Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday that resonates with me. I don’t dislike it the way I dislike Halloween but I also don’t love it the way I love Christmas. So it’s just a meh holiday.
What I do love is taking a whole day off to do nothing without feeling bad about it.
Today I scrapped, journaled and did a puzzle. All while watching six hours of TV.
We had an early Thanksgiving today because Jake is off to an adventure. I loved being with my people and I am also looking forward to a quiet few days, reading, resting and being grateful.
Adventures in the wilderness are the best kind of adventures. We climbed today in the middle of nowhere without a person in sight. The rocks, the wind and the four of us.
I have not climbed in about ten days; it was really nice being back at the gym.
This morning little boy’s bus didn’t show up so I ended up having to drive him to school unexpectedly. It ended up being a two-hour trip and a lot of rush hour driving. I did not miss driving or rush hour. And while I wasn’t excited about making the trip, I felt grateful that it happened to be a light morning for me and I didn’t have to panic about work.
The feeling of ease is still here and I’m still practicing so much more awareness and release than before. I am so incredibly grateful for it.
I used to have so much anxiety on Sunday nights. I used to feel the loss of the weekend and the impending weight of the week ahead of me.
I don’t feel that way anymore.
One of the side effects of the work I’ve been doing has been the calm feeling of being in the present moment. I am here now and I am doing the best I can with this moment.
Tomorrow I will wake up and deal with that moment.