{"id":255,"date":"2008-11-21T10:22:09","date_gmt":"2008-11-21T10:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/11\/holiday-blues-turn-a-thankful.html"},"modified":"2008-11-21T10:22:09","modified_gmt":"2008-11-21T10:22:09","slug":"holiday-blues-turn-a-thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/11\/holiday-blues-turn-a-thankful.html","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Blues: Turn a Thankful Cheek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got the Holiday Blues?<\/strong> You’re not alone! Truth be told, the holidays are a tossed salad of emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, frustration, hunger, loneliness, joy, love, gratitude and loss – oh and the dressing is stress! True enough!
\nNow that we have acknowledged this fact – yes, the holidays can be overwhelming, stress-filled and nerve-wracking, the opposite side of the coin still holds true.
\nThanksgiving<\/a> is a time to remember what we are thankful for. It is a time to exercise our gratitude<\/a> muscle. To reflect and hold dear what is meaningful.<\/p>\n

I invite you to join with me as I list my
\n101 Things I am Thankful for:<\/strong><\/div>\n

1. second chances
\n2. puppy love
\n3. passion
\n4. flowers
\n5. photography
\n6. Central Park’s Harlem Meer
\n7. trees
\n8. cell phones
\n9. life in general, YAY I’m alive
\n10. opportunities
\n11. answered prayers
\n12. desire
\n13. love
\n14. creativity
\n15. possibility
\n16. new friends
\n17. old friends
\n18. family, near and far
\n19. heat
\n20. electricity (Go! Ben Franklin)
\n21. pineapples
\n22. dried apricots
\n23. Our Lady of Weight Loss
\n24. Beliefnet
\n25. soft fuzzy blankets
\n26. taste buds
\n27. the busy sounds of the streets
\n28. emotions
\n29. sushi and sake
\n30. full moons
\n31. the stars
\n32. glitter glue
\n33. memories
\n34. computers
\n35. Internet
\n36. individuality
\n37. the Constitution
\n38. laughter
\n39. pears
\n40. forgiveness
\n41. crazy glue
\n42. gratitude
\n43. the mysteries of the Universe
\n44. the telephone
\n45. thunderstorms
\n46. snow
\n47. health
\n48. time to laze about
\n49. cousins
\n50. tears
\n51. coffee
\n52. take out menus and home deliveries
\n53. birthdays
\n54. oceans
\n55. New York bagels
\n56. bubble baths
\n57. squirrels
\n58. hiking trails
\n59. park benches
\n60. birds singing
\n61. lavender plants
\n62. movies, good or bad
\n63. weeping willow trees
\n64. sister bloggers
\n65. sales! 1\/2 off sales!
\n66. that I live in the good ole USA
\n67. the way God works
\n68. comedians, in particular, Chris Rock
\n69. good yummy books to get lost in
\n70. soft sofas to curl up on
\n71. comfy shoes
\n72. fun scissors
\n73. my fluffy cat
\n74. toe socks
\n75. cow pj’s
\n76. frequent flyer miles
\n77. unplanned weekend
\n78. blind faith
\n79. scrapbooking
\n80. magazines
\n81. clementines
\n82. small kindnesses of others
\n83. day dreams
\n84. a clean house
\n85. perspective
\n86. moments of grace
\n87. paint
\n88. deep breaths
\n89. the courage to move on
\n90. midday naps
\n91. spray butter
\n92. lip gloss
\n93. wifi
\n94. soft breezes
\n95. bread
\n96. Metropolitan Museum of Art’s admission price is ‘suggested’
\n97. I have a hairdresser that ‘gets’ me
\n98. buttons
\n99. pretty vintage paper
\n100. silly anything
\n101. Psalm 121
\nI lift up my eyes to the hills – Where does my help come from?
\nMy help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
\nHe will not let your foot slip –
\nHe who watches over you will not slumber;
\nIndeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
\nThe LORD watches over you
\nThe LORD is your shade at your right hand;
\nThe sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
\nThe LORD will keep you from all harm –
\nHe will watch over your life;
\nThe LORD will watch over your coming and going
\nBoth now and forevermore.
\nWhat are you grateful for?
\nPlease leave a comment, so I can add it to my list!
\nSpread the word … NOT the icing,
\nJanice
\n__________________________________
\nJanice Taylor is a Life & Wellness Coach<\/a>, Cert. Hypnotist, author,columnist, seminar leader and 50 pound big-time-loser.
\nWant to wake up thinner on New Year’s Day<\/a>?
\nFollow her on Twitter<\/a>!
\nWant a free Weight Loss<\/a> Consult?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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