Day 28 ~ Triad Challenge

Welcome to gratitude.
Mind: take time today to be quiet. With all the excitement of the day we can overwhelm our minds and emotions.
Body: go for a walk before and after that big meal.
Spirit:  Love the one your with. Simply stated you can wish for and long for those that are gone or you have yet to meet but that reduces what you do for those next to you now.
Today, the here and now is a gift, it is a present. Do what you can to enjoy the future, learn from the past but love the one your with.
I am grateful for you.
Happy Thanksgiving!  

Day 27~Triad Challenge

Welcome to gratitude.
Today is Wednesday. Yes that is right Hump day, middle of the week. The day that marks the changing of the tide for the work flow.
With our amazing fast spread of information a commercial, phrase or picture can go from a few people seeing and giggling to a whole nation declaring "Enough with the camel".
This Wednesday is extra special...it is the day before Thanksgiving. There are no stories written about thanksgiving eve, something like... 

The kitchen was all a flurry with the baking of pie, stirring of sauce, and slicing of yams. The parlor gleamed for not a spec of dust to be found, the table glowed from the shiny silver, bright china and sparking crystal. The family is all tucked in bed exhausted, hungry and nervous, for tomorrow is Thanksgiving and "Company" is coming to dinner. Company may be friends or family may be those you see daily or just once a year. But this is a special meal, the one that we all recall for years to come. Come to the table with your glass and gratitude, leave your burdens and complaints at the door. You are loved and cherished today and everyday.      

In the story of Thanksgiving eve we have no special elf that arrives to wake us with a clatter, magically not create a mess from coming down the chimney and leave behind a gift that some will say replaces the gift of a savior. For Thanksgiving we just have each other and the anticipation of good food and the making of memories. Make memories that support. Memories that bring a feeling of love, belonging, valued and acceptance.

I am grateful you are reading this. 

A friend presented the question...If today you have only what you gave thanks for what would you have?

Blessings 

Day 2- Triad Challenge

Welcome to day 2 of something meaningful.
Mind: Find that one thing on your to do list that you are looking forward to do doing. Do it next...enjoy the release of creating a check mark on your list.
Body: double the portion of green vegetables today. If your typical portion is 1 spoonful then make it 2. if it is zero then move it to 2.
Spirit: as you begin something...anything...the laundry, the car, dinner, think of how it came to be in front of you. Acknowledge the process and purpose.
Blessings

Triad challenge

Daily Lifetime Process Honoring Mind Body and Sprit.
As the reflective time of year approaches I will be looking forward and planing to move myself and maybe you to a better place to enjoy my holiday gatherings.
I have learned many things over the last 22 months since hearing the words...you have cancer.

One that I am capable of letting go of my need to be right. I am capable of not being in charge. I am able to let others help. I can ask for help, and when people say no, I am not to take it personally. I have learned that we must, everyday, do the things that move us in the process of life. As we all know there are no guaranties on our life span and that we all have expiration dates. We all know there are things we can do to enjoy our life while we are here and honor the gift of the present.

I am learning that this is a Daily Lifetime Process Honoring Mind Body and Spirit. Everyday I must do something positive to help my body heal, encourage my mind to repair, foster joy in my sprit. Beginning November 1 I will post a three part challenge that will contain activities for the current/next day to guide us through honoring mind body and sprit. You can comment your results, thoughts and encouragement to each other on that day's post.

Remember this is about you learning about you and being a better you for yourself and others. Be Kind... Be Gentle...  Yes you can set smart goals that support the triad of mind, body and spirit, but they are not required. Do you have to do every part of every challenge...no. Let's be real people...we have jobs, kids, families and others that make demands on our time. The activities may be things you already do, but this will ask you to look at the task in a different light. I am excited to welcome you to this process.