GRATEFUL THAT SOON IT WILL BE SHABBOS

I am grateful to the Almighty because the sun will soon set and it will be Shabbos.

A quiet dinner, filled with nonsense conversation and then a good book.   

Good Shabbos to all!

GRATEFUL FOR BEING ME

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

I am applying all the principles that I have written about and I know what to do to keep myself happy and safe in every situation.  Here are some examples.

Yesterday, we went to dinner.  He is winning another case and the money is going..........you guessed it............in the bank.   I gave him a suggestion or two, but then changed the subject.  I let go because it didn't serve me to continue.     The older one is being written up in a book as a psychologist.   There are so many things that I could have said or thought, but I moved on!!!!

My hair color and blowout were incredible.   I have been unpacking my "office" and am so understanding of me that I realize that it is an office and not a home.  I am not hiding out there anymore.  

Today is Shabbos and it's a three day weekend!!!!!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for His finally allowing me to realize who I am.  I can unlock my treasures and move forward without fear.

I am so grateful!!!

GRATEFUL FOR THE DAY

I am grateful to the Almighty for the incredible day that I had on Thursday.

I did not let anyone upset me at work.  My hair appointment with Nick and Louie was wonderful.  The color is beautiful!!!!!!

Dinner at the salad place with him was wonderful and filled with nonsense conversation.

Off to watch my television show................more tomorrow!!!

GRATEFUL FOR THE DAY THAT I DIDN'T GO TO WORK

I am grateful to the Almighty for the fact that I took a day off yesterday.  I was so ready to do this.  I know that I can retire and be very happy with myself.  I no longer have to "hide out" at work, but can be very happy doing what I enjoy doing.

Last year, I know that I was thinking about retirement, but didn't do it.  I am no longer afraid.  My life, thanks to the Almighty is a treasure hunt waiting for things for me to find.  I will not be afraid to do this.  I will retire and embark on the hunt.  Life is my treasure.

I walked for 2 hours.  I read my book.  I called Leslie and re-scheduled my private yoga lesson.  I got some silly chores done.

I will go back to work today.  My intention is not to care what anyone says to me.

To make my heart soar, I am getting my hair colored and blown out today by the fabulous Nick and Louie.

Thank you, Almighty for yesterday!!!!

GRATEFUL FOR REACHING THE STAGE TO RETIRE!!

I am grateful to the Almighty because with all the adversity in my life, I have reached the stage where I can retire.

I love myself deeply.  Through yoga, I have learned to let go of that which doesn't serve me.  There is no need to think about what I couldn't do.   I couldn't change people.  That should have been a no-brainer but I did not know that!!  NOW I DO!!!

I can let go of people that don't serve me.  They can be in my life, but not a part of me.  Once I realized that, I did not have to hide out at work.

I do not have to think depressing thoughts about things that didn't work out.  My own personal life worked out and for that I am grateful.

I don't have to walk down roads that I choose not to go down.

I am satisfied with all my successes.  I am content and happy with my achievements.

I can retire.

GRATEFUL FOR DECIDING TO RETIRE!!!

I am grateful to the Almighty for the wonderful career that he has given me.

I am also grateful to the Almighty for the strategies that he has taught me.

With that in mind, I'm going to RETIRE!!!!

I'm starting by taking off tomorrow, which would have been OPEN SCHOOL NIGHT.  

I sit in a mailroom daily and now the expectation is that I tutor ALGEBRA.

I am grateful for deciding to retire.

It's time!!!!

Tonight, I'm going out to dinner and to a book discussion and tomorrow I will sleep late!!!

GRATEFUL FOR INTELLIGENCE

I am grateful to the Almighty because he has made me intelligent.

I have noticed a pattern of discussion with him over the weekend.  As the weather turns cooler and rainier, I am in the house more.  I have noticed these patterns the last couple of weekends and tried to change myself.  It's hard, BUT, I will succeed with the help of the Almighty.

He likes to pick a fight when I read.  That led to nonsense conversation.

Now I notice that his conversation triggers sadness in me.   I have to watch that.  I made a change Sunday, by watching the NETFLIX film.  Afterwards, he said nothing about it. It was just an activity to get through. I made dinner because of the conversation in the restaurant yesterday.  This was quicker.  In the evening, he pushed his way in to my television show, BOARDWALK and I said nothing.

Now I need to do something about these conversations that trigger sadness and anxiety in me.  My mother before him loved to scare me by discussing "my being a ward of the court" if she wasn't there.  He discusses what will happen if he isn't here.  He discusses the older one.  He discusses the doctors.  He discusses cancer.  He discusses heart disease.  He discusses the condo.  All these topics are sure to get a rise out of me.  If not, internally, they upset me.   I need to find a way to escape, "in the house" from this.


Today, is a work day, but that should not be my escape.  I have yoga today too and I'm reading a good book.  By I sense that he is pulling me down and I need to find a way out.

Thanks to the Almighty, with my intelligence, I will achieve this.