment.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR JOYS IN MY LIFE

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

This week has been unusually cold and rainy.  It even snowed last night!!!

I don't have to walk in this weather because I am safely at home.

I can be safe and sound in my beautiful home enjoying its comforts.

I am grateful to the Almighty for this.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR MY LIFE

I am grateful to the Almighty because  I'm alive and well and happy with my life.

Life is peaceful and quiet.

I am calm and happy.

This is the way life should be.

I am grateful to the Almighty that I lived to see it.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR MY NEW LIFE AND MY HEALTH

I am grateful to the Almighty for my health and my new life.

Each day I wake up from a good night's sleep as though it were summer and I was 5 years old.

I'm ready to start each day as if I were on vacation.

I have chores to do too but I'm at peace and can be reflective and grateful about my new life.

Each day is a joy.

Today I received flowers for Mother's Day from Seth, Dana and Madalyn.

I am grateful to the Almighty for my life.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING ME

I am grateful to the Almighty because He made me the person that I am.

I'm so proud of me.

I'm learning who I am and realizing that I'm a really cool person.

I'm so happy being me.

Today I did so many errands........each one was fun!   I mailed a bill to Mindsweepers.  I met Sonny the gentleman that owns the garage that I will now be bringing the truck to since Gabor retired and sold the business.  I went to Trader Joe's. My wine came.  Matzah went to Dr. Stephanie for his checkup and also got a bath, a nail clipping and a hair cut.  I ordered color from Nick to do my base coat. I will pick that up Monday.  I'm waiting for Michael to call me back with tax information.  H20 also needs to call me!!

I'm handling everything.

i'm proud of me.

I'm grateful to the Almighty for putting me together.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR APPRECIATING CREATION

I am grateful to the Almighty because at this time of my life I am able to appreciate creation.

Gone are the strategies for survival that created a need for me to leave the house and walk.

Instead I walk listening to the joys of creation.

I see the changing of the trees and bushes from Winter into the colors of the Spring.  I smell the fresh air.  I breathe in the quietness of the morning.  I see birds hoping along the grass and squirrels running along......even bunnies.

I come home refreshed.

I breathe in every moment and know that I was blessed by the Almighty.

Thank you Almighty.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR BEING ME

I am grateful to the Almighty because the both sides of me have connected and I'm whole.

Today I cleaned the entire house.

Gelber came to check out the air conditioning and H20 is here to check the sprinkler system.

I am handling everything.

I'm proud of me.

Thank you Almighty for taking care of me so I can become myself.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR A NEW HEALTHY DAY

I am grateful to the Almighty because He has keep me healthy and I can enjoy a new day.

All my windows are open.  Fresh air is coming in........

Matzah is outside barking and I've read The New York Times and Newsday.

I've watched Andrew Cuomo's daily briefing.

I finished my book and will start another.

I will walk later.

I'm making roast chicken for dinner.

I'm definitely appreciating each moment of the new day.

I am grateful to the Almighty for my health and this new day.

Thank you.

GRATEFUL FOR MY NEW SELF

I am grateful to the Almighty for my new self.

This morning I read as I usually do, THE BOOK OF AWAKENING.  Each day there is a philosophic section as well as a meditation.  This morning the selection dealt with shedding your old self willingly in order to begin your new self.  This resonated with me today!  I have spent many hours being retrospective and trying to understand what happened to me.  I've done that and it's now time to embrace my new life and move passed the old.

Today is the Sabbath.  It's a beautiful day.  I said my prayers.

I will read, walk and just breathe.  

I turned the heat off and opened the bedroom windows.

I hope it stays like this.

Thank you Almighty for giving me the strength and good health to move into another phase of my life.

I am grateful.

GRATEFUL FOR MY LIFE

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

This morning I listened to Andrew Cuomo's daily briefing as I do every morning while I eat breakfast.   I sleep later too as I have told you because I am safe.  The Governor spoke of people having mental issues because of the quarantine because of the coronavirus issues.

I feel safe and secure during this entire crisis because this is the way that I lived while the creatures walked the earth.  There were always strategies for survival.  I never felt safe in my home.  There was always anxiety.  I could never stay in the house because I was a plaything and the creatures needed to be satiated.  I always felt that I was a light sleeper and I'm not. BUT, I was alert even while sleeping so I didn't sleep much.

What a joy it is to be home now!!!!   It's a vacation!!  I had all that construction done last year by Freddy and now I can just BE and appreciate it.

Last night with great joy I ordered dinner in from Pasteria.  It was Thursday and that's how I decided to treat myself. I even had a hot fudge sundae for dessert!!

Today I will do some shopping at Fairway.

Tonight it will be Shabbos and as I am every day, I am grateful to the Almighty for my life.

Thank you!!!!