Appreciate

It’s taken me several years to learn how to appreciate things.  As my health improved, as did my appreciation and the positive cycle goes on; the more you appreciate, the healthier you become.  In the early days of this journey, the things I appreciated were my home, that my money was my own, that I could do what I wanted and when I wanted; I didn't need to check with anyone when I wanted to do something or go somewhere, breakfast in bed and a rejuvenating shower in the morning.

My appreciations include the little things, fresh clean water, the food in my cupboards, the roof over my head, my good friends, my family, my job, the money in my bank, yoga classes, a good stretch first thing in the morning, a hot cup of tea, sunshine after what must be The Longest Winter Ever, watching a rain shower, hugs, the nice things that people do for me, the first sight of blossom in spring and quiet solitude time to name a few.

Something I have a bigger appreciation for is the journey I have been on for the past eleven years; it's made me happier, stronger, healthier, more confident and more aware.  Sometimes something amazing comes from something terrible.