Thanksgiving part 2

What am I thankful for?

**Family

**Popeye- he loves me despite my shenanigans

**True friends

**My best friend from high school who came to visit me for Thanksgiving and i finally got to me her cute baby.

**My newest job as a nanny

**My boss at my primary job

**Reconnecting with two people this year that mean a lot to me

**Health

**Essential oils

**My two crazy dogs even though they drive me crazy

**My blog and its followers

**A very unique friendsgiving meal today

And the last for this list

**My relationship with God 

Happy Thanksgiving my dear readers. Thank you for sticking with me. I am truly grateful for each of you. Remember to find something to be thankful for wvwry day not just on Thanksgiving. 

Thanksgiving part 1

What are you thankful for this year? I will share my list in another post. In the meantime, have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are surrounded by friends and family. 

Thankful on a Random September Monday Evening

Its a random Monday evening in September and I am feeling extra thankful. Its getting close to that time of year where people are more intentional about being thankful. This year one of the many things I have tried to implement in my life is having an attitude of gratitude. Some days are better than others. However, for the most part, I try to list off at least 3 things that I am thankful for before I go to bed at night. In talking with my friend Liza; recently, I was reminded on why it is important to reflect on your day and find something to be thankful for. It definitely helps me to refocus. If I am having a bad day, it helps me realize that though it may have had some tough moments there were some good ones too. If I had a lot going on during the day it helps me reflect on what I actually did and/or enjoyed. There are so many good reasons for making a daily thankful list.

With that being said here is my list for today:

1. I am thankful that I had today off. My body needed an extra day to "rest"/
2. I am thankful for my workout group. I may actually reach my goals that I have set for the next few months. 
3. I am thankful for Popeye. He is a blessing to me and my life.
4. I am so thankful for reconnecting with my friend from Guam. Liza, helped me so much while I was on Guam. Now she is at a conference on the mainland and its been so nice to talk with her. Miss her and my tiny island. 
5. I am thankful for my blog. I know I don't write often but its always there for when I need to vent or just share a thought. 

Yoda

Popeye and I decided to do a DNA test on Yoda. We got the results today.

He is: 12.5% lhaso apso, 25% german shepherd and 62.5% malamute and husky mix.

So not only is this dog well travelled, he is truly a mixed breed.

Apparently, he thought his life was hard when I took this picture.

I love it when he looks out the window like this...

I wonder what he is looking at or thinking about.

Season versus Lifetime

For those of you who communicate with me on a regular have heard me mention at one time or another about people being seasons or trees. It is something that I learned in life but was reminded through the words of Madea for all you Tyler Perry fans.

Madea mentions that people are in our life either for a season or a lifetime. If people are in your life for a season, let them go when their season is over. Don't hang on to them.

We often get them confused. I know I do at times. We hold on to people who were to be seasons and let go of the lifetime people. I think that if someone is in your life for a season, they were there to help you learn a lesson or several lessons. Once the lessons are learned and you have grown, please don't hang on to that person. The longer you do, eventually you are going to get hurt. Lifetime people, they are like the roots of trees. They help you grow and are there for you no matter the weather forecast. When life gets tough and you feel like you are going to come crashing to the ground they are there to keep you standing. When you find a lifetime  person or root, hang on to them and don't let go. These people will be with you through the good, the bad and the ugly.

This principle can be applied to any type of relationship, whether it be just a friend, best friend or significant other. In my experience, seasonal people are very good people in our life but just for that season. By trying to make them last a lifetime, becomes stressful, emotionally draining, and causes a lot of pain. However, lifetime people are there during those time, to help you get back up and realize the growth and that you are even stronger than you thought especially when a season is abruptly cut short.

I say all of this because this year, I was forced to say goodbye to two people I thought were lifetime people. Both friendships ended so abruptly it was beyond shocking. I am not sure why the friendship ended to be perfectly honest. But I do thank them for their season and the lessons they taught me. But, I am even more thankful to God for my lifetime people because they are standing by to help me overcome my pain. I wish those two people all the best in life and may they find what they are searching for.