Wow, 20 -10... Happy New Year!!!

Closed out 2009 in a mellow fashion, yet I am filled with gratitude for the year, for what I accomplished in 2009... namely publishing my second book... Finding My Way From Paralysis To A Rich, Full Life. Although my excitement was short lived (with marketing taking precedence), I have experienced the richness of my initial glee and a deep gratitude for finally getting my words, my story out to the world. I'm grateful for continued book sales that allow me to make a sizable donation to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

In December I visited my cousin Jackie (JJ) who is the person who really taught me about gratitude. JJ is 28 years my senior, yet we connect on many levels. When she was in a terrible car wreck in 1993 I decided to move out west to help her recover. In that time, I found gratitude.

JJ is a person who sees beauty in nearly everything. She sees the grace in a southwestern sunset, the awe of Yosemite, the bliss in a child’s face. When our paths first crossed I thought, “She’s kidding right, how can she think that everything is great?” But the more time we spent together, the more I gave things a second look. I paused to see the sky and the stars and the mountains and people. And I became grateful for the experience.

Gratitude is something that changes my ATTITUDE. My friend Ozzie used to say, “You have a bad attitude!” He was right. In my youth, I was so angry and frustrated that I didn’t see nor allow myself to feel gratitude.

Presently, I find that when I feel gratitude in my day my attitude takes on a warm quality. My day progresses in an easy fashion. I talk to people from my heart and not my head. I communicate with life. I am grateful to be here. With gratitude I drop the “attitude” and life simply flows. AND for that I am so grateful.... Nancy T.


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